January 2008
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish
Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. Closed captioning in Spanish can be used as a teaching and literacy resource. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development.
lingro: multilingual dictionary and language learning site
by 5 otherslingro is an on-line environment for people learning languages. lingro's dictionaries remember all your translations and help you learn the vocabulary most important to you easier and faster
Verbix -
by 4 othersVerbix is an independent non-profit organization that aims to promote and protect linguistic diversity [UNESCO Observatory: Multilingualism]. This site contains verb conjugations for hundreds of languages, ranging from national and international languages to regional and even extinct languages. Download the program or use WebVerbix
September 2007
MEXICAN CUISINE
The study of a foreign language becomes that much richer when authentic food and cultural are introduced. Enrich a Spanish foreign language class with this site that offers authentic Mexican recipes for main courses, vegetables, and desserts. Easy to follow, illustrated instructions are provided in English or Spanish. The site also features recipes for regional dishes and a helpful glossary of culinary terms, but these are available only in Spanish.
Spanish Conjugation Trainer
With the Conjugation Trainer you can improve your knowledge of the most frequent forms of the most important Spanish verbs.
There are three steps:
Select verb tense
Select verbs
Practice
April 2007
Open Culture: Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection
by 2 othersForeign Language Lesson Podcast Collection
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