BBC Spanish Courses

[Tomisimo]

http://forums.tomisimo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=244&stc=1&d=1252601423 BBC has a few free Spanish courses that some of you might like to take advantage of.

Mi Vida Loca (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/userguide.shtml) is a multi-media Iberian Spanish course. It's heavy on video (22 half-hour episodes) and has other materials like printable lists of vocabulary, grammar notes and a mini version (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/mini/) which gives you the meat of each video in a shorter format. You can view the syllabus (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/syllabus.shtml) and print vocabulary lists, grammar notes, and transcripts of the videos there. Before getting your hopes up, try viewing one of the videos (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/mini/episode2.shtml)— they seem to be blocked in some countries outside the UK.

Talk Spanish (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/) is a ten part introduction to Spanish. It is divided into topics corresponding to specific activities. Each topic has a video or two, followed byflash-based activities to practice vocabulary and grammar. The videos are accompanied by transcripts. Printable worksheets (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/worksheets/) are also available to help you practice what you're learning.

Spanish Steps (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/) is a collection of slide shows that teach you beggining Spanish conversation and vocabulary. You can view the syllabus (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/syllabus.shtml), vocabulary list (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/glossary/), and a list of grammar tips (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/language_notes/) that are otherwise spread around the different units of the course.

BBC also has similar courses (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/) for French, German, Italian, Greek, Chinese, and other languages. It's really a pretty worthwhile resource, and while you may not become fluent by using it, it certainly won't hinder your learning efforts.

[CrOtALiTo]

It's seems good idea David.


Thank you for your contribution even though, I'd like to have website like yours where I can practice English, have you?


Thank you.

[irmamar]

You can find something in the BBC, too :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

[Jessica]

wow I use BBC for my social studies class; I never knew you can use it to practice languages like Spanish

[pjt33]

The BBC's wonderful. Worth every penny, especially now that I don't pay for it :D

[CrOtALiTo]

I'm watching the website and I can see that the website is completely written in English.


Well I will try to use it.

Thank you.

[irmamar]

I'm watching the website and I can see that the website is completely wrote in English.


Well I will try to use it.

Thank you.

to write, wrote, written

I'm going to write a letter.

I wrote a letter yesterday

I've just written a letter - the letter is written.

Some help ;)

[CrOtALiTo]

to write, wrote, written

I'm going to write a letter.

I wrote a letter yesterday

I've just written a letter - the letter is written.

Some help ;)

I always jumble the word Write in past or present, I don't know but, I'd like clarify the words..

Write- present.

Wrote- past

Written- continue past

I'm right.

Pleaser you don'r forget to write examples.


I'm thankfulness with the help.:)

[irmamar]

You're welcome :)

But... grateful :confused: (I'm grateful for your help) ;)

[brute]

http://forums.tomisimo.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=244&stc=1&d=1252601423 BBC has a few free Spanish courses that some of you might like to take advantage of.

Mi Vida Loca (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/userguide.shtml) is a multi-media Iberian Spanish course. It's heavy on video (22 half-hour episodes) and has other materials like printable lists of vocabulary, grammar notes and a mini version (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/mini/) which gives you the meat of each video in a shorter format. You can view the syllabus (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/syllabus.shtml) and print vocabulary lists, grammar notes, and transcripts of the videos there. Before getting your hopes up, try viewing one of the videos (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/mini/episode2.shtml)— they seem to be blocked in some countries outside the UK.

Talk Spanish (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/) is a ten part introduction to Spanish. It is divided into topics corresponding to specific activities. Each topic has a video or two, followed byflash-based activities to practice vocabulary and grammar. The videos are accompanied by transcripts. Printable worksheets (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/worksheets/) are also available to help you practice what you're learning.

Spanish Steps (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/) is a collection of slide shows that teach you beggining Spanish conversation and vocabulary. You can view the syllabus (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/syllabus.shtml), vocabulary list (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/glossary/), and a list of grammar tips (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/language_notes/) that are otherwise spread around the different units of the course.

BBC also has similar courses (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/) for French, German, Italian, Greek, Chinese, and other languages. It's really a pretty worthwhile resource, and while you may not become fluent by using it, it certainly won't hinder your learning efforts.

This looks like a very good beginners' course. Do you know if it be copied onto cd or dvd?

[irmamar]

I'm watching the website and I can see that the website is completely written in English.


Well I will try to use it.

Thank you.

I've seen that there's also in Spanish (English courses, of course)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/aprenda_ingles/

[kokopellime]

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.

Living here in the USA, I prefer to learn Latin American Spanish since I'm most likely to encounter speakers from the Carribean, Central and South America. I was left wondering if there is something similar to Mi Vida Loca but from a Latin American perspective.