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Spanish, a language for dialogue

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Honorary President of the Trust His Majesty the King of D. Juan Carlos I

I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s The Instituto Cervantes was set up by Spain in 1991 to promote and teach Spanish and to spread the and Spanish-speaking countries.

It is based in and in Alcalá de Henares (in Madrid province), the where the writer was born.

Instituto Cervantes centres are spread across five con- tinents.

Edited by: Instituto Cervantes NIPO: 503-09-055-X

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7 Introduction 8 The Geography of Spanish 10 The Teaching of Spanish 12 Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE) 15 Courses for Spanish Teachers 16 Diplomas in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) 18 Cultural Programmes 20 Libraries 22 Cervantes Television 24 Cervantes Radio 25 Hola, ¿qué tal?, Course In Spanish 26 Cervantes Virtual Centre (CVC). Language Fairs 28 Publications 30 International Conferences 31 Network of Associated Centres. Hispanicism website 32 websites 34 Index of Centres 35 Addresses 46 The Instituto Cervantes Trust 47 Sponsors and Collaborating Bodies

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“Spanish has become the most valuable asset of the score of countries and hundreds of millions of us who make up a pluralist community open I n s t i t u t o toC all, e unified r v anda nidentified t e sprecisely by a common language.” “(…) Now, more than ever, Spanish must represent a proposal for friendship and comprehension, a tool of concord and of tolerance, and a channel for creation and understanding between peoples and cultures”.

His Majesty King Juan Carlos, speaking to the Instituto Cervantes Trust

Above: His Majesty the King of Spain speaking to the Instituto Cervantes Trust. Left: Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia preside at the inauguration of one of the centres of the institution.

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Argentina Bolivia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Spain Uruguay Venezuela

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Today, Spanish is the world’s fourth most commonly spo- ken language, after Chinese, English and Hindi.

Spanish is the official language of around twenty countries, and the mother tongue of over 400 million people.

Spanish is the second language of international communication, and is being increasingly used in economic, political and cultural relations.

The number of those studying Spanish throughout the world is growing every year.



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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 9 29/4/09 15:02:33 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s THE TEACHING OF SPANISH

Those wishing to learn or perfect their knowledge of Spanish will find courses suited to their requirements at the Instituto Cervantes. Every year over 120,000 students study Spanish in around 11,000 Spanish courses taught in Instituto Cer- vantes centres. Classes on the other co-official languages in Spain, Catalan, Basque and Galician are also taught. The classes involve small groups, with qualified teachers using the most up-to-date technologies and teaching methods for effective education. Students enrol at the level most suited to their knowled- ge of Spanish. The courses are organised in six levels, depending on the degree of difficulty and according to the student’s ability to communicate in the language on completion of each level.

A Spanish class at the • Level A1: students will be able to express themselves simply in basic and Instituto predictable everyday life situations. Cervantes in New York. • Level A2: students will be able to express themselves adequately in basic social conventions and communicate satisfactorily in everyday life situations.

• Level B1: students will be able to express themselves reasonably accurately and with a degree of flexibility in familiar but more complex everyday life situations.

• Level B2: students will be able to communicate fluently and with sufficient accuracy, using an appropriate register of formality, to express their ideas well, using language suitable for the situation.

• Level C1: students will be able to express themselves fluently and sponta- neously, using the register necessary for the context of the conversation and the intentions of the speaker.

• Level C2: students will be able to express themselves in all types of situa- tions, including discussion on abstract and complex specialised themes.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 10 29/4/09 15:02:36 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Course length varies: there are quarterly, four-monthly, six-monthly, annual and intensive courses, all offering a wide range of timetables. Students with particular requirements can take special courses also given at the Instituto Cervantes centres; courses for specific purposes (business Spanish, scien- tific Spanish, legal Spanish, and Spanish for tourism...), refresher courses, culture and civilization courses, and “à la carte” courses for companies and institutions. Once the course is completed, participants receive an Official Certificate from the Instituto Cervantes. All students have access to the multimedia rooms where, with the aid of computer materials and equipment, they can further their language studies.

Above: students study Spanish with the aid of computer equipment (), and For further information, visit us at: reduced groups with qualified teachers ( and ). www.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 11 29/4/09 15:02:44 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s SPANISH VIRTUAl ClASSROOM (AVE)

The Instituto Cervantes, in its Spanish Virtual Classroom (AVE), offers courses for learning the language while taking advantage of the possibilities provided by the Internet. Page from the study room and an exercise With a teaching system which is open, fast and economi- on Spanish cinema. cal, students have access to real materials and establish contact with other users. The AVE is already a reference point for the teaching of languages on the Internet.

AVE students are free to choose the time, pace and place of study. They can join organized groups with a desig- nated tutor and in this way combine independence with specialist support.

There are different kinds of courses:

• Attendance courses. The AVE provides preparatory and support material for attendance courses and allo- ws students to focus on what they are most interested in learning. • Semi-attendance courses. These courses combine the advantages of the attendance class and indepen- dent study.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 12 29/4/09 15:02:46 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s • Distance courses. Students take part, carry out joint work with other students and receive tutor assess- ment, all through the Internet.

Those who matriculate have the following at their disposal:

• Interactive materials combining texts, images, ani- The student practising mations, videos, spoken texts, recordings, games... Spanish in everyday life • An assessment system to help students improve their situations and learning about learning. Spanish culture. • Tools for communicating with the tutor and group companions: e-mail, chat, debate forums.

There are four levels: Beginner (Levels A1 and A2), Intermediate (Level B1), Advanced (Level B2) and Proficiency (Level C1).

• Each level corresponds to around 120-160 hours of work and contains between 1,500 to 2,000 screens and 36 videos. • All levels are divided into four courses with three les- sons and a series of supplementary materials. • In each lesson there are nine work sessions, an end-of- lesson task which is corrected by the tutor, an automa- tic assessment test and an interactive graphic story.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 13 29/4/09 15:02:47 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Students who successfully finish any of the courses receive the corresponding certificate. Furthermore, if they are interested in the official diploma recognizing their knowledge level, they can sit the examinations for the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) (see page 16).

The AVE is available for all centres dedicated to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language wishing to broaden the courses offered and respond to new learning needs.

It has thousands of users in the different institutions which have installed it: Instituto Cervantes Centres, Spanish and overseas universities and public education bodies. The Spanish Virtual Classroom enjoys the scientific advice of a team led by Humberto López Morales, Gene- ral Secretary of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. The content represents the linguistic varieties of Spanish.

For further information, visit us at: ave.cervantes.es Interactive graphic story and a page for learning vocabulary.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 14 29/4/09 15:02:48 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s COURSES FOR SPANISH TEACHERS

The Instituto Cervantes is the main organization for the training of teachers of Spanish as a foreign language.

More than 16,000 teachers per year participate in training courses, updating their knowledge and perfec- ting teaching techniques.

Both Instituto Cervantes teaching personnel and Spa- nish teachers working in other public and private insti- tutions worldwide, apply for these courses.

The training courses are also open to graduates and students wishing Spanish teachers to specialize in the teaching of from around the Spanish as a foreign language. world do training courses organized Every academic year there are by the Instituto Cervantes. more than 700 courses and semi- Above: cloister nars, organised in collaboration of the Alcalá with dozens of universities and de Henares building (Madrid other bodies. province) which the The Instituto Cervantes has its Teacher Training Centre. Left: Spanish Teacher Training Cen- training activity tre at the Head Office in Alcalá de in . Henares (Madrid province), which coordinates all trai- ning activities and educational needs of teachers.

For further information, visit us at: www.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 15 29/4/09 15:02:53 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s DIPlOMAS IN SPANISH (DElE)

The Instituto Cervantes offers the option to do the Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE). The DELE is the official, internationally recognized qualification certifying students’ knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language. It is issued by the Director of the Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Education. Every year, more than 45,000 candidates sit the exami- nations for this Diploma. Examinations are held twice a year – in May and Nov- ember – in 500 examination centres based in over 100 countries worldwide. The examinations include: • Reading Comprehension • Written Expression • Aural Comprehension • Grammar and Vocabulary • Verbal Expression

Currently, there are four DELE levels: A1 (Breakthrough Level), B1 (Beginner Level), B2 (Intermediate Level) and C2 (Proficiency Level). Two new DELE levels will be developed soon (A2 and C1), finishing thus the complete DELE adaptation to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (by the Council of ).

The Instituto Cervantes offers courses to prepare for the Diploma in Spanish.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 16 29/4/09 15:02:57 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Examination to obtain the DELE. Below: Internet website on Diplomas in Spanish as a Foreign Language.

The diplomas.cervantes. es Internet website offers complete information on the Spanish Diploma: gene- ral conditions, dates and examination centres, fees, enrolment deadlines, for- mat of tests, prerequisites, publication of grades, inter- national recognition etc.

It also includes registration forms and exam models of previous exam papers, which help applicants to prepare for the tests.

For further information, visit us at: diplomas.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 17 29/4/09 15:03:03 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s CUlTURAl PROGRAMMES

With Don Quijote, Miguel de Cervantes created the gen- re par excellence of modern culture: the novel. Four cen- turies on, Spanish is a language of extraordinary cultural prestige. The Instituto Cervantes makes the culture of Spanish-speaking countries available to all. The Instituto Cervantes centres foment culture in its most varied forms: literature, the arts, cinema, theatre, music, thought... Anyone interested in the culture of Spain and the score of Latin American countries where Spanish is spoken will encounter unceasing activity at the Instituto Cer- vantes: every day in the academic year an average of 22 cultural events take place.

Above, the writer Types of cultural events: Mario Vargas Llosa, in , • Exhibitions and (centre) • Conferences the philosopher Fernando Savater, • Seminars in . Below, exhibitions in • Round-table Discussions and Paris. • Literary Debates • Music • Theatre • Film Screenings

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 18 29/4/09 15:03:14 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Recitals and concerts –seen here in and – cultural activities which attract many music lovers.

The most important writers in Spanish present their works in the Instituto Cervantes. Music, exhibitions, debates with intellectuals and thinkers constitute cultu- ral activity that spreads the creativity of culture in Spanish. The Instituto Cervantes collaborates with official Spa- nish cultural bodies and with those belonging to the countries where it operates. This is the most appropriate way of identifying developments of interest in Spanish culture in each place.

For further information, visit us at: cultura.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 19 29/4/09 15:03:23 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s lIBRARIES

The Instituto Cervantes libraries and documentation centres are further instruments essential to the spread of Spanish language culture. There are over a million volumes in all types of media. Students of Spanish, teachers, journalists and many others who want to know more about the Spanish-spea- king culture visit the libraries frequently.

A user reading in the Antonio Resources are classified in the following sections: Machado library in Peking. • Classical Spanish and Latin American literature. • Works in Catalan, Galician and Basque. • Works on history, art, economics and political and social current affairs. • Encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories, guides, bibliographies and general reference works. • Methods, manuals and educational resources for the teaching of Spanish. • Translations of writers’ works. • Dailies, weeklies and specialized journals. • Cinema, videos and music. • Databases.

The catalogues are available on the Internet, facilitating on-line consultation. Access to the reading rooms is free. A library card is necessary to use the other library services.

The libraries Federico García Lorca, (above) and Luis Rosales, .

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 20 29/4/09 15:03:39 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Two young people reading in the Mario Vargas Llosa library in .

The libraries are named after writers who have received the Miguel de Cervan- tes Literature Award, as well as other authors and personalities relevant in the world of culture.

Alcalá de Henares: Rafael Lapesa : Miguel Delibes : Alejo Carpentier Munich: Augusto Roa Bastos : Juan Carlos Onetti : Rafael Alberti : José Hierro : Juan Ramón Jiménez Berlin: Mario Vargas Llosa New York: Jorge Luis Borges : Antonio Buero Vallejo : Salvador Espriu Brasilia: Ángel Crespo Paris: : Gonzalo Rojas Peking: Antonio Machado Brussels: Gerardo Diego : Carlos Fuentes Bucharest: Luis Rosales : José García Nieto : Ernesto Sábato : María Zambrano : Adolfo Bioy Casares Sao Paulo: Francisco Umbral : Severo Ochoa : Miguel de Cervantes : Álvaro Cunqueiro : Sergio Pitol : Dámaso Alonso : Francisco Ayala Fez: Manuel Altolaguirre : Juan Goytisolo : Antonio Gamoneda : Camilo José Cela : Álvaro Mutis Tetouan: Vicente Aleixandre Lisbon: Gonzalo Torrente Ballester Tokyo: Federico García Lorca : Gabriel Aresti : Manuel Azaña : : José Jiménez Lozano : Miguel Hernández : Juan Gelman : José Ángel Valente Warsaw: Guillermo Cabrera Infante : Jorge Guillén

For further information, visit us at: bibliotecas.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 21 29/4/09 15:03:46 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s CERVANTES TElEVISION

Cervantes Television (www.cervantestv.es) is the first cultural television channel in Spanish which, through the Internet, has international coverage.

The programming includes: a daily bulletin, a cultural magazine, discussions, interviews, in-depth reports and documentaries by the Instituto or contributed by other bodies, amongst other services.

Above, the The contents refer both to the presenters present day culture of Spain and of the Spanish-speaking countries and informative bulletin to the cultural activity of the Ins- ‘Culturas’, tituto. Cervantes TV gives infor- and front mation on events developed in the page of the centres and at the Head Office, in television channel which leading figures in the world through of culture participate. Internet.

Exhibition organized by the Head Office to inaugurate Cervantes Television.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 22 29/4/09 15:03:48 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s The new channel is mainly aimed at young people who are learning Spanish and at profes- sionals from different sectors who need and use the Spanish language.

With Cervantes Television and the new Internet websites, com- pletely updated (see page 32), the Instituto Cervantes has set up the Multimedia Platform, offering new contents for stu- dents and those interested in Spanish and .

Cervantes Television broadcasts daily informative bulletins, interviews with well-known personalities in Hispanic culture, discussions, current affairs reports and documentaries.

www.cervantestv.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 23 29/4/09 15:03:50 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s RADIO CERVANTES

Radio Cervantes, the new service of the Instituto Cer- vantes through the Internet, will be broadcasting 24- hours.

It will combine the broadcasts of the Institute with those of Radio Nacional de España (National Spanish Radio), a public body with which the Instituto Cervantes has esta- blished close collaboration.

Radiocervantes.es programming will cover interviews, discussions, conferences and other cultural activities which Cervantes holds at its Head Office and other centres.

This wide-ranging aural material will allow us to offer Internet surfers worldwide a variety of con- tents currently related to the Spanish language and culture, in Spanish.

Radio Cervantes will broadcast a variety of cultural programmes 24 hours a day. www.radiocervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 24 29/4/09 15:03:51 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s HOlA ¿QUÉ TAl?, THE SPANISH COURSE

Hola ¿Qué tal? is a Spanish Course which provides the opportunity to learn the language taking full advantage of the potential of digital technology.

This course is for both young people and adults of any natio- nality, is available in different formats and is accessible through different media: Internet, television, books, etc.

Among other materials, it offers:

• 207 television programmes of around 14 minutes each, containing scenes of a high pedagogical content. • A sound archive of 20 hours of audio resources which demonstrate the different varieties of Spanish. • A range of ten thousand multimedia and interactive activities to practice Spanish. • A student guide, with nine books and a virtual guide.

Matriculation and payment is done through the Internet. The Hola ¿Qué tal? student benefits from the available resources owing to new technologies, such as tutorials through Internet, chat, email, forums, etc.

Students can also prepare for the Spanish Diploma as a Foreign Language, (DELE) examinations.

This project was carried out by the Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), the publisher SM and BBVA-Servitecsa.

Scenes of numerous www.holaquetal.com programmes with which the student learns Spanish.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 25 29/4/09 15:03:54 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s CERVANTES VIRTUAl CENTRE cvc.cervantes.es

The Cervantes Virtual Centre, set up by the Instituto Cervantes in 1997, today is one of the main reference points on the Internet related to the Spanish lan- guage and Spanish culture.

The Internet surfer has access to over 100,000 pages related to the Spanish language and culture of Spanish- speaking countries on the website cvc.cervantes.es.

There are around two million entries by users to the site monthly, from around a hundred countries, of whi- ch a third are from the United States. Thousands of registered users are periodically informed of new items incorporated on the website.

In the CVC, apart from the “Oteador” (The Searcher), which is a large subject-related directory of resources on the Internet, there are four permanent forums in which cultural, didactic and linguistic topics have been discussed in around 130,000 messages.

The contents are organised in the following sections:

Teaching (cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza)

This includes virtual materials rela- ted to the teaching of Spanish, which are of special interest to students and teachers of Spanish: interactive puzzles, cards for teachers, texts and activities to improve reading com- prehension, as well as materials to obtain the Spanish Diploma (DELE), Some pages of the Cervantes for intercultural learning and tea- Virtual Centre, ching of Spanish to children. It also which has two includes reference texts and materials million entries monthly. for teachers of Spanish: dictionaries, documents, magazines, records and bibliographies.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 26 29/4/09 15:03:58 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s literature (cvc.cervantes.es/literatura) This section is a compilation of all types of lite- rary resources on the Hispanic world, monogra- phs on writers, commentaries on classical texts, bibliographic exhibitions, magazines and records, as well as anthology critiques.

language (cvc.cervantes.es/lengua) This section is devoted to materials and resour- ces on the Spanish language, and includes Page on an exhibition of works pertaining to the Artium in books such as the Yearbook: ‘Spanish around the world’ Vitoria. (El español en el mundo), which is edited by the Institu- to Cervantes; databases for philologists, translators and teachers; a virtual room for translation in English, Fren- ch, Italian and German; and the records of International Congresses on the Spanish Language, recently compiled on the theme-based website, congresosdelalengua.es.

Arts (cvc.cervantes.es/artes) This section is dedicated to Hispanic arts and sciences: monographs, virtual recreations, works of digital art or net.art, contents on music and cinema, pictorial and pho- tographic collections, virtual exhibitions and contents on related to the Hispanic world.

cvc.cervantes.es

lANGUAGE FAIRS The Language Fairs are an ideal place for information on the services provided by the Instituto Cervantes. Images: Peking The Instituto Cervantes participates in numerous Lan- and Warsaw Fairs. guage, Education and Book Fairs held throughout the year, primarily in Europe, America and .

Both general and specialised visitors can find out about the services offered by the Instituto Cervantes at these Fairs, to spread the Spanish language and culture.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 27 29/4/09 15:04:01 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s PUBlICATIONS “Curricular Plan” The “Curricular Plan of the Instituto Cervantes” includes guidelines and systemized contents for the tea- ching of Spanish as a foreign language. Above, the three volumes of the The Curricular Plan comprises three volumes of a total Curricular Plan of two thousand pages, which develop and set reference of the Instituto levels for Spanish in accordance with the recommenda- Cervantes. Cover pages of the tions of the European Council, in collaboration with the “Encyclopaedia Biblioteca Nueva editorial. of Spanish around the Yearbooks “Spanish around the World” world”, and the Yearbooks. The Yearbooks are a reference and consultation source, in which diverse experts analyze in-depth the status of Spanish in the different parts of the world. These volu- mes, which examine the challenges and outlook of the language, have been published by the Instituto Cervan- tes annually since 1998. “Encyclopaedia of Spanish around the World” This is a detailed and rigorous compendium on the status of Spanish and of the culture of the Spanish language. In this volume of 900 pages, published in 2006, a total of 220 authors have analyzed the international presence of Spa- nish in-depth from all possible angles, in different regio- ns, countries, fields and disciplines, with the collaboration of the Círculo de Lectores (Reader’s Circle). Instituto Cervantes Collection The new “Instituto Cervantes Collection” was started in 2008 with the “Encyclopaedia of Spanish in the United States” and was coordinated by the linguist Humberto López Morales, Secretary General of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. Eighty articles have been compiled in this collection, in which 45 specialists analyze the current and future status of Spanish in the United States. It includes current information on the tea- ching of Spanish, the potency of the Hispanic community, the historical presence of Spanish, legislation on linguistic matter and the influen- ce of the communication media in Spanish.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 28 29/4/09 15:04:22 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s The collection, done in collaboration with the Círculo de Lectores, continues with the studies “Spanish on the Internet”, “Spanish in the Economy” and “Spanish, language for Science and Technology”.

Horizons of Spanish The project “Horizon, Spanish as a new language”, in collaboration with the Red Cross and Grupo SM, consists of a didactic guide, a student manual and an exercise book, with didactic materials for the learning of the lan- Cover pages guage by non-Spanish-speaking immigrants. of “Practical Spanish Practical Guides grammar” and the Instituto This collection explains norms and offers recommenda- Cervantes tions for the correct use of Spanish. The volumes “Saber edition of escribir” (How to write) and “Saber hablar” (How to “Quijote”, illustrated speak) are published with Aguilar. “Gramática prác- by Eduardo tica del español” (Practical ) and Arroyo. “Ortografía práctica del español” (Practical spelling of Spanish) are published with Espasa.

“Don Quijote” The reference edition “Don Quijote de la Mancha” is led by professor Francisco Rico. This consists of two volumes of a total of 2,800 pages with front page illustra- tion by the artist Eduardo Arroyo. It was published in 2005 – the fourth centenary of the first part of the novel by Miguel de Cervantes – in collaboration with Galaxia Gutenberg/Círculo de Lectores, the Centre for Spanish Classical Works Paparoni Demetrio DemetrioDemetrio P Paparoniaparoni and the State Society of Cultural Commemorations.

Catalogues of Exhibitions The Instituto Cervantes publishes

Fermín Aguayo Equipo 57 Antoni Miralda MP & MP Rosado Manu Arregui Equipo Crónica Joan Miró Fernando Sánchez Castillo catalogues of the exhibitions it orga- Eduardo Arroyo Pepe Espaliú Juan Luis Moraza Antonio Saura Txomin Badiola Esther Ferrer Juan Muñoz Adolfo Schlosser José Manuel Ballester Dionisio González Antoni Muntadas Eusebio Sempere Jorge Barbi Luis Gordillo Miquel Navarro José María Sicilia nizes, books of high quality which Miquel Barceló Joan Hernández Pijuan Aitor Ortiz Santiago Sierra Jordi Bernadó Juan Hidalgo Susana Solano Joan Brossa Cristina Iglesias Pablo Palazuelo José Suárez Luis Buñuel Pello Irazu Carlos Pazos Antoni Tàpies Carmen Calvo Francisco Leiro Perejaume Francesc Torres analyze in detail the content of the Daniel Canogar Eva Lootz Javier Pérez Juan Uslé Rafael Canogar Antonio López Isidoro Valcárcel Medina Jacobo Castellano Enrique Marty Jaume Plensa Eulàlia Valldosera Ramón Masats Sergio Prego Daniel Verbis exhibitions held worldwide. The wide- Jordi Colomer Mateo Maté Manuel Rivera Manuel Vilariño Salvador Dalí Manolo Millares Bernardí Roig Zush/Evru ranging information and images are Skira accompanied by studies and analysis € 39,00 done by experts to give a complete Catalogue cover of: “Spain. Spanish Art 1957-2007,” on show at an exhibition understanding of each exhibition. in Palermo ().

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 29 29/4/09 15:04:32 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s INTERNATIONAl SPANISH lANGUAGE CONFERENCES

The Instituto Cervantes is the permanent Secretariat of the International Spanish Language Conferences. These conferences are a forum for reflection where hundreds of experts look at the status of Spanish and the challenges to be confronted. They are held with His Majesty King Juan Carlos as Honorary President, and the Heads of State of Spanish-speaking countries. Conferences have been held in Zacatecas, (Mexico) in 1997, Valladolid, (Spain), 2001, Rosario () in 2004 and in Cartagena de (Columbia) in 2007. The debates have focused on topics as diverse as the use of the Spanish language in the media, the new technologies and the Information Society, the economic potential of Spanish and its unity and diversity. The next conference will be held in Valparaíso (Chile) in 2010. Hundreds of speakers take part in the debates — orga- nized into plenary sessions, round table discussions and panels, including specialists in new technologies, publishers, journalists, entrepreneurs, economists, wri- ters, academics, linguists, Hispanists, translators and teachers of Spanish as a foreign language.

For further information, visit us at: congresosdelalengua.es Above: Plenary session of the Second International Spanish Language Conference held in Valladolid. Below: opening of the Congresses in Rosario (Argentina) and in Zacatecas (Mexico), all of which were inaugurated by the King and Queen of Spain and the Heads of State of Spanish-speaking countries.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 30 29/4/09 15:04:41 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s NETWORK OF ASSOCIATED CENTRES

The Network of Associated Centres is comprised of tea- ching centres of which the quality is expressly recogni- sed by the Instituto Cervantes.

The centres which form part of this network are called “Associated Centres of the Instituto Cervantes” if out- side Spain, and “Accredited Centres of the Instituto Cervantes”, if they are in Spain. The Network extends to dozens of worldwide.

The Instituto Cervantes guarantees quality of teaching and of the services which are offered by this network of centres in the teaching of Spanish.

For further information, visit us at: Logotypes that identify the Associated and Accredited centrosasociados.cervantes.es Centres.

13 WEBSITE OF HISPANIC STUDIES

Complete information on Hispanic studies in the world is gathered and organised in an extensive website.

This map of Hispanic studies has three large databa- ses: Hispanic scholars, University Departments of Spa- nish and Associations. The databases are continuously updated and have thousands of records, compiled with the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture (General Administration of Books, Archives and Libraries).

Front page of the Hispanicism website, with thousands of records. For further information, visit us at: hispanismo.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 31 29/4/09 15:04:44 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s INTERNET WEBSITES Spanish Virtual Classroom This is an Internet-based educational infrastructure set up to provide courses on the four levels in the curriculum of the Instituto Cervantes. For further information see pages 12-14.

ave.cervantes.es

Spanish in Spain This is the main resource on the Internet for non Spanish- speakers who wish to study Spanish in Spain. This extensi- ve database provides information on the diversity of cour- ses for foreigners, characteristics and fees; centres where courses are held, the location, matriculation dates, etc.

eee.cervantes.es

Network of Associated Centres This Network integrates the centres of the teaching of Spanish which are recognised by the Instituto Cervantes. Centres located outside Spain are “Associated Centres of the Instituto Cervantes”, and those located in Spain are “Accredited Centres of the Instituto Cervantes’. For further information see page 31.

centrosasociados.cervantes.es

The Office of Spanish in the Information Society This is an information and documentation centre speciali- sing in activities which promote Linguistic Technologies in Spain. It includes a free automatic translation service through the Internet.

oesi.cervantes.es

Cervantes Virtual Centre This website, to promote the Spanish language and cultu- re of Spanish-speaking countries, has a very wide range of contents on teaching, literature, language and arts, and has two million entries monthly. For further information see pages 26-27. cvc.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 32 29/4/09 15:04:48 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Hispanicism This database provides current information on Hispanic studies worldwide. It consists of three databases: Hispa- nic scholars, Departments and Associations. For further information see page 31. hispanismo.cervantes.es Cervantes TV This is the first Spanish cultural television channel with worldwide coverage, owing to the Internet. It broadcasts a wide range of programmes on the present day culture in Spain and on activities that the Instituto Cervantes develops. For further information see page 22. www.cervantestv.es Radio Cervantes This new service will function through the Internet with continuous broadcasting. The programming will include all types of information on the present day culture of Spain and . For further information see page 24. www.radiocervantes.es Diplomas in Spanish This includes all information on the system of evalua- tion and certification, and on the tests to do the Spanish Diploma as a Foreign Language (DELE). For further information see page 16. diplomas.cervantes.es In Second Life, the virtual Head Office of Cervantes recrea- tes the building which houses the institution, with exhibi- tion rooms, events room, video screens and virtual classro- oms of Spanish, at the service of Internet users interested in virtual reality and three-dimensional interaction. secondlife.cervantes.es

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 33 29/4/09 15:04:53 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s INSTITUTO CERVANTES CENTRES

Algeria Frankfurt The Algiers Utrecht Munich Philippines Manila Sydney Athens Krakow Vienna Warsaw Budapest Iceland Brussels Lisbon Rekyavik Rumania Bucharest Brasilia New Delhi Florianópolis Moscow Rio de Janeiro Ireland Belgrade Salvador, Dublin Centres Sao Paulo Tel Aviv Sofia Italy Canada Milan Calgary Naples Stockholm Palermo Peking Rome Damascus Shanghai Tokyo Prague Istanbul Beirut Cairo London Manchester United States Bordeaux Lyon Albuquerque Paris Chicago Toulouse Fez New York Marrakesh Seattle Rabat Berlin Tangier Bremen Tetouan Hanoi

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 34 29/4/09 15:04:55 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s ADDRESSES

CENTRAl OFFICE Madrid Alcalá, 49 Alcalá de Henares 28014 Madrid Centro de Formación SPAIN de P rofesores Tel.: +34 91 436 76 00 (Teacher Training Centre) Fax: +34 91 436 76 91 Libreros, 23 www.cervantes.es 28801 Alcalá de Henares [email protected] (Madrid) SPAIN Tel.: +34 91 885 61 00 Fax: +34 91 883 08 14

AlGERIA Algiers 9, Khelifa Boukhalfa 16000 ALGIERS Oran Tel.: +213 21 63 38 02 13, rue Beni Soulem Fax: +213 21 63 41 36 (ex rue Léonie) argel.cervantes.es 31000 ORAN [email protected] Tel.: +213 41 35 96 60 Fax: +213 41 35 96 60 oran.cervantes.es [email protected]

AUSTRAlIA Sydney 22-24 City Road Chippendale NSW 2008 SYDNEY [email protected]

AUSTRIA Vienna Palais Wiener-Welten Schwarzenbergplatz, 2 A – 1010 VIENNA Tel.: +43 1 505 25 35 14 Fax: +43 1 505 25 35 18 viena.cervantes.es [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 35 29/4/09 15:05:09 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s BElGIUM BRAZIl Brussels Belo Horizonte 64, Avn Tervuren – Etterbeek Praça Milton Campos, 16 B-1040 BRUSSELS Barrio Cruceiro Tel.: +32 2 737 01 90 Belo Horizonte Fax: +32 2 735 44 04 CEP 30130-040 bruselas.cervantes.es BRASIL [email protected] Tel.: +55 (31) 3225 1857

Brasilia Curitiba SEPS 707/709 Sul – Lote D Rua Ubaldino do Amaral, 927 CEP 70390-078 CEP 80060 – 190 BRASILIA – DF CURITIBA – PR Tel.: +55 (61) 3242 0603 Tel.: +55 (41) 3363 1678 Fax: +55 (61) 3443 7828 Fax: +55 (41) 3363-2553 [email protected] [email protected]

Florianópolis Rua Esteves Júnior, 280 Centro-Florianópolis - SC FLORIANÓPOLIS CEP 88015-130 Tel.: +55 (48) 3225 0223

Porto Alegre Rua Joao Caetano, 285 Petrópolis CEP 90470 – 260 Rio de Janeiro PORTO ALEGRE – RS Rua do Carmo, 27 – 2º andar Tel.: +55 (51) 3331 0984 CEP 20011-020 [email protected] RIO DE JANEIRO Tel.: +55 (21) 3231 6555 Fax: +55 (21) 2531 9647 riodejaneiro.cervantes.es [email protected]

Recife Salvador, Bahia Av. Agamenon Magalhães, 4535 Av. Sete de Setembro, 2.792 Barrio de Boa Vista Ladeira da CEP 50070 – 160 CEP 40130-000 RECIFE – PE SALVADOR, BAHIA BRASIL Tel.: +55 (71) 3336 4667 Tel.: +55 (81) 3334 0450 Fax: +55 (71) 3336 4271 Fax: +55 (81) 3334 0459 [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 36 29/4/09 15:05:29 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Sao Paulo Av. Paulista, 2439 – 7º andar Eloy Chaves Building – Bela Vista SAO PAULO 01311-300 Tel.: +55 11 3897 9600 Fax: +55 11 3064 2203 BUlGARIA saopaulo.cervantes.es Sofia [email protected] Saborna, 1 1000 SOFIA Tel.: +359 2 810 45 00 Fax: +359 2 980 26 28 sofia.cervantes.es CANADA [email protected] Calgary Department of French, Italian and Spanish Craigie Hall D307 CHINA 2500 University Drive N.W. Peking/ University of Calgary A1, Gongti Nan Lu CALGARY, AB T2N 1N4 Chaoyang District Tel.: +1 403-220-5300 BEIJING 100020 Fax: +1 403-284-3634 Tel.: +86 10 58 799 666 [email protected] Fax: +86 10 58 799 670 pekin.cervantes.es [email protected]

CROATIA Zagreb Filozofski Fakultet Shanghai Dvorana A 117 Miguel de Cervantes Library Ivana Lucica, 3 Consulate General of Spain 10000 ZAGREB Cultural Section Tel.: +385 1 60 024 35 198-208 Anfu Rd. Fax: +385 1 60 024 36 200031 SHANGHAI zagreb.cervantes.es Tel.: +86 21 5467 0098 [email protected] Fax: +86 21 5403 2506

CZECH REPUBlIC Prague EGYPT Na Rybnícˇ ku 536/6 Alexandria 120 00 PRAGUE 2 101, Avd. El Horreya Tel.: +42 0 221 595 211 ALEXANDRIA Fax: +42 0 221 595 299 Tel.: +20 3 492 02 14 praga.cervantes.es Fax: +20 3 494 16 94 [email protected] [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 37 29/4/09 15:05:49 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Cairo 20, Boulos Hanna St. – Dokki CAIRO Tel.: +202 3760 17 46 Fax: +202 3760 17 43 elcairo.cervantes.es [email protected]

lyon 58, Montée de Choulans 69005 LYON FRANCE Tel.: +33 478 38 72 41 Bordeaux Fax: +33 478 37 81 10 57, Cours de l'Intendance lyon.cervantes.es 33000 BORDEAUX [email protected] Tel.: +33 556 52 79 37 Fax: +33 556 81 40 71 burdeos.cervantes.es [email protected]

Toulouse 31, Rue des Chalets Paris 31000 TOULOUSE 7, Rue Quentin Bauchart Tel.: +33 5 61 62 80 72 75008 PARIS Fax: +33 5 61 62 70 06 Tel.: +33 1 40 70 92 92 toulouse.cervantes.es Fax: +33 1 47 20 27 49 [email protected] paris.cervantes.es [email protected] 11, Av. Marceau 75116 PARIS Tel.: +33 1 47 20 70 79 Fax: +33 1 47 20 58 38 [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 38 29/4/09 15:05:57 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Frankfurt Staufenstr.1 Hamburg D-60323 FRANKFURT Fischertwiete, 1 Tel.: +49 697 137 4970 D-20095 HAMBURG Fax: +49 697 137 4915 Tel.: +49 40 530 205 290 frankfurt.cervantes.es Fax: +49 40 530 205 2999 [email protected] cervantes-hamburg.de [email protected]

Munich Alfons-Goppel Str. 7 D-80539 MUNICH Tel.: +49 89 29 07 180 Fax: +49 89 29 32 17 cervantes-muenchen.de [email protected] GREECE Athens Skoufá, 31 10673 ATHENS Tel.: +30 2 10 363 41 17 Fax: +30 2 10 364 72 33 atenas.cervantes.es [email protected] HUNGARY Budapest Vörösmarty u. 32 1064 BUDAPEST – VI Tel.: + 36 1 354 36 70/71 Fax: + 36 1 302 29 54 ICElAND budapest.cervantes.es Rekyavik [email protected] University of Iceland Nýi Garður 101 REKYAJVIK INDIA Tel.: +354 525 45 93 New Delhi [email protected] 48, Hanuman Road 110 001 NEW DELHI Tel.: +91 11 4129 3013 Fax: +91 11 4129 3020 [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 39 29/4/09 15:06:15 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s IRElAND Dublin Lincoln Lincoln Place DUBLIN 2 Tel.: +353 1 631 1500 Fax: +353 1 631 1599 dublin.cervantes.es ISRAEl [email protected] Tel Aviv 7, Shulamit Street 64371 TEL AVIV Tel.: + 972 3 527 99 92 Fax: + 972 3 529 95 58 telaviv.cervantes.es [email protected]

ITAlY Milan Via Dante, 12 20121 MILAN Naples Tel.: + 39 02 720 23 450 Via Nazario Sauro, 23 Fax: + 39 02 720 23 829 80132 NAPLES milan.cervantes.es Tel.: +39 081 195 633 11 [email protected] Fax: +39 081 195 633 16 napoles.cervantes.es [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 40 29/4/09 15:06:31 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s JORDAN Amman Mohammad Hafiz Ma’ath St., nº 10 P.O. Box: 815467 AMMAN 11180 Tel.: +962 6 461 08 58 Fax: +962 6 462 40 49 amman.cervantes.es [email protected]

lEBANON Beirut 287, Maarad Str., A y B P.O. Box: 11-1202 MAlAYSIA BEIRUT Kuala lumpur Tel.: +961 1 970 253 HELP University College Fax: +961 1 970 291 Level 6, Wisma HELP beirut.cervantes.es Jalan Dungun [email protected] Damansara Heights 50490 KUALA LUMPUR Centre Meziara, Bloc B, 3.ª Tel.: +603 2094 78 35 Autostrade Zouk Fax: +603 2711 29 72 ZOUK [email protected] Tel.: +961 9 21 16 45 Fax: +961 9 21 16 46

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 41 29/4/09 15:06:39 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Tangier 99, Av. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah 90000 TANGIER Tel.: +212 539 93 23 99 Fax: +212 539 94 76 30 tanger.cervantes.es [email protected]

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PHIlIPPINES Manila 855 T.M. Kalaw St. 1000 Ermita MANILA Tel.: +632 526 14 82 Fax: +632 526 14 49 manila.cervantes.es [email protected]

POlAND Krakow ul. Kanonicza 12 31-002 KRAKOW Tel.: +48 12 421 34 24 Fax: +48 12 421 34 51 [email protected]

Warsaw Nowogrodzka 22 00-511 WARSAW Tel.: +48 22 501 39 00 varsovia.cervantes.es [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 42 29/4/09 15:06:54 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s PORTUGAl lisbon Rua Santa Marta, 43 F – r/c 1169-119 LISBON Tel.: +351 21 310 50 20 Fax: +351 21 315 22 99 lisboa.cervantes.es [email protected]

RUMANIA Bucharest Marin Serghiescu, 12, Sector 2 021016 BUCHAREST Tel.: +40 21 210 67 77 Fax: +40 21 210 77 67 bucarest.cervantes.es [email protected]

RUSSIA Moscow Novinsky Boulevard, 20 A. Str.1-2 121069 MOSCOW Tel.: +7 495 937 19 52 Fax: +7 495 937 19 51 SERBIA moscu.cervantes.es Belgrade [email protected] Cija Ljubina, 19 BELGRADE 11000 Tel.: +381 11 30 34 182 Fax: +381 11 30 34 197 belgrado.cervantes.es [email protected]

SlOVAKIA Bratislava Ekonomická Univerzita Konventná, 1 81106 BRATISLAVA Tel.: + 421 2 5463 0625 SlOVENIA Fax.: + 421 2 5463 0626 ljubljana [email protected] Privoz, 11 Prule 1000 LJUBLJANA Tel.: +386 1 421 06 84 Fax: +386 1 421 06 85 [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 43 29/4/09 15:07:05 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s SWEDEN Stockholm Bryggargatan, 12 A 111 21 STOCKHOLM Tel.: +46 8 21 04 30 Fax: +46 8 21 04 31 www.cervantes.se SYRIA [email protected] Damascus Malek Abdel Aziz Street Building nº 10 Shakassiyeh Sepki P.O.Box 224 DAMASCUS Tel.: +963 11 3349370 Fax: +963 11 3737062 damasco.cervantes.es TUNISIA [email protected] Tunis 120, av. de la Liberté 1002 TUNIS- BELVEDERE Tel.: +216 71 78 88 47 Fax: +216 71 79 38 25 tunez.cervantes.es [email protected]

TURKEY Istanbul Tarlabasi Bulvari Zambak Sokak, 33 34435 Taksim ISTANBUL Tel.: +90 212 292 65 36 Fax: +90 212 292 65 37 UNITED KINGDOM estambul.cervantes.es leeds [email protected] 169 Woodhouse Lane LEEDS LS2 3AR Tel.: +44 113 246 17 41 Fax: +44 113 246 10 23 leeds.cervantes.es [email protected]

london 102 Eaton Square LONDON SW1 W9AN Tel.: +44 207 235 03 53 Fax: +44 207 235 03 29 londres.cervantes.es [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 44 29/4/09 15:07:16 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s Manchester 326-330 Deansgate Campfield Avenue Arcade MANCHESTER M3 4FN Tel.: +44 161 661 42 00 Fax: +44 161 661 42 03 manchester.cervantes.es [email protected]

UNITED STATES Albuquerque National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th St. South West ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico 87102 Tel.: +1 505 724 47 77 Fax: +1 505 246 26 13 albuquerque.cervantes.es [email protected]

Chicago 31 W. Ohio CHICAGO, IL 60610 Tel: +1 312 335 1996 Fax: +1 312 587 1992 chicago.cervantes.es [email protected]

New York Amster Yard 211-215 East 49th Street Seattle NEW YORK, NY 10017 Division of Spanish and Portuguese Tel.: +1 212 308 77 20 Fax: +1 212 308 77 21 Padelford C-224 nuevayork.cervantes.es Box 354360 [email protected] SEATTLE, WA 98195-4360 Tel.: +1 206 616 8464 [email protected]

VIETNAM Hanoi Hanoi University of Foreign Studies – Ed. 1 Km. 9, Nguyen Trai Str. Thanh Xuan HANOI Tel.: +84 4 553 07 30 Fax: +84 4 554 08 60 [email protected]

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 45 29/4/09 15:07:25 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES TRUST The work of the Instituto Cervantes is fostered by a Trust whose Honorary President is His Majesty, King Juan Carlos. The is the Executive President. There are about thirty trustees, both ex officio and elec- ted members. The ex officio members include not only important members of the Government but also writers who have received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature, the highest award in .

• Ernesto Sábato • Carlos Fuentes • Francisco Ayala • Miguel Delibes • Mario Vargas Llosa • Jorge Edwards • Álvaro Mutis • José Jiménez Lozano • Gonzalo Rojas • Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio Meeting of the Patronage board in the Royal Palace in • Sergio Pitol 2007, presided by His Royal • Antonio Gamoneda Highness the King (centre). On • Juan Gelman his right, the President of the Government, Princess Elena • Juan Marsé and the Director of the Royal The elected members represent Spanish and Latin Ame- Spanish Academy. On his left, the Minister of Education, and rican literature and culture, the University and Royal the writer Francisco Ayala. Academies, and a variety of social institutions.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 46 29/4/09 15:07:41 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s SPONSORS AND COllABORATING BODIES

The Instituto Cervantes is able to undertake much of its work owing to the collaboration of a large number of institutions, companies and bodies, both public and priva- te, Spanish and from many other countries. Added to this invaluable contribution, sometimes mone- tary and sometimes in kind (free transfers or services), is the cooperation of many individuals who freely give the Instituto their time. The Instituto Cervantes thanks all of them for this contribution which enables it to carry out its activities, Thousands of companies making the dissemination of the Spanish language and of and institutions collaborate the Hispanic culture a task which is shared by all. with the Instituto Cervantes activities.

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 47 29/4/09 15:08:01 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s “The Spanish language is, at present,

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01_48 IC_Ingles.indd 48 29/4/09 15:08:01 I n s t i t u t o C e r v a n t e s