Goals
Goals of the Spanish Resource Centre:
To provide teachers belonging to a Spanish program attached to the Alberta Education System with all necessary resources to facilitate their duty in teaching Spanish.
To provide teachers, students and public with the as many instruments as possible for the research, teaching and learning of the third most spoken language in the world.
To assist to the knowledge not only of the Spanish language, but also of its historical, geographical, artistic and cultural legacy, as well as that from all regions and countries belonging to the Hispanic world.
From a more general perspective, to promote the learning of second languages, according to the Edmonton Public Schools guidelines, and the knowledge and respect for all cultures and nationalities.
To encourage the exchange of educational experiences amongst educational groups and institutions not only from the province of Alberta but also from Canada and from abroad, by means of new technologies such as Internet, videoconferencing, etc.
To provide public access to our General Catalogue and online loan service of the centre resources.
To offer information about courses, activities and cultural events related to the Spanish language and culture in the province of Alberta in general, and in Edmonton in particular.