Resources
The following sites can assist with Spanish teaching and learning. In addition, the websites featured after each practice activity in Un paso más offer theme-specific learning opportunities.
General Sites for Learning Spanish
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BBC Two Learning Zone
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/ -
Colby College Spanish Language and Culture with Professor Barbara Kuczun Nelson
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php -
Open Feed has a list of free podcasts for learning Spanish
http://www.openculture.com/free_spanish_lessons -
MisCositas is a site created by a Spanish teacher with activities, realia, stories, and links to other Spanish resources
http://www.miscositas.com/ -
Audria has free Spanish podcasts that cover a range of topics
http://www.audiria.com/ -
StudySpanish.com has a mix of free and for-fee tools
http://www.studyspanish.com -
Hello-Hello offers free Spanish lessons, plus opportunities to chat with learners and native speakers
http://www.hello-hello.com/ -
Nuevos Destinos is available for purchase on Learner.org, and is designed for courses in which less video and a specific pedagogical focus are needed.
http://learner.org/resources/series151.html
Destinos on the Web
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Helpful Notes has an unofficial summary of each Destinos episode
http://www.helpfulnotes.com/destinos.html -
Destinos on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destinos -
Destinos on IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233043/ -
Search for Destinos+Parody on Youtube and find student reenactments of scenes
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=destinos+parody&aq=f
News Sites in Spanish
Spain
Argentina
Puerto Rico
Mexico
