LibGuides: Spanish: Language Resources

Learning Tools

Duolingo
Duolingo is a popular app and online language-learning resource that uses interactive games and stories to reinforce vocabulary and grammar in over 40 real and fantasy languages, including Spanish.
StudySpanish.com
Provides free web-based learning tools for Spanish learners, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, and more.
Mondly
Mondly, a Pearson resource, is a free language-learning platform offering courses in 41 languages, including Spanish.
Memrise
Memrise is a video- and quiz-based language resource that tailors lessons and video content to the student's interests. Memrise offers courses in 23 languages, including Spanish.

Memrise newly offers AI-based chat features to help students enhance their practical speaking and writing skills.

NewsBank This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*News sources from Illinois, United States, and the world covering various topics
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources
*Company Dossier containing company information
*Shepard's Citations service for all federal and state court cases from 1789 to the present
**To access Nexis Uni from off-campus, you must first register (create an account) while on campus.

News in Slow Spanish
News in Slow Spanish offers a unique language learning experience with engaging content at a slower pace to help all learners. Covering a range of topics. Requires subscription.

Spanish film/TV in the library
Catalog link to films in Spanish held at Tredway.
Lingus TV
Free videos for learning Spanish.
Destinos
Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in a mysterious and entertaining story while viewing everyday situations with native speakers.
Why Not Spanish
YouTube Series. Tips, fun facts, listening activities, and lessons.
43 Best Spanish TV Shows on Netflix (2019)
Web article with Spanish Netflix recommendations (beware: lots of ads).

Coffee Break Spanish
Free podcast.
Duolingo Podcast
"Fascinating stories in easy-to-understand Spanish"
El hilo
El hilo es un podcast semanal coproducido por Radio Ambulante Estudios y Vice News que cubre toda América Latina y la comunidad latina en Estados Unidos.
Mejores Podcasts de cultura y sociedad
Escuchar más de 1000 emisoras de radio de España, gratis y en directo. Musica, deportes y noticias para todos.
Notes In Spanish
Real conversations in Spanish for all levels, available in podcast style.
Radio Ambulante - NPR
An award-winning Spanish language podcast that uses long-form audio journalism to tell neglected and under-reported Latin American and Latino stories.
TED en Español
Con la guía de Gerry Garbulsky, el curador de TED en Español, exploramos el universo de ideas en nuestro idioma.