Spanish

don Quijote was established in 1986 as a "language travel agency" that represented Spanish language academies and schools. Just three years later, the company began welcoming students to the first Spanish school of their own in Salamanca (Spain), in response to the growing demand for high quality Spanish language courses. Since then, don Quijote has expanded to seven company-owned locations across Spain and Latin America, as well as developed anetwork of more than 28 partner schools; they also claim to have had more than 150,000 satisfied students of Spanish.

As with any language, Spanish can be difficult to master.

For many, perhaps the most difficult thing about learning Spanish is memorizing all the vocabulary. There are a certain number of essential grammar rules you need to know, but the word lists are endless!

When learning Spanish words, many people use certain standard methods to memorize them. Methods like repeating a word endlessly or writing it out a hundred times. The problem with the standard methods, is that they are really boring and time-consuming.

So, are there any other options for memorizing Spanish vocabulary fast?

Speak Spanish Fast is an eBook by David McGimpsey that provides memory-enhancement techniques geared towards learning Spanish vocabulary.

by Valerie Laud, illustrated by Valentin Latushkin
Ekadoo Inc., August 2005
Hardcover, 96 pages
ISBN: 0974738700
Recommended Ages: 1 - 8

The Picture Book Dictionary English-Spanish Edition is an excellent tool to use when you want to help your young child learn Spanish.

Although it's called a dictionary, this book contains more than just words and their translations. The words are provided in English, followed by their Spanish translations. Then, the words are actually used in a sentence, first in English, then translated into Spanish. Each word is accompanied by a picture that illustrates its meaning.

A recent environmental campaign in Spain encouraging people to recycle paper has adopted a clever marketing slogan.

Do you get the pun (or double meaning) of the slogan on the paper recycling bin in this photo?

If you don't, here's some help...

Learn Spanish in Seville (Spain) at CLIC International House School - Sevilla.

CLIC IH School Seville is the leading Spanish language school in Seville and one of the best renowned providers of Spanish courses in Spain. We give you the chance to learn Spanish abroad in Spain and thus combine learning the language with a study of the Spanish culture in a real life situation.

All languages have their fun side …I mean, er, dark side. If you’re looking to add a little pepper to your Spanish, then keep reading. (If you’re easily offended or still live in your parents house, it’s best that you hace clic elsewhere!)…

Transparent Language has developed a unique home learning product that offers plenty of contextual learning material for beginners who are ready to develop their Spanish fluency. In other words, this product is suitable for Beginners, but not for Complete Beginners.

The headline for Learn Spanish Now! 10.0 is Learn to use Spanish in context through video immersion!, and indeed it offers lots of "Big Picture" video, but it also has dozens of BYKI Pod Audio mp3 files, so it's worth having an iPod or mp3 player if you purchase this product.

What’s the deal with all these Al- words that we have to learn in Spanish vocabulary?

Well, the answer goes way back to the year 711 A.D., when the Arab forces, called the Moors, ousted the Visigoths who were controlling the Iberian peninsula (the current area of Spain), and set up an occupation that eventually led the way for a flourishing subculture of arts & sciences. These Moors, along with their progressive cultural pursuits, managed to heavily influence the tongue of would-be Spain with Arab-based vocabulary and structures...

Visual Link Spanish is designed to be a simple and fast method of interactive learning that strives to maintain your interest in learning Spanish (to keep you coming back for more). What a great idea.