The Self-Access Centre - Spanish - External Language Resources
Arts | |
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| Latin American Cinema | - Latin American cinema |
BBC Languages | |
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| A Guide to Spanish | - 10 facts, 20 key phrases and the alphabet |
| Cool Spanish | - A skim across the surface of the great wealth of Spanish slang. Although some may apply in Latin America, the expressions featured are mostly from Spain. |
| Crosswords | - Intermediate level crosswords to help you improve and practice your vocabulary |
| Mi Vida Loca | - An interactive beginners course |
| Quick Fix | - Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases |
| Reportajes | - An intermediate audio magazine with topical reports plus other materials to help you keep your Spanish up to date |
| Spanish Steps for Beginners | - A practical course for beginners |
| Sueños | - Sueños is based on clips from the 20-part TV series, Sueños, World Spanish. Have a look at the key language, watch and listen to the clips and read the transcript when needed. |
| Talk Spanish | - A video introduction to Spanish |
Books | |
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| Amazon | - Books in Spanish |
Cities | |
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| Barcelona | - Barcelona*s website |
| Madrid | - Madrid*s website |
Culture | |
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| Instituto Cervantes | - Promoting the study and teaching of Spanish language and culture |
| Spanish Civilization | - A website which presents Spanish Civilization through art, architecture, maps and music. Developed at the University of Texas Austin |
| Spanish in Texas | - Website explaining the situation of Spanish in Texas, using video and expert opinions about the intricacies and advantages of being bilingual. Developed by the University of Texas at Austin |
Dictionaries | |
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| Bab.la | - Bab.la language portal offers you dictionary translations, language quizzes & games, vocabulary lessons for learning and much more. bab.la is interactive: You can enter your own translation, create your own language test or your own vocabulary flashcards |
| Dict.cc | - English-Spanish |
| SpanishDict | - A Spanish-English online dictionary with over 56,508 entries and over 10,369 audio pronunciations |
| Word Reference | - A very useful online dictionary |
Directory | |
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| Argentina | - Yahoo! Directory for Argentina |
| Colombia | - Yahoo! Directory for Colombia |
| Medios Latinos | - Directory of Latin-American media |
| Mexico | - Yahoo! Directory for Mexico |
| Searchiberia | |
| Spain | - Yahoo! Directory for Spain |
Economy | |
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| Banco Central Europeo | - European Central Bank |
| Banco de Espana | - The Spanish Central Bank |
| Guia de empresas | - Directory of Spanish companies |
Education | |
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| OEI | - Organization for Education, Science and Culture |
| Worldwide Classroom | - The Worldwide Classroom pages for Spain (in English) |
Encyclopædias | |
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| Wikipedia | - Wikipedia in Spanish |
Food | |
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| Food | - Recipes, articles about food, wine, restaurants |
General Links | |
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| Castellano | - A page about the Spanish language |
| LANIC | - Latin American Network Information Centre |
Government | |
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| El Congreso de los Diputados and El Senado de España | - The Spanish legislative power |
| La Moncloa | - The Spanish executive power |
| Main political parties in Spain: PSOE, PP, IU, CiU, PNV, CC | - The Political Parties |
| The European Union | |
| Tribunal Supremo | - The Spanish judicial power |
In London | |
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| Instituto Cervantes | - Cervantes Institute London |
| The European Bookshop | - The European Bookshop - Spanish books |
Language institutes | |
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| Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española | - Association of the Academies of the Spanish Language |
| Centro Virtual Cervantes | - Virtual Centre of the Instituto Cervantes |
Learning | |
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| Exercises | - Various grammar, reading, listening, wriitng exercises provided by University of South Florida |
| Exercises | - An interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises, based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points, with full-colour drawings, audio clips, instant feed-back and vocabulary help |
| GLOSS | - Global Language Online Support System is a database of interactive language lessons from the Defense Language Institute. Lessons contain authentic audio and video texts, activities, glossaries, and links for further information on the topics. |
| Grammar and Orthography | - Many language resources by Juan Manuel Soto Arriví from Indiana University |
| Grammar Exercises | - Exercises and drills for supplemental learning for Spanish students. Developed by University of Texas at Austin. |
| Interactive Videos | - Interactive videos, flash cards, translation and dictionary |
| Interactive Videos | - Interactive videos, flash cards, translation and dictionary |
| Ojala que llueva cafe | - A guided-reading selection in Spanish based on a song by Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra, optional translation provided, related isolated practice provided for subjunctive with interactive responses. Developed by Barbara Kuczun Nelson |
| Proficiency Exercises | - A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks. Developed by University of Texas Austin |
| Programas de Vocabulario | - Activities to learn vocabulary, phrases and idioms |
| Reading | - Graded readings from the Centro Virtual Cervantes |
| Spanish Language & Culture | - Online resources developed by Barbara Kuczun Nelson at Colby College. The multimedia and culture- based visuals make this a very versatile and engaging educational tool. |
| Spanish Language and Culture | - Grammar exercises with audio and video clips by Barbara Kuczun Nelson from Colby College |
| Study Spanish Online | - A pronunciation guide of syllables in Spanish |
| Verbix | - Verb conjugation |
| Vocabulary | - Resources to learn vocabulary |
Magazines | |
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| Cambio16 | - General news |
| Habitania | - Interior Design |
| Muy Interesante | - General news |
| ¡Hola! | - Entertainment |
Newspapers | |
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| ABC | - Daily Newspaper |
| Cinco Días | - Economic Newspaper |
| El Mundo | - Daily Tabloid Newspaper |
| El País | - Daily Newspaper |
| Expansión | - Economic Newspaper |
| La Razón | - Daily Newspaper |
| La Vanguardia | - Daily Newspaper, Catalonya (in Spanish) |
| Marca | - Sports Newspaper |
| Sport | - Sports Newspaper |
Radio Stations | |
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| 40 Principales | |
| Cadena 100 | |
| Cadena Dial | |
| Cadena SER | - News Radio |
| COPE | - Catholic News Radio |
| Directory | - Directory of Spanish Radio Stations |
| Onda Cero | |
| Radio Nacional de España | - Spanish public radio |
Spain | |
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| Attractions | - A general directory of culture |
| Information | - A directory of places |
| Tourism | - Tourism in Spain |
TV Channels | |
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| Antena 3 Televisión | |
| Digital+ | |
| Radiotelevisión Española TVE | |
| TeleCinco | |
Web Portal | |
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| Excite in Spanish | |
| Hispavista | |
| Lycos in Spanish | |
| MSN Argentina | |
| MSN in Spanish | |
| MSN “Latino”: | |
| Ozu | |
| Telepolis | |
| Tiscali in Spanish | |
| Yahoo in Spanish | |
| Yahoo! Argentina | |
| Yahoo! in Spanish | |
| Yahoo! Spain | |
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