Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
May 29, 2012, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 12,248
Check out Senor Wooly's site for a great...
Check out Senor Wooly's site for a great combination of musical videos, audio files and lyrics. Sr. Wooly (Mr. James Woooldrige) is a public school Spanish teacher who created these resources for...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
May 26, 2012, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,898
Creating a Self-Study group (how too)
I work for a major, non-profit environmental organization and several of my colleagues are interested in forming some type of study group to support the learning of Spanish. In doing so we would be...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
March 17, 2012, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,712
Working with a "Language Helper" online
As a beginner, I've reached out to a good friend who is originally from Colombia and now lives in Florida (I'm in Washington, DC) to practice conversation via Skype. As we get started, any advise on...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
February 12, 2012, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,528
TPR and independent study
Learning a language using TPR or Total Physical Response is basically an instructor driven technique. The instructor says a word or phrase, coupled with an action related to what has been said and...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 07, 2012, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,164
Spanish PBS Kids Show 'Noah Comprende'
I found an online resource for kids on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) that might be of interest to children interested in learning Spanish, Following is a description from their website
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 05, 2012, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,126
Hola Rusty,
Thanks for the links to the...
Hola Rusty,
Thanks for the links to the videos, I loved them all, especially 'Bob esponja' (this is an example of a song that I already know the English lyrics and love singing it in Spanish), the...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 04, 2012, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,719
Thanks Don Jose
Thank you for the lead to...
Thanks Don Jose
Thank you for the lead to the other thread. There is a brief mention of Visual Link and I hope this thread might generate more comment on that and the other courses. In the...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 04, 2012, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,126
¡Gracias! Your comments are most welcomed. ...
¡Gracias! Your comments are most welcomed. That's precisely why I am here.
As to karaoke, what I'm looking for is definitely not the standard type (voice track removed), but a hybrid not unlike...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 03, 2012, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 18,816
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 03, 2012, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,126
Busco karaoke de español con voz
Looking for Spanish karaoke videos, especially old popular or children's songs where the lyrics are in Spanish accompanied by vocals. I thought that I'd not only read and pronounce the lyrics but be...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 03, 2012, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,719
Opinions wanted on self-study courses
As I seek out learning resources, I've come across quite a bit on the Internet and it sometimes is overwhelming. I wonder if any of you have any experience or thoughts on the following:
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 03, 2012, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,446
Hey Tomisimo
I took a quick look at the BBC...
Hey Tomisimo
I took a quick look at the BBC site and both Mi Vida Loca and Spanish Steps. They look like great ways to begin learning Spanish, but its Iberian/Peninsula/Castillian Spanish.
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 03, 2012, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,860
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Forum: Introductions
January 02, 2012, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,888
Thanks for the welcome. I do live in DC, but...
Thanks for the welcome. I do live in DC, but originally from NYC. I've played the bodhran (Irish frame drum) for a few years and recently picked up the penny whistle to learn the traditional tunes....
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Forum: Introductions
January 01, 2012, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,888
Hola mis nuevos amigos de un novato
As noted in the title of this post I'm a 'novato' or newbie to learning Spanish. I thought it a great idea to join this online community as a line in the sand as I begin a new journey of learning,...
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