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Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics, and Area Studies
Hispanic Language Sites
| Basque | Catalan | Galician | Spanish | Valencian |
Basque
Basque Country: Home Page. The WWW server of the Basque government, with general information on the Basque region and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files of the Basque Country Official Gazette. Website text in Basque, English, Spanish, French, and German.
Basque Studies Program at the University of Nevada, USA. Includes some simple text tutorials on the Basque language.
Santurtziko Udal Euskaltegia. Resources for Basque language learners and teachers, including free lessons in Basque (source language Spanish) and useful links. One-to-one tutoring via email is available on request. The site is managed by the Town Hall of Santurtzi.
Catalan
AVUI. A Catalan language newspaper.
Catalunya Ràdio. You can listen to broadcasts in real time using Real Audio.
Diputació de Barcelona. The offical WWW site of the Barcelona local authority.
Pangea. A resource centre for "les persones o entitats sense ànim de lucre que treballen per la pau, la justícia social, l'educació, la cooperació i el medi ambient". Written in Catalan and Spanish.
Televisió de Catalunya on line.
VILAWEB. A catalog of WWW resources in Catalan.
Galician
galego.org. A site dedicated to the Galician language and culture. Includes a small English-Galician dictionary.
The Galician language. Information and links at the Instituto da Lingua Galega at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
Spanish
ABC Electrónico. Online Spanish newspaper.
Arts and History - Forum of Mexican Culture. A collection of information on the arts and history of Mexico. Text in both Spanish and English.
Camille: Español Interactivo. A multimedia course for beginners of Spanish on CD-ROM which includes more than 300 interactive exercises, full-motion video and animation. Three exercises can be downloaded from the website.
Centro Virtual Cervantes. A 'virtual
classroom' for students of Spanish, including interactive puzzles and games,
and teaching resources. Hosted by the Instituto
Cervantes.
Online review of this site.
Ciber-Lexico Comparativo. A large alphabetically-sorted list of English computer culture and technology terms with their equivalents in Spanish.
CNN. The world-famous US news service online, including a live RealAudio feed. Broadcasts in Spanish and English.
Collección Cisneros. Dedicated to Latin American art, and particularly contemporary art, this site contains images of the pieces with interpretative descriptions, and detailed notes on each artist. There's also a study guide for students, with directed activities and the facility to zoom in on pieces to examine them in detail. A nicely-constructed site with a well-designed interface. Site text in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
CultureQuest. Go on 'web quests' to learn about Hispanic culture.
Diario La Nacion. Brief news and headlines from Costa Rica, in Spanish and English.
Diccionarios Anaya. Searchable online dictionaries for Spanish, Spanish-English, and English-Spanish. The search results give full dictionary definitions for a word, including examples of usage. There's also a searchable database of Spanish films. Recommended.
don Quijote: Spanish culture and language. Descriptions (in English) of many major elements of Spanish culture (customs, cinema, fiestas, etc) and some language resources, including a multi-dictionary search. Resources are hosted by a Spanish language school with centres in Spain and Peru.
El Mundo. The national daily online.
El País Digital. El País online.
El Periódico de Catalunya. The newspaper online.
En Este País: El español de las ciencias sociales. An online multimedia course in Spanish specifically oriented to the language of Social Sciences. Access to the course requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above.
Español. A large collection of links to Spanish and Spanish-related sites, hosted by the Institute of Applied Language Studies at Edinburgh University.
Gaucho Mundial Magazine. An online magazine on Argentinian culture. Instituto Cervantes. A Spanish organisation dedicated to the promotion and teaching of the Spanish language.
Golden Age Sonnets. Poems from the Spanish "Golden Age", in the original Spanish with English translations, categorised by poet and by first line, with bibliographies of the poets. There are also links to mythology sites, for background on the mythological allusions in the poems, and annotated links to other sites related to Spanish literature and poetry.
Gonzalo de Berceo. The complete works of the medieval Spanish poet Gonzalo de Berceo, including an extensive vocabulary, biography, and critical studies. Site text in Spanish.
Internet Resources for Spanish Studies. An extensive collection of categorised and annotated links to selected sites of interest for teachers and learners of Spanish, put together by the School of Languages and Literature at the University of Ulster.
The Language Learning Playground. German and Spanish lessons for beginners, with RealAudio clips. The site also contains lyrics and recordings of German and Spanish folk songs. (This site was previously known as ASSK International.)
La República de Perú. The newspaper online.
La Vanguardia Electronica de Barcelona. The newspaper online.
La Voz, Diario de Lanzarote.
LatinoWeb. A searchable index of Internet sites in Latin America, sorted by type.
LearnPlus Spanish Course. Online course to "get by in Spanish and to brush up your language skills". Courses are fully interactive and offer the support of real language teachers. Free language assessment and course demo. German course also available.
Learn Spanish. Resources for learners of Spanish, including vocabularies and phrases, a pronunciation guide, and links to Spanish learning resources.
SpanishLanguage.co.uk. A categorised and annotated list of links of interest to leaners and teachers of Spanish, including online courses, media sites, and discussion boards. (No relation to the above link.)
Learn Spanish: a free online tutorial. A Spanish tutorial, including audio clips, exercises, and cultural notes.
Más arriba. Lots of Spanish exercises for beginners taken from the "electronic workbook" accompanying the introductory Spanish text ¡Arriba!.
Museo Virtual. A 'virtual art museum' featuring the artists Picasso, Goya, and Velazquez, their works and biographies. There are also links to other online museums, and to sites related to Spanish language and culture.
Nueva Revista. A journal of Spanish politics, art, and culture. The website has selected articles from the current and back issues of the journal, plus links to other relevant sites. Text in Spanish.
Prensa. A comprehensive listing of newspapers and magazines in the Hispanic world, sorted by country.
Prensa Libre. A Guatemalan newspaper online.
Proyecto Sherezade. The Spanish literary journal online, with short stories (three new each month) and tutorial material for learners of Spanish based on Spanish literature.
Radio Cadena Nacional. A Columbian radio station online, with news stories and RealAudio broadcasts.
Radio Nacional de España. Includes a live RealAudio feed of Radio Exterior de España.
La Raza. Online version of the Chicago-based Spanish-language newspaper, serving the US Hispanic community.
Paseo Virtual por Extremadura. Website (in Spanish only) featuring the principal texts on the language of the Extremadura region of Spain.
Recursos. A guide to resources for Spanish Studies on the WWW. Links to Spanish and Spanish-related sites on the Web.
Recursos para professores de español. A large collection of free teaching materials for Spanish teachers, in Microsoft Word format, for all levels, covering a wide range of grammatical themes. There are also tips on how to use the materials, materials contributed by site users, a few interactive exercises, Spanish links, and even a mini art gallery as a distraction. Site text in Spanish.
Red Académica Uruguaya (RAU). General information on Uruguay and links to other sites in Uruguay and Latin America.
Revista de Estudios Extremeños. Online version of the journal Revista de Estudios Extremeños, founded in 1927. This site (in Spanish only) features articles on the culture, literature and history of the Extremadura region of Spain, on themes such as the "Las Hurdes" region, writers, etc.
The Tecla Home Page. An online magazine written for learners and teachers of Spanish. You can also get summaries of programmes in the BBC series for learners of Spanish, Sueños: World Spanish.
Sí Spain. Maintained by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this useful site has a host of links to sites in Spain as well as information about the culture and history of Spain.
Spain Uncovered. A vast list of links to sites in Spain, sorted by type and including Government, Culture, and Tourism sections.
Spanish Grammar. Explanations (in Spanish) of some aspects of Spanish grammar, and links to useful grammar information and exercises on the WWW.
Spanish Grammar Exercises. Javascript exercises on Spanish grammar, for all levels. There are also links to other sites with exercises, a "guided reading" with sound of the song Ojalá que llueva café by Juan Luis Guerra with hypertext annotations, and a photo journal of the Dominican Republic.
Spanish Index. A site containing cultural information (in Spanish) on Spain and some of its customs such as the lottery, bull fighting, art and literature. Also has online radio broadcasts and online journals.
Spanish Language Exercises. Interactive and tutor-checked Spanish exercises (written in CGI and Javascript).
Spanish Links. A collection of links for teachers and learners of Spanish, sorted by topic (Literature, Music, Politics, etc). Some of the pages have "scavenger hunts" to encourage students to explore topics in greater depth.
Spanish Online. A text-based, online course in Spanish, for rank beginners through to intermediate level learners, provided by Manchester Metropolitan University. The lessons are based on authentic texts, and include interactive tests. Each lesson has sections for grammar and vocabulary. The course is currently free, although you have to register and there are plans to introduce administration charges in the future.
Sueños Online. An online multimedia course for beginners in Spanish, from BBC Education Languages.
Typically Spanish
Search engine and directory of Spanish sites. Features categories such as Media,
Literature, History, Enertainment, Jobs and so on. In both Spanish and English.
Voces y letras hispánicas. A website run by the Instituto Cervantes containing information on the Spanish language, including history, literature, and different dialects and pronunciations. Includes RealAudio clips of dialects and pronunciations.
Web Spanish Lessons. Mexican Spanish for beginners in three lessons, including audio files (.au).
Valencian
Accio Bibliografica Valenciana. Web site of one of the principals publishing houses in Valencian language. Collections of classic and modern titles. Book purchase on-line is available.They send their books worldwide. They also publish the Magazine of Valencian Philology (ISSN-1135-1896) that has an annual edition. This magazine was first published in 1994 and is now in its eigth volume. It is the diffusive organ of the studies of philology and Valencian linguistics. In this magazine you can find scientific collaborations of various specialists belonging to national and foreign centres. Web site in Spanish and Valencian.
Associacio d'Escritors en Llengua Valenciana. Website of the Valencian Language Writers' Association (Aellva), with contents in information about current Valencian language writers and a small but growing virtual library with e-texts. Site text in Valencian, with some pages in English.
CJAV. CJAV is a group that contains 32 juvenile associations dedicated to preserve and promote the Valencian language and culture. This site includes linguistic and historic questions/articles related to the Valencian language. Also includes an e-book about the Valencian language.(Text in Valencian)
Cultura Valenciana: El Valencia. Report on the Valencian language. Transcription of speech by the Valencian linguist Mn. Josep Mª Guinot Galan, in Valencia, on January 11, 1983, published by the institution "Lo Rat Penat".
L' Oronella. Main publishing house in Valencian. L'Oronella publishes classic and modern titles of Valencian literature. They published in 1998 (with full texts in English, French, Valencian and Spanish "Valencian, a language for the 21st century". They also publish monthly the cultural and literary magazine in Valencian "Lletraferit" (ISSN 1136-8179). This magazine was first published in 1996 and is now in its 50th edition.(Text in Valencian)
PNP, Plataforma Normes d' el Puig. This is the site of PNP, a Platform constituted by more than 60 associations of all the Valencian territory to protect the Valencian language. This site includes a large report about the current situation of the Valencian language. Also includes the full text of the "Manifest to the Valencian identity and Valencian language". Full English, French, Spanish and Valencian versions.
RACV, Royal Academy of Valencian Culture. This is the official web site of the Real Academia de Cultura Valenciana (RACV) founded by the Valencian provincial Government in 1915. They publish titles about the Valencian language and Valencian culture. The RACV today represents the Valencian language at the international languages fair "Expolingua" in Madrid.(Text in Valencian)
Lo Rat Penat. Web site of "Lo Rat Penat", a centenary institution founded in 1878 in Valencia city to promote the Valencian language and culture. They also publish titles in Valencian. Linguistic information is also available on this site.(Text in Valencian)
Report about the Valencian language. Report about the Valencian language by the Professor Antoni Fontelles. Linguistical, sociolinguistical, judicial, political, literary and bibliographic dimensions of the Valencian language are available in this report. Text in English.
Valencian. Basic information about the legal status of the Valencian language. Text in English.
Valencianet. Web site of a teacher of Valencian language. This site includes Valencian linguistics, history of the language, literature, books and articles about the Valencian language.(Text in Valencian)
The Valencian Language Methodological Foundation. This web site includes a large explanation of the methodological foundation of the Valencian language by the Professor J. Angeles Castello. Text in English.
Valencia to World. Information in Spanish and Valencian about the Valencian language, Valencian linguistics, grammatical and phonetic questions. Also you can see a large photographic file of the great manifestation of half a million people in June 1997 on the streets of Valencia city (information from the Valencian Newspaper "Las Provincias") with the slogan of "Yes to the statute, Yes to the Valencian Idiome" in clear reference to the 1997 attacks on the Valencian language made by the Catalan nationalist parties in the Spanish Parliament and in Valencia.
Quepas. A web site with full information and articles about the Valencian language. Includes grammatical and phonetic questions. (Text in Valencian)