If you have found other sites that you think I should add, please e-mail me with the internet address and a short description.  ¡Gracias!

Cultural Links and Resources

  Christmas Around the World

Includes personal accounts of Christmas from people living in or visiting countries all over the world.  There is also a list of how to say Merry Christmas in various languages and an explanation of the significance of various Christmas symbols in other countries.

Listen to the national anthems of countries all over the world!

This site has a very extensive collection of maps of all types.  An excellent resource if you are studying a specific country.

This site is a great source for cultural information on nearly every country in the world.

Look for the link to the World Fact Book - this is full of information about other countries.

You can find a pen pal to communicate with through e-mail.  There are over 900,00 students registered with this service, and the e-mails sent through e-pal accounts are monitored, so you can feel safe using it.

Listen to clips from popular musicians in Spain.  You can also visit their fan pages, and in some cases, even buy their CDs.

Listen to the top forty hits in the Spanish world!  The site is written in Spanish, so just look for "Escúchanos" in the top left corner and click on it!

Fun and Games

  Storyplace: La Biblioteca Digital de Niños

  Animal Sounds in a Foreign Language

If you thought animals sounded the same all over the world, guess again!  This site is muy divertido - lots of fun!

 This site features 2000+ tongue twisters in 83 languages, including English and Spanish.

The Spanish section has lots of Java games to practice vocabulary.

This site has lots of games and activities to practice vocab and grammar.  You will be prompted for your name, but there is no cost or registration involved. DO NOT use your whole name. It would be best to use a screen name. The site is based in the United Kingdom, so some of the English translations will appear odd to you!

Fun activities including free Spanish learning software downloads, translated Beetles songs, irregular verbs, cognates, riddles, and idioms.

Language Practice and Reference

  Conjuguemos

Practice verb conjugations. You don't have to create a student account. If you don't want to, just click on "Spanish" on the left side of the screen. If you do choose to create an account, enter the school ID 514.

Learn Spanish 

Make sure you scroll down! There are lots of links to many Spanish learning resources and vocabulary lists.

  Electronic Spanish Flashcards

Spanish vocabulary flashcards! They are not from our textbook, but there are several general groups that will help you review.

  Spanish Flashcards

Learn Spanish:  A Free On-Line Tutorial

This site has a great pronunciation section with audio files powered by Shock wave.  You can also review just about anything with practice quizzes and tests.  You can also set up a free account to keep track of your progress.

These exercises focus on tricky aspects of Spanish grammar.  You must be able to type accents, but they provide a link to a site that gives directions for doing this.

Language study programs in Spanish, French and German that include audio and video clips, quizzes, cultural information... Lots of fun!

Learn useful phrases in French, German, Italian and Spanish.   Includes audio support.

This is a set of vocabulary and verb conjugation tests.  They are kind of fun, but not always very accurate.  They don't give the vocabulary in list form to practice first, but they will
 repeat words you missed so you can learn new vocabulary.  The best feature is the "Create Your Own Test" link.  You can write your own test to review the what you are studying and save it.

Feature Power Point explanations of several grammar topics. The images at the top of the page do not work, so be sure to scroll down.