SBC Knowledge Network Explorer : Online Learning : Some Spanish Language Places

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Here are some places on the Internet where you can find information in Spanish. This page is only a list of links. If you want ideas and activities for the classroom or library, try Especially Español.

Newspapers and Magazines

Hispanic newspapers and magazines--from LatinoWeb.

Infosel Ole!--is a resource for news, sports, entertainment, finance,shopping, children, and more.

Medios de Comunicación--pages from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma in Mexico. Contains links to newspapers, magazines, and more.

CNN En Español--consists of various sectins: Portal, World, Latin American, U.S./Canada, Economy, Sports, Health, etc.

General Interest Magazines--a large list of titles in Spanish as well as Top News of the Day-- is avaiblle from Yahoo.

News--from Lycos. They offer politics, business, sports, and daily news by supplying the lead-in statement and then a link to thee article.

CLNet E-Magazines y E-newspapers--in English and Spanish from UCLA (Universidad de California Los Angeles).

Spanish Language Magazines--from About.com.

Dictionaries, Translations, and References

yourDictionary.com--has many dictionaries in a variety of languages. Let's start with Spanish.

Alta Vista Translations--an example of a free translation service. You can translate to or from French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Italian.

Foreign languages for Travelers--from Travlang. A large selection of languages. You can even hear the words pronounced on some sites.

Diccionarios--from the University of Seville Library.

Reference Materials--from Yahoo! Mexico containing dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.

Government and Politics.

Political magazines and information about countries--from Yahoo.

Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995. Consists of a list of representatives with brief biographical information. All the information is in English. (Are you ready to try a translating service?)

Social Security Administration en Español--publications about social security laws and other U.S. regulations.

U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain-this site has some fundamental documents, U.S. histories, and other informational/political materials.

GovSpot--this is in English but there are so many good links it might also be another site for translating.

YUPI - Laws--links, commentaries, and services provided by YUPI, a search engine.

Internet Directories

Mexico Web Guide--was the first Yahoo-like Internet directory specifically for all things Mexican. Still alive and well.

Yahoo en Español--an index to spanish internet resources sorted by Subject.

Strange Encounters with Spanish Language Search Engines--a list of spanish language search engines.

Lycos México--offers a range of languages and search engines including Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Perú, Venezuela, U.S.(spanish), and Spaiin.

Sitios de Interes--una lista de enlaces de Cetys Universidad.

Ole!--a combination of web directory and online magazine.

Learn the Internet.

What is the Internet?--a guide to the Internet from Información Selectiva, S.A. de C.V. Topics include email, listservs, news groups, FTP, and telnnet in spanish.

ArgeNET--Guide to creating web pages.

Learn HTML in 30 points.--In 5 lessons you will get an introduction, some programming, how to make links, how to add graphics, how to add sound. You mmust read the intro to proceed to the lessons!

Yahoo! Internet and computers--extensive resources including user groups, programming languages, equipment, ...

ICQ Manual--the reality is young people love to "chat" on the Internet. Here you will find instructions for getting started.

Information and the internet--from Lycos contains clases, magazines, organizations, and more.

Cultural Aspects

Culture--the list from Yahoo.

¡del Corazón! Features--artistas, actividades, temas, y comentarios sobre arte y cultura.

The University of Guadalajara has a variety of pages including tiene una variedad de páginas incluyendo Culture and Entertaining, Mexican Cooking, y Ballet Folklorico.

Latin World--bilingual pages including a magazine, links to radio stations and Mejor Pagina, where you can see the "page of the week."

LatinoWeb--a center for information for Latinos. There are articles, Cultural aand Folk resources, un collection of links to newspapers from latin countries.

CLNet Folklore/Customs/Traditions--from UCLA.

Professional Resources

Organizations--of teachers, professors, and others who have interest in teaching Spanish. Don't forget to try English as a Second Language.

Teach Spanish.com--has many resources and ideas for teaching Spanish including lessons, information about countries, and employment info.

Hot Internet Sites en Español!--for teachers who want to incorporate the Internet into their classroom.

Distance Education--a huge list from Lycos.

Interesting Homepages

Hispanic Lecture Room--from the Library of Congress.

El Mundo Latino--an online magazine with links to all kinds of topics including education.

Tauromaquia--enlaces de Mining Company's Spanish Culture page.

Kokone, Foro Virtual Para Niños--attractive and full of color, the site has lessons and activities for children.

Household hints--lessons from Contenidos.