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Explains etymologies of Spanish words, in English. Includes relationships between Spanish and English words.

Supplementary materials for beginning Spanish that focus on issues of cultural identity of Spanish speakers in the United States. They are intended as a bridge between paper-based textbooks and Acceso, the online curriculum for second year Spanish developed at the University of Kansas. The modules are designed to be covered in two class periods each and include glossed readings, extensive multimedia content, flash-based comprehension questions and activities that leverage Web 2.0 tools.

Learn to read Spanish by reading news articles with English translations. You can also listen to the Spanish sentences. Writing practice with other learners and native speakers.

Video of Spanish from around the world speakers answering questions. Grouped by proficiency level needed to understand and topic. Includes comprehension checks and exercises.

Articles on science in Latin America. Spanish versions linked to each story or found here: http://latinamericanscience.org/spanish/

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Games for young learners, including counting games.

Spanish learning for all ages.

Videos related to the textbook "Spanish is Your Amigo."

Useful app for learning how to sound out letters and words in the Spanish language. Helpful videos explain the mechanics of tongue movement and jaw placement. Best if use with headphones.

Pronunciation of Spanish sounds with multiple audio examples.

The first open online Spanish course for everyone.

New York Times in Spanish

Accessibility extension for Google Chrome that enable text-to-speech and a picture dictionary in Google Docs. The voices available are for English, French, and Spanish.

Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for Spanish as a Second Language

Creative Commons licensed captioned videos in Spanish. Includes some exercises.

English dictionary for kids with optional Spanish support. Includes audio pronunciations, part of speech, and inflections. Related: http://kids.wordsmyth.net/wild/ is a highly visual dictionary, where students can click through scenes and images to find the written and spoken forms of nouns.

Acceso is intended as a complete, interactive curriculum for intermediate-level learners of Spanish. The materials on this site are provided freely to the public and are intended as a replacement for commercial textbooks, which are generally ill-suited to the learning outcomes now considered crucial to successful language study. These materials are supplemented by an online workbook built on the MySpanishLab platform of Pearson Education, Inc., as well as detailed lesson plans, rubrics for the evaluation of student work, and reliable instruments for measuring student progress and learning outcomes.

100-million-word Spanish corpus of text from 1200-1900s

Corpus Diacrónico del Español  Spanish corpus including texts from many countries.

Corpus de Referencia del Español Actual Spanish corpus including texts from many countries.