Complete
Guide to Spanish Language Web Sites
in the Internet
Complete
Guide to Spanish Language Web Sites
In
this guide you will find Spanish Dictionaries, Fun Spanish Stuff, Spanish
Grammar,
Spanish Language
Schools, Spanish Literature, Spanish Magazines, Spanish Online Classes,
Spanish Online Forums,
Spanish Online News, Spanish Pronunciation, Spanish Spelling and
Writing, Spanish Teaching
Resources, and Spanish Vocabulary.
Comparative CyberLexicon: A full list of computer and Internet terms in English and their Spanish equivalents.
Diccionario
Anaya de la Lengua: An abridged Spanish-only dictionary that does a
good job of listing different
forms of words.
Diccionario General de la Lengua VOX: A Spanish-only dictionary with nearly 100,000 entries.
Jergas de Habla Hispana: A Spanish-only listing of jargon listed by country.
Condorito: Comic strips from Chile, with a translation into English
CyberJuegos: A place to play Java games, not to learn Spanish.
Pasatiempos (El Mundo): Crucigramas (crosswords), El Ahorcado (hangman), and a Spanish movie quiz.
Los Tebeos de Siempre: Spanish-language comic strips from past and present.
Conjugation Trainer: Practice the present and preterite tenses.
Diez Errores Frecuentes: An explanation, in Spanish, of the common errors made in translating.
Ejercicios de Gramática: A slew of exercises on verb usage, pronouns and the use of se.
Electronic Flashcards for Spanish: Review your knowledge of verb tenses and prepositional phrases.
Grammar: Brief lessons, mostly in Spanish, on accents, pronouns, and distinguishing between por and para.
Presente de Subjuntivo: Here's a good explanation of the subjunctive mood, in Spanish..
Simple Past Tense in Spanish: A good explanation of the differences between the preterite and the imperfect.
Usos de "que": A thorough list of the correct and incorrect uses of que. In Spanish.
Spanish Institute of Mérida: Complete
Spanish Immersion courses. Become fluent in Spanish in the shortest time
possible.
Espéculo: A magazine of literary studies from Complutense University of Madrid.
Poesías Cubanas: Biographical information and samples of the work of Cuban poets.
Poesías en Castellano: One of the largest collections on the Net of Spanish-language poetry.
Proyecto Cervantes 2001: Comprehensive research site devoted to the famous Spanish writer. Also in English.
Romanticismo: Collection of poetry, prose, and drama from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sonetos del Siglo de Oro: Sonnets of the Golden Age with English translations.
Enter: News about computers and cyberspace from Colombia.
Melmoth: Horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
La Revista Diners: Selection of articles from the general-interest Colombian magazine.
Puntoycoma: A twice-monthly publication dedicated to the issues of translation to and from Spanish.
Qué Pasa: Online version of a general-interest Chilean magazine.
The Travel Magazine: Despite
its name, this is in Spanish. Travel articles, photos and useful information.
Positely Spanish : Learn spanish free with grammar lessons, vocabulary lists, and other great resources.
BBC Education: Audio lessons are designed to supplement British Broadcasting
Corp. radio classes but can be used
alone. Video lessons available for download.
Ejercicios de Gramática: Plenty of exercises in Spanish grammar, particularly verb usage.
Español 1: An online course in 15 lessons designed to bring the student to a basic conversational level.
Learn Spanish: New
lessons are being added regularly. The first three lessons use streaming
audio to help with
pronunciation.
Spanish Made Easy: Easy lessons for those who are just being introduced to the language.
Web Spanish Lessons:
Three lessons for beginners.
El Sitio: Several bulletin boards are available to nonmembers. Those
who register (no charge) can access more.
Spanish Bulletin Board: Ask and answer questions about different Spanish topics.
Agencia EFE: Thorough world coverage. Unfortunately, the news ticker provides only story summaries.
CNN en Español: A lot like CNN's English-language site, although smaller and not updated as frequently.
Argentina
Clarín: News, sports, finances, user forums, streaming audio -- this Buenos Aires newspaper has it all.
El Cronista: A heavy dose of business and politics.
El Día: A heavy dose of business and politics.
Bolivia
Los Tiempos: News from Cochabamba.
Colombia
El Heraldo: Colorful news daily from Barranquilla.
El Mundo: News from Medellín.
El Tiempo: Visually the most attractive online newspaper in Colombia. Based in Bogotá.
Costa Rica
La Nación: A typical online newspaper, with a little bit of everything.
El Salvador
El Diario de Hoy: The typical variety of world and national news, sports, and features.
Prensa Gráfica: One of the more creative Latin American dailies online. Volcán de San Salvador webcam.
Guatemala
Prensa Libre: A wide selection of stories from Guatemala City.
Honduras
La Prensa: A simple but attractive newspaper from San Pedro Sula with news from all over Central America.
Mexico
Excélsior: A thorough Mexico City paper, complete with news ticker.
Notimex: The emphasis is on business news at this Mexican site.
Panama
El Siglo: Probably the most colorful online newspaper in the region.
Puerto Rico
El Nuevo Día: As would be expected, this San Juan daily features an abundance of news from the United States.
Spain
ABC: A big selection of stories are be reached directly from the front page.
El Mundo: Daily world and national news from Madrid.
El País: Another top newspaper from Madrid.
El Periódico: Based in Catalunya, this paper also is available in a Catalan version.
United States
El Nuevo Herald: From Miami, the
Herald is the most thorough source of online news about Latin America.
El Catecismo: A complete guide to the mechanics of pronunciation. Includes anatomical diagrams and sound clips.
Songs in Spanish: Pronunciation and vocabulary exercises using both traditional and contemporary songs.
Spanish Tongue Twisters:
These are tough! Includes translations to English.
Manual de Estilo Periodístico: Some notes for journalists about writing style. In Spanish.
Las Reglas de Acentuación: An explanation, in Spanish, on how accent marks are used.
Uso de la "B" y de la "V":
This is one aspect of Spanish that's more difficult for native speakers
than for learners.
AATSP: American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Workshops and resources for teachers.
ACTFL: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.Information on membership benefits.
Bibloteca Nacional: Interlibrary loan and some other services of Spain's National. Library is available to foreigners.
IES Language Foundation: Enrichment and in-curriculum programs provided to elementary and schools at no charge.
Lesson Ideas: Teachers share their suggestions.
Resource Center of the Americas: News and resources for teachers of Spanish and LatinAmerican culture.
Resources for Teaching About
the Americas: Includes lesson plans for teaching about Latin
America.
Vocabulix: Free vocabulary and verb drills with Audio and Images.
Del
Dicho al Hecho: Common sayings and idiomatic phrases with explanations
of how they became part of
the language.
Foreign Languages for Travelers: Vocabulary, phrases, and punctuation in dozens of languages.
Spanish Vocab Drills: A series of short drills prepared by a college student.
Spanish Vocabulary Builder: Click on pictures to hear their names. For beginners.
Vocabulary Training: Drills in two
dozen categories in English, French, German, and Spanish
Japanese Translator: GoiHata provides professional English Japanese Spanish translators and interpreters for technical tasks.
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