Best of Spanish Links 

Listed below you will find some of the best Spanish links to improve your use of the language, and to explore the Hispanic culture. Have a wonderful time exploring!


Dictionaries and Translation Tools
Cultural Links
Teacher Resources
Fun and Games
Listservs and Newsgroups


Dictionaries and Translation Tools
Alta Vista Translation Service (http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn)
  This translation service will allow you to type text and translate from English to Spanish, and Spanish to English.

Foreign Languages for Travelers  (http://www.travlang.com/languages/)
     This site translates from English to the language of your choice.

Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial (http://www.studyspanish.com/)
        This site provides exactly what it says, and more.  A tutorial on everything from numbers and colors to adjectives, pronouns, and verb tenses.  Also includes a wonderful vocabulary list.  Not to be missed!

Spanish for Everyone Online (http://respro.learningco.com/spanish/)
     The Learning Company's online Spanish dictionary and phrase book.

Spanish Vocabulary Builder (http://home.earthlink.net/~mikcar/)
           A great vocabulary site where you can click on a picture, and the word is pronounced for you in Spanish.

<>Webspanol --Spanish Resources Online (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/nol)
     A great site that includes a Spanish test to determine your language level, a pronunciation guide, riddles, interactivities, and many
 links.

Webworks (http://www.webworkbooks.com/spanish/dictionary/)
   
A talking Spanish dictionary with pronunciations in both Castillian and Latin American Spanish.


Cultural Links

All About Spain  (http://www.red2000.com/spain/)
    Includes information on culture and popular customs, a general section with history, architecture, fiestas, food, and folklore, and a great Photo Tour.

Discover Spain  (http://www.spaintour.com/indexe.html)
    A site geared toward tourists, which does have neat sections on people, social customs, and transportation. Worth a look.

Food and Recipes (Comida y Recetas) (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4444/comida.html)
        Recipes for traditional Spanish food from Spain and Central America.  In Spanish and English.

Maps of the Americas (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/americas.html)
     A fine collection of maps of North, South, and Central American countries from the University of Texas at Austin

Religious Festivals  (wfs.vub.ac.be/cis/festivals/Spain/reluk.htm )
    A description of the religious festivals of Spain.

Sí, Spain (http://www.DocuWeb.ca/SiSpain/)
     A page published by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs that promotes information on Spanish current affairs, as well as cultural and historical information on Spain.  A wonderful searchable site.

Spanish History  (web.uccs.edu/~history/index/spain.html)

Spanish Language Resources (http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/spanish.html)
     A wonderful collection of links to Spanish music, culture, history, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and literature. Also  includes country information, including virtual tours.  Excellente!

St. Mary Magdalen Multicultural Project (http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/mid_Culture.html)
     The multicultural Spanish program of this Catholic grade school integrates teaching the Spanish Language with heightening an awareness of global Spanish culture into the current curriculum.  Includes information on Spanish speaking countries and the festivals celebrated in those cultures.

Virtual Mexico Mall (http://virtualmex.com/general.htm)
     You'll find everything you need to know about Mexico, including geography and climate, economy, cost of living, and more.


Teacher Resources

BajaGlobal, Cuentos Classicos (http://www.bajaglobal.com/ninos/clasicos/clasicos.htm)
       This site offers online versions of fairy tales in Spanish.

Elementary Spanish Curriculum (http://www.veen.com/Veen/Leslie/Curriculum/index.html)
     The complete Spanish curriculum of a Catholic grade school in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Includes vocabulary and cultural goals, expectations for students in grades K-8, and guidelines for teachers.

Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes (http://members.aol.com/maestro12/web/wadir.html)
        How to get started using the web in the classroom, including lessons created in August ot 1999 by the California Foreign Language Project.

Jardín Mundial(http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm)
        The homepage of a bilingual kindergarten class in Bardwell Elementary School of Aurora, Illinois. Mrs. Frontera, the instructor, details her curriculum, projects, and resources. Outstanding references!

Spanish Lesson Plans and Resources (http://www.fhsu.edu/irc/spanish/spanish.html)
     An awesome library of Spanish lesson plans from several sources, including AskEric.


Fun and Games

Cinco de Mayo Postcards (http://www.1001.com/postcards/cards/0130/)
     Design a postcard to send your friends for Cinco de Mayo.

First International Collection of Spanish Tongue Twisters (http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm)
     A really fun site that includes over 100 tongue twisters in Spanish, which are then translated into English.

Quia! Basic Spanish Vocabulary (http://www.quia.com/custom/38main.html)
     Great flashcard, matching, and concentration games!  Test your vocabulary skills.

Quia! Spanish Activities (http://www.quia.com/spanish.html)
     Over 200 Spanish games created by teachers.  Includes games about animals, colors, the body, and verbs and adjectives,  just to name a few.  Browseable by subject, title, author, or top 20.  Enough to keep you busy for days!


Listservs and Newsgroups

K12.lang.esp-eng
        A bilingual Spanish-English newsgroup.  Practice speaking Spanish with Native speakers, and participate in discussions of Spanish educational issues.  Subscribe by going through your mail service and selecting K12.lang.esp-eng in the newsgroup section.


©1999 This page was created by Lauren M. Bott, Librarian, St. Mary Magdalen School, Wilmington, DE. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact Mrs. Bott @ smmbottl@hotmail.com.

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