Tara's Favorite Sites to Learn Spanish
There are so many great sites out there to learn Spanish these days! Where does one even start? To help you narrow down your options, I have compiled a list of my favorite sites, broken down by the four language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Happy learning!
Listening
Spanish Proficiency Exercises
www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ "Spanish Proficiency Exercises is a compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks. The objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish." The videos are organized into 6 levels: Beginning, Intermediate-A, Intermediate-B, Advanced-A, Advanced-B, Superior.
Learn Spanish by Streaming Videos
Language Learning with Netflix (Chrome Extension)"Improve your skill on your own, effectively and enjoyably, by watching films and series in the language you study. Subtitles are shown in two language, allowing you to compare the original audio and text with a translation in your language. The extension allows you to listen to subtitles one at a time, and to change the playback speed. There is also a pop-up dictionary, and the extension suggests the most important words for you to learn."TIP: Put on Spanish subtitles and/or Spanish audio on movies (available on majority of DVDs/Blu-Rays) and now on many streaming services.
Speaking
Spanish Conversation Groups
Learning Spanish vocabulary only goes so far. To truly become fluent, you need to practice the conversation piece. Check out this site to see if there is a Spanish Conversation Group that meets near you. www.meetup.com/topics/spanish/
Online Spanish Tutors
Do you prefer a customized, one-on-one learning experience? Check out our amazing tutors!
Reading
Read Children's Stories in Spanish
Children's stories are some of the best ways to improve your reading comprehension. When you are done with these, go to your local library and check out more Spanish stories.www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories
Current News in Spanish
"News in Slow Spanish features native speakers discussion current events and cultures. News stories you care about at a pace you can understand."www.newsinslowspanish.com TIP: There are many free Spanish news resources on the web, such as Google, BBC, Univision, Telemund
Writing
Make Spanish Accents & Characters
There are so many ways to write the Spanish characters. The best way is to Google, "how to write Spanish accents on (name of your computer or device)." But this site allows you to write Spanish characters on any device with internet access! spanish.typeit.org
Other Sites to Learn Spanish
Verb Practice www.conjuguemos.com
Comprehensive Spanish Learning Site - www.StudySpanish.com
Duolingo: FREE Language Tutorial www.duolingo.com
Google Translate (OK for small phrases) translate.google.com
Favorite Online Dictionary (with Discussion Area) www.WordReference.com
Do you have others you would like to add to this list of great Spanish learning sites? Make sure you comment below or send me an email to twilliams@prontospanish.com!