Spanish Websites. History of Spanish Speaking Countries

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1 Spanish Websites This website contains a comprehensive list of links to websites about anything from Spanish culture, newspapers, and music, to Spanish grammar, verbs, and vocabulary. This is your onestop-shop for Spanish on the web. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers. Where in the world is Spanish spoken? History of Spanish Speaking Countries This website gives students an idea of the countries with the largest Spanish speaking populations. Links to various Spanish resources are also included. History of Spain This website contains a brief history of Spain in English from prehistoric times through the 20 th century. Links to geographical data, architecture, festivals and traditions, and weather are also included. History of Latin America This website gives a comprehensive overview of the history of Latin American including the origin of the term Latin America as well as the many different empires which have existed in the region. History of Central America Encyclopedia Britannica Online displays a wonderful history of Central American which begins with the emergence of the Mayan civilization and ends with a description of modern Central America. Free Online Spanish Language Courses Autonomous Spanish Language Learning This website features pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and verb drills. Each section is divided into easy to follow units that progress from the easiest to the most difficult so that the learner can choose where to start depending on their level of proficiency. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers. This website is great not only for learning Spanish but also for exploring Spanish culture. From grammar exercises, to the weather and local TV broadcasting in Spain, the BBC Language Spanish website can help students to improve their speaking and writing skills while simultaneously learning about Spanish culture. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers.

2 Designed by Barbara Kuczun Nelson, this Spanish language and culture website features language activities that drill students on fundamental concepts. The site also uses Spanish holidays, songs, poems, and short stories to review fundamental grammar and vocabulary concepts in a new and interesting way. Appropriate for intermediate and advanced speakers. This website contains links to several free online Spanish courses. Some of the courses are simply vocabulary or grammar exercises while others are much more comprehensive and include instructional tutorials. This is a good website for students who want to be able to choose how much assistance they are given throughout the language learning process. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers. Designed by Dave Clark, this website uses visual cues to foster conversational Spanish learning. For students who want to focus on oral speaking, this is the course to check out. Appropriate for beginner, and intermediate speakers. Paid for Online Spanish Language Courses This program boasts one-on-one, private tutorial lessons with a native Spanish speaking teacher. The course is tailored to each student s needs and requests and is constantly changing depending on students progress and feedback. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers. This course starts with Spanish survival techniques and then moves into more comprehensive lessons. Students start speaking Spanish from day one and an emphasis is placed on oral communication. Appropriate for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers. For Daily Use 1) Online Dictionaries Mandarin/Spanish Dictionary Spanish/English Dictionary Spanish/English Picture Dictionary 2) Verb Conjugator 3) Grammar and Vocabulary

3 Created by Professor Cristina Mazzoni at the University of Vermont, this website is a great website for both grammar and vocabulary. Fun vocabulary games! Great website for vocabulary, common phrases, grammar explanation and practice and extra resources Spain in Hong Kong Official website for the Italian Consulate in Hong Kong This is the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau website, and is very informative about upcoming Italian cultural events in the area. Check it out! Founded in 1889, the Dante Alighieri Association promotes the Italian language and culture around the world and Hong Kong is no exception. The association, located in Wan Chai offers Italian language courses for ALL levels and holds annual cultural events. The University of Hong Kong offers a three year program in Italian studies, ranging from language to cultural courses. The Chinese University of Hong Kong offers Italian language and culture courses. The Hong Kong Baptist University offers 4 basic language and culture courses. This website Learning Spanish in Spain and Mexico Online Spanish Newspapers (Italian version) (English version) The Corriere della Sera (Evening Courier) is one of the oldest daily newspaper, published in Milan, is considered one of the most reputable in Italy, and maintains a center-left political stance. La Repubblica (The Republic) is a relatively new but widely read center-left newspaper based in Rome.

4 Italian news in English (Italian version) (English version) Published in Milan, La Gazzetta dello Sport (Sport Gazette) covers all sports in Italy but focuses mainly on football (soccer), especially the Milan-based teams, A.C. Milan and Internazionale. Online Spanish TV and Radio RAI is the largest and most well known television and radio company in Italy. It is a great site for watching Italian TV programs, listening to podcasts, the radio, etc. This is the international version of RAI. Radio Italia streams live radio broadcasts, music and podcasts. Great site! This site is similar to Radio Italia but is slightly harder to navigate. Tourism in Spain Enit.it and ItalianTourism.com are run by the Italian Government Tourism Board and are very useful when planning a trip to Italy, or when simply wanting to learn more about the country and its traditions. This is Alitalia s official website, with flight information and booking. If you re traveling within Italy and want to go by train, this is your website. Although it is recommended to go to the actual station to buy tickets, trenitalia.it is great for looking up schedules and planning trips in advance. Extra Italian Government This is the official Italian government website. Events in Italy

5 This site, all in Italian, is very informative, providing current information on festivals, concerts, etc. This site is similar to Gira Italia, all in Italian, and is very helpful when looking for current information on festivals, concerts, etc. Put together by Frommer s, this website has very helpful, up-to-date information on current events in Italy.