Study Resources
- Spanish Grammar Exercises
by B. K. Nelson at Colby
a comprehensive collection of interactive learning activities
- Gramática y ortografía
by J. M. S. Arrivi at Indiana U
online ejercicios and a Web Directory
http://www.indiana.edu/~call/lengua.html
- Spanish Language Exercises
by J. R. de Arana at Ursinus College
http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/
- Telling the Time in Spanish
includes written lessons, quizzes and tests
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/time.htm
- Learn Spanish – a free online tutorial
includes grammar, vocabulary, cultural, and pronunciation activities. Premium service requires payment.
http://www.studyspanish.com/
- Página de la Lengua Española
by M.Á. M. Llorente at the U. Politécnica de Madrid
an extensive Web directory on the Spanish Language
Spanish only
http://www.dat.etsit.upm.es/~mmonjas/espannol.html
- lenguaje – the Spanish Language Website
by SIGNUM – Spanish Language Engineering
includes tools such as an online spanish spell checker, verb conjugator, thesaurus, and hyphenator
bilingual
http://www.lenguaje.com
Reference
- Harper Collins bi-directional online dictionary (135,000 entries)
http://www.wordreference.com/es/
- English – Spanish On-line Dictionary by Travlang
http://dictionaries.travlang.com/EnglishSpanish/
- SpanishDICT.com – Dictionary of Spanish and English
http://www.spanishdict.com/index.cfm
- The Latin American Library
at Tulane U
one of the world’s foremost collections of source materials in Latin American archaeology, anthropology, history, linguistics, art, architecture, film, women’s studies, economics, and many other subject areas. Includes a searchable database of texts and indices.
http://lal.tulane.edu/
- LANIC Web Directory
Latin American Network Information Center at the U of Texas-Austin
http://lanic.utexas.edu/
- Zona Latina – The Latin American Media Site
the web directory for media and marketing in Latin America
http://www.zonalatina.com/
- Terra España | México | Argentina | Estados Unidos – United States
Spanish language Web Portal
bilingual
http://www.terra.es/
- English-Portugese dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/por.html
Media
- La Biblioteca Ayacucho
virtual library of classic works of Latin American literature and thought
Spanish only
http://www.bibliotecayacucho.gob.ve/fba/?id=103
- Mex-online
an online cultural resource for Mexico past and present
http://www.mexonline.com/culture.htm
- La Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
a virtual library of classical and contemporary hyperdocumentaries from the U de Alicante, Spain
Spanish only
http://cervantesvirtual.com
- Diego Rivera Web Museum – The virtual museum
digitized artwork of the great Mexican muralist
http://www.diegorivera.com/
- newspapers in latin America – LANIC
Latin American Network Information Center at the U of Texas-Austin
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/
- The Paperboy.com
Select country from dropdown menu
http://www.thepaperboy.com/
- El País, Madrid
Spanish only
http://www.elpais.es/
- La NaciON LINE, Buenos Aires
Spanish only
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/
- La Reforma, Mexico City
Spanish only
http://www.reforma.com/
Class Websites and Projects
- Web Exercises for Spanish 103 and Spanish 104
by K. Fischer at U of the South
http://www.sewanee.edu/Language_Lab/spanish/103login.html
- Cervantes Project 2001
a comprehensive reference and research site dedicated to the study of Cervantes’ works and life by E. Urbina at Texas A & M U
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english/
- Cultural Interviews with Latin American Executives
a compilation of over 200 brief video clips in which Latin Americans offer their opinions on questions of cross-cultural communication from the U of Texas-Austin
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/laexec/laexec.html#
- Aspectos de un día típico de trabajo
a compilation of over 20 brief audio recordings of interviews from Latin American professionals who describe their typical day of work
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/orkelm/aspectos/tipico.htm