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Spanish Podcasts for Beginners – Lesson 8
2008-03-22 14:48:00
Lesson 8 of my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners is available at Spanish Bookworld There you can hear the free sample. In this lesson you’ll hear twice a dialog at a holiday apartment. Then you’ll go through it line by line in both Spanish and English. After that you’ll hear all the new words and phrases with their English translation. In the grammar section you’ll learn how to ask if you can do
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Spanish Podcasts for Beginners – Lesson 7
2008-03-15 00:58:00
I have just published lesson 7 of my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners. You can download it from Spanish Bookworld. The podcast lasts 24 minutes and it has a new feature. After reading my listeners’ feedback over the last few weeks, I’ve decided to include the English translation of the dialogs on the podcast. So, after hearing the dialogs twice at the beginning of the podcast, you’ll then hear
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Spanish phrasebook on podcast
2008-03-10 23:31:00
After a couple of months working on my new podcast series, today I’ve published Unit 1 of my Spanish Phrasebook on Podcast . You can download it from Spanish Bookworld. Spanish Phrasebook on Podcast is a very practical phrasebook where you can learn to say and understand common everyday words, questions, answers, phrases and expressions. The idea of creating this podcast came to me a few

Rosetta Stone Spanish free demo
2008-03-04 11:42:00
If you’re curious about what the Rosetta Stone Spanish software looks like, here is a free demo. On this demo from the Latin American Spanish and the Castilian Spanish packages you can see how the lessons are presented. You also see snapshots from the speaking, listening, reading and writing exercises and drills. Notice that in the speaking exercises you can record yourself and get an
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How to learn Spanish on the go
2008-03-03 22:06:00
As a Spanish teacher, and a keen learner of foreign languages, I have often looked for alternative ways of learning that can allow me to minimize the effort and make the most of the little spare time I’ve got. Language courses with audio material are my absolute favorite and, in fact, I wouldn’t really consider a course without audio. That's why, to help my students make the most of their own
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Spanish for Dummies – product review
2008-03-03 19:16:00
If you’re looking for a language course that can help you start learning Spanish in an easy and practical way, Spanish for Dummies is a good choice. The package comes with a 432-page book and an audio cd recorded by native Spanish speakers. The dialogs cover topics such as: greetings, socializing, restaurants, shopping, going out, asking for directions, accommodation, transport, emergencies,
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Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte – Harry Potter 7 in Spanish
2008-03-03 16:31:00
At Spanish Bookworld you can get the seventh volume of the Harry Potter saga in Spanish: Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). There you can also find the other six volumes in Spanish: Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) Harry Potter y la cámara secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) Harry
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Spanish Podcasts for Beginners – lesson 6
2008-03-03 12:40:00
I’ve just launched lesson 6 of my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners. You can listen to a free sample at Spanish Bookworld and on iTunes. This new lesson comes in a 21-minute podcast and an interactive multimedia transcript in pdf. On the podcast you’ll hear a dialog at a bar and the list of all the new words and phrases with their English translations. You’ll also learn how to put together nouns
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Rosetta Stone Spanish software
2008-02-27 18:50:00
In my experience as a Spanish language teacher, you can learn vocabulary and grammar faster with cd-roms than with most other methods. Rosetta Stone is particularly good for beginners and refreshers. It’s also one of the best choices if you want to have a good accent. The reason why my students like Rosetta Stone so much is because it makes learning Spanish fun and interesting. It motivates you
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The best Spanish movies ever
2008-02-26 23:44:00
I’ve been working for a while on this list of the 10 best Spanish movies. It hasn’t been easy. Whenever I added a new one I had to delete some other great movie. Nearly every week I’ve come across truly wonderful productions that I’ll have to include on other lists in future posts. I’ve also had to put up with some dreadful stories that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. I might include those on a
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How do you learn Italian words easily?
2008-02-26 18:33:00
If you’ve studied Italian for a while and have reached an intermediate level, perhaps you’ll be wondering how to expand your vocabulary faster than you’re doing. Many Italian language courses don’t put enough emphasis on something that many of us, teachers and students, consider the most essential part of any new language. Often courses introduce new words at a much slower pace than you’d like
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How to expand your Spanish vocabulary fast
2008-02-26 17:56:00
How do you learn new Spanish vocabulary at a good pace? I’ve taught Spanish for many years and this has always been a topic of discussion with my students. They all agree: once you’ve passed the first hurdles, expanding your Spanish vocabulary isn’t easy. Many language courses focus a lot on grammar, specially verbs, and don’t introduce you to new words fast enough. Others teach you vocabulary
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How to get your US passport within 24 hours
2008-02-26 17:06:00
Here’s something great if you’re planning a vacation in the last minute, but still need a passport. If you’re an American citizen and need to have your passport quickly, there’s a company called Rush My Passport that helps you get it within 24 hours. They handle all orders related to new passports, stolen and lost passports, passport renewals, passports for minors, passport pages and name
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Travel insurance for trips to the Spanish-speaking world
2008-02-26 15:13:00
Here's another post on travel advice. This time it's travel insurance. When traveling abroad, getting travel insurance from a reputable company is absolutely essential. Not having the adequate cover will not only ruin your vacation if anything goes wrong, it can potentially cost you thousands of dollars, and a lot of time. When looking for travel insurance, there are some very important policy
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The Goya awards are the Spanish Oscars – 2008 winners announced
2008-02-19 13:39:00
The Goya awards are the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars , but they’re given only to Spanish productions. Every year the ceremony takes place in February in Madrid, Spain. There are 27 categories and a maximum of four nominations per category. The first Goya awards were given in 1987. The major winners often become highly successful movies outside Spain, for instance: Volver, The Sea Inside (Mar
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How to improve your Spanish in just one day
2008-02-18 22:38:00
Here are four tips on how to give your Spanish the push it needs, in only one day. If you follow these suggestions, you’ll see a considerable improvement in your Spanish pronunciation, use of numbers and the main irregular verbs, as well as your knowledge of essential vocabulary. All this, in turn, will increase your self-confidence and motivation to keep studying. Tips on how to improve your
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Travel books to Spain and Latin America
2008-02-15 11:43:00
At Spanish Bookworld you can find virtually all the guide books to Spain and Latin America currently in print, plus dozens of country and city maps. Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Eyewitness, Frommers, Fodor’s, Let’s Go, Time Out, Insight Guides, Michelin, Moon, Dummies, Mini City Guides, etc., are all there. If you’re looking for specialized guides or off the beaten track guides
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Learn Spanish at your own pace
2008-02-13 13:57:00
If you’re looking for a Spanish language course that can help you learn practical, everyday words, phrases, questions and answers, and more, at Spanish Bookworld you can find all the details about my publication Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace (book + 2 cds), including extensive free text and audio samples. Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace is a 230-page book plus 2 audio cds with over 2.5 hours of

Spanish movies at great prices
2008-01-22 09:32:00
Do you find it frustrating to have to spend so much time searching for Spanish movies through catalogs with mostly irrelevant dvds? Do you wish there was a place where you could just see all the Spanish movies you’re looking for, and at great prices? Spanish Bookworld offers you just that. Their Spanish movie catalog features all the recent releases, classics, less well known movies, and even
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The ultimate guide to successful language learning – Part one
2008-01-17 03:36:00
Did you know that the great majority of people who start learning a foreign language give up before they reach even a lower intermediate level? The main reasons why they decide to stop are: boredom (the unchallenged number one cause), lack of motivation, difficulty, not liking their language course and not making enough progress. I strongly believe that anyone can learn a foreign language, if
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New blog for Spanish learners
2008-01-14 01:25:00
To save time to those of you who’re mainly interested in learning Spanish , I’ve now started a new blog called A goldmine for Spanish learners where I’m going to focus exclusively on Spanish. The first post on my new blog is entitled Speak better Spanish in just ten minutes. Future blogs will cover all things related to the Spanish world: Spanish vocabulary and grammar, links to free resources,
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I’m too old to learn a foreign language, right?
2008-01-09 01:47:00
Not so. Language learning has a lot more to do with motivation and perseverance than with age. Your memory might not be what it was twenty years ago, but the loss is balanced out by more common sense and a longer life experience. When I first started teaching Spanish many years ago, I was surprised to see how many people in their sixties and seventies wanted to learn the language. I had often
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How to learn Spanish and have fun
2007-12-25 08:21:00
Would you like to learn Spanish but aren’t thrilled about the idea of sitting down to study it? Are you afraid you might get too bored before getting anywhere? If so, you’re far from being alone, or wrong.Boredom is indeed lurking around every corner when we study a foreign language. It threatens our motivation and burns out our energy. The great thing, however, is that there are many ways of keeping it at bay. Here are 5 tips on how to do it: Watch TV in Spanish, or with Spanish subtitles. Many TV series, movies and documentaries on dvd come with a Spanish audio track, and Spanish and English subtitles. Dvds will help you learn Spanish fast, especially if you want to develop your listening skills. Reading the Spanish version of the magazines you like is also a good way to learn Spanish and enjoy it. People, Elle, Men’s Health, Readers’ Digest, Cosmopolitan and dozens more can easily be found in Spanish. You can also learn Spanish by listening to audio magazines. The best th...
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Learn Spanish without wasting your time
2007-12-22 06:41:00
Making the most of your time and energy when you’re learning a foreign language isn’t easy. As a learner of foreign languages myself, I’ve wasted endless hours and have often lost my motivation and been tempted to give up learning altogether. Fortunately, over the years I’ve come up with useful ways to save time and avoid going round in circles, studying the same words and grammar over and over. So, here’s how I’ve succeeded in learning several foreign languages. I keep away from language courses that don’t come with audio material. Learn ing a language without audio recordings is like trying to find out what colors look like by staring at a black and white TV. I always look for language courses that minimize the number of words I have to look up in the dictionary. Good courses give you the translation of the words in the dialogs and texts you’re studying. Very good courses give you those words also in their recorded material. If you’re having lessons with a teacher...
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Learn Spanish with your iPod
2007-12-22 06:28:00
One of the greatest things about having an iPod is how easy it is to learn Spanish with it. All you have to do is download some Spanish podcasts or audio books, and you’ve got dozens of hours of Spanish to listen to wherever you are.There are literally hundreds of audio books in Spanish to choose from. Some are translations, others are originally written in Spanish. Here are some of the most popular titles: Harry Potter, El Código da Vinci, Don Quijote, Angeles & Demonios, Inés del Alma Mía, Malinche, El Zahir, Eragon, Eldest, Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva, Su mejor vida ahora, Audio Biblia, Una vida con propósito, Papá rico papá pobre, etc., and there are also poetry books, language courses and Spanish audio magazines.I’ve put some audio samples from Spanish audio books throughout this blog, and I’ll be adding more samples regularly. To get the updates, please subscribe to my blog by clicking on the orange button on the right-hand side.If you need an iPo...
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Italian magazines
2007-12-22 05:29:00
Reading foreign magazines is a painless way of learning a new language, and a fun one indeed. If you’re learning Italian , for instance, most of the major magazines in English have an Italian version. Here are just some of the titles you can find in the US: Men’s Health, Elle, Marie Claire, Ciao, National Geographic, Colors, Ragazzi, Cucina Italiana, Oggi, Vanity Fair, GQ, Zoom, Glamour, AD, Sposabella, PC Magazine, etc.You can get those and dozens of other Italian magazines at www.italian-bookworld.com.Related linksEnglish magazinesSpanish magazinesFrench magazinesGerman magazinesIf you need help finding the magazine you want, please let me know through my forum and I’ll help you find it.  visit http://languagebookworld.com
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Learn French
2007-12-22 04:54:00
In my quest for a French course that would allow me to make the jump from the intermediate level I was stuck in to an advanced level, a couple of years ago I found the Champs-Elysées audio magazine and have been using it ever since. I love this course. I find it really motivating and inspiring. The best thing about this audio magazine is how easy it is to learn new vocabulary. Over the years I’ve bought just every French language course on the market and have never come across one that helps you learn and practice new words the way this audio magazine does. Here’s a text and audio sample where you can see how it works.You can get the Champs-Elysées audio magazine 1-year subscription for $167.50Related postsMy review of the Champs Elysées audio magazine  visit http://languagebookworld.com
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O Magazine
2007-12-22 03:52:00
O The Oprah Magazine is one of the most successful magazines in history. No wonder. It’s a great publication with informative and inspiring articles. At the english-bookworld.com online store you can read dozens of customers’ reviews and find out what others have to say about this magazine. You can get a 1-year subscription for $18, or a 2-year subscription for $24.Related linksSpanish magazinesFrench magazinesGerman magazinesItalian magazines visit http://languagebookworld.com
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Learn Spanish words
2007-12-21 15:03:00
Are you fed up with trying to learn new Spanish words, only to forget them a day later? In my experience as a teacher and learner of foreign languages, most courses are simply not good enough to help you learn and retain new vocabulary. Why? For a number of reasons:They introduce too many new words in one lesson They don’t encourage you to review what you’ve learned They teach you “useless” words that you’ll rarely need They don’t include the new words in their audio material They don’t have vocabulary drills They don’t give you the translation of the new wordsAll those factors make it hard to expand your vocabulary and achieve a steady progress. So, what’s the solution? I’ve looked at dozens of publications for my intermediate and advanced students, and the one that in my view stands out for its quality and price is the Puerta del Sol audio magazine. This bi-monthly audio magazine not only teaches you useful, everyday vocabulary, it also comes with vocabulary ex...
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Magazines at discount prices
2007-12-21 08:46:00
You can get more than 1,000 magazine titles at up to 85% below the cover price at the Magazine Discount Center. Their catalog has all your favorite magazines including: Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Men’s Health, TV Guide Magazine, Sports Illustrated, US News & World Report, Maxim, Natural Health, Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, National Geographic, Forbes, Men’s Journal, Star, Nickelodeon, and hundreds more.They also have a good selection of Spanish magazines: Hispanic, Maxim en Español, National Geographic en Español, People en Español, Casa & Estilo, Cosmopolitan en Español, Estylo, Latina Magazine, etc.If you need help finding the magazine you're looking for, please post your query on my free forum and I'll reply to you promptly.  visit http://languagebookworld.com
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