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Spanish

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Subject Area LC Class
Spanish Language PC4001-4977
Spanish Literature PQ 6001
Spanish Language Conversation And Phrase Books English
Spanish Language Dictionaries English
Spanish Language Grammar
Spanish Language Self Instruction
Spanish Language Sound Recordings For English Speakers
Spanish Language Textbooks For Foreign Speakers English

Pittsburgh Region

 

Comprehensive Sites and Indexes

  • Colorín Colorado
    Colorín Colorado (este cuento se ha acabado) is a web-based service that provides information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents and educators of English language learners (ELLs).
  • Google.es
    Run your searches for Spanish language resources on Spain's Google.
  • Quia! Spanish
    Online activities and games for learning Spanish.
  • Terra
    This Spanish owned portal company offers portals for Spain and most Latin American countries. They are created in conjunction with the major local newspapers and so are full of content. Lycos is now part of Terra.
  • Wikipedia Español
    Try the Spanish wikipedia for resources about Spain and Latin America and for resources in Spanish.
  • Yahoo! España
    Try out your Spanish on this site from the Yahoo! folks. It links primarily to web sites in Spain. Naturally most are in Spanish.

Dictionaries / Vocabulary

  • Diccionarios.com
    This is a great site from Vox (publishers of Spanish language dictionaries) that will look up words in Spanish or give you synonyms/antonyms for Spanish words but will also translate from Spanish to English, French, and Catalan and vice versa. Unfortunately it is a subscription service after two free lookups.
  • Chilean Spanish Guide
    So you think you know Spanish? This guide is to help you learn the idiosyncracies of Chilean Spanish so you don't use the wrong word when in Chile.
  • Foreign Word
    Access 265+ online dictionaries for 73 languages, including Spanish.
  • Real Academia Española
    The Royal Spanish Academy of the Spanish language which dictates usage. If you click on their "Diccionario de la lengua española", there is a search form at the top of the page that searches their Spanish to Spanish dictionary.
  • Word Reference
    Online French, Italian and Spanish Dictionary. From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe.
  • Yahoo! Education: Spanish Dictionary
    The American Heritage® Spanish Dictionary: Spanish/English, Inglés/Español
  • Yahoo! España: Diccionarios
    Spanish dictionaries. In Spanish.
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Spanish Grammar

  • BBC Languages: Spanish
    Includes a variety of courses of different levels, including "Talk Spanish", a language course for absolute beginners based on the BBC television series that can be used as a complement to the programmes or as a stand-alone resource. Requires Real Video and includes video clips with sound of native speakers using common phrases.
  • don Quijote: Lessons
    After free registrations you can view their online lessons. Also sign up for their weekly newsletter with vocabulary and lessons.
  • Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial
    Good basic lessons in Spanish plus recommended books and audio, useful links.
  • Trabalenguas (Tongue Twisters)
    Spanish speakers love tongue twisters, sayings, proverbs and all sorts of word games.
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Audio: Listen to Spanish

  • Bell Labs Spanish text-to-speech synthesis
    Type in some Spanish text and hear what it sounds like spoken by a Mexican or Castilian speaker of Spanish. This is great for learning the correct pronunciation!
  • Comfm.com
    Links to live audio and video broadcasts from around the world. Choose your country and the type of station.
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News and TV

  • HTV
    This is the Latin version of MTV, presenting music videos of the Latin world. Their website includes video clips of the current popular performers.
  • El Mundo
    from Madrid, Spain. An online version of Madrid's daily newspaper.
  • Online Newspapers
    Links to newspapers around the world, including Central and South America
  • Telemundo
    One of major Spanish language television networks in the US. Available via cable in many locations and via satellite dish in the rest. Watching the "noticias" and "telenovelas" is a good way to practice your Spanish.
  • Univision
    Another of the major Spanish language television networks in the US. Check to see if your local cable or dish network offers it.
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Books and Literature

Here is a selection of books and literary sites so that you can practice reading Spanish.
  • Cervantes Project
    A digital library project at Texas A&M University provides a comprehensive reference and research site dedicated to the study of Cervantes' works and life.
  • Criticas Magazine
    An English speaker's guide to the latest Spanish-language titles. This website is from Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., publishers of Library Journal.
  • Don Quijote: Spanish Literature
    Don Quijote offers Spanish language schools in various countries. In this section of its website, you can read about the history of Spanish literature in Spanish. They also have an extensive Spanish literature library.
  • Golden Age Sonnets (Sonetos del Siglo de Oro)
    Practice your Spanish with these 101 sonnets from 18 Spanish poets (check it with the translations). By Alix Ingber, Professor of Spanish, Sweet Briar College
  • Instituto Cervantes
    This is a global organization that promotes the study and learning of the Spanish Language.
  • Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room
    Includes online collections, the Handbook of Latin American Studies, and various bibliographies.
  • Literatura Argentina Contemporánea
    In Spanish. Learn about contemporary Argentinian writers
  • Proyecto Sherezade
    short stories each month from the Spanish-speaking world. You can even listen to some in MP3 format.
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Culture & History

  • Accordion Dreams
    This companion website is for the PBS documentary, Accordion Dreams, which is a musical journey into the heart and soul of conjunto, a unique musical tradition (Conjunto) born in 19th century Texas that continues to thrive today.
  • Don Quijote
    Don Quijote offers Spanish language programs in Spain but their website also has cultural information on Spain, including fiestas and bullfights.
  • LIBRO: The Library of Iberian Resources Online
    LIBRO is a joint project of the American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain and the University of Central Arkansas. Its task is to make available to users the best scholarship about the peoples and nations of the Iberian peninsula with a book list principally drawn from recent, but out-of-print university press monographs.
  • Mexico para Ninos/ Mexico for Kids
    This site from the Mexican government is in English, Spanish, Italian, and French.
  • The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
    These are from the collection at the University of California at San Diego. Each poster is accompanied by a fairly detailed and lengthy annotation so that helps one understand the situation.
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