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Internet Resource Guides
Language and Culture Sites
- Accordian Dreams
http://www.pbs.org/accordiondreams/
This PBS site explores the diverse roots and distinct qualities
of conjunto music. A great way to illustrate how regional
cultures merge and influence each other.
- La Cocina Mexicana
http://mexico.udg.mx/cocina/cocinamex.html
A wealth of information on traditional Mexican cooking, including
recipes, a glossary of cooking terms and foods, notes on regional
specialties, and recommended books.
- Vistas del Sistema Solar
http://www.solarviews.com/span/homepage.htm
Provides information, a Spanish glossary, and photographs of the
planets and other astronomical phenomena. A great way to connect
to another subject area.
Teacher Resources
- Business Language Packet for High School Classrooms
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/buslang/packets/spanish_packet.html
Includes activities that build basic concepts and knowledge about
how to do business while strengthening communication and cultural
skills. Also offers
guidelines for creating a Spanish Web site about the development
of a successful business.
- Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and
Adolescents
http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
A large database of literature from and about various Spanish
speaking cultures.
- Teaching Spanish to Spanish Speakers
http://www.cal.org/resources/update.html
An ERIC/CLL Resource Guide to publications, curricula and teaching
materials, Web sites, and professional forums, conferences, and
institutes.
- Pronunciación y fonética
http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/fonetica/
A cross-platform multimedia program consisting of interactive
lessons that can be used by Spanish teachers to learn how to teach
pronunciation or by advanced students who are
interested in improving their pronunciation knowledge and skills.
- Mansion Spanish
http://www.mansionspanish.com
Mansion Spanishis a free online Spanish course which is being currently published in two versions (English and Spanish). The website also contains other useful resources for teachers and students. The material is free of charge and can be accessed without registration.
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