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Learning Spanish When You're Not in School
Some tips for working on your Spanish studies during the summer when you're not in school.

Am I Too Old To Learn Spanish?
So you're at middle age or beyond and thinking about learning a foreign language? Is this a realistic goal?

Embarrassing Moments
People learning Spanish share the mistakes they have lived to regret (or else to laugh at).

Internet Programming in Spanish
If you're learning Spanish (or if you already know the language), you can benefit from listening to it spoken by native speakers. You can even get used to listening to the language by listening to music. Here's a list of Internet Spanish-language audio sites recommended by users of the About Spanish Language site.

Getting the Most from a Language Class
Are you taking a class in Spanish or another foreign language? Learn how to get the most from your class, so that learning the language becomes more than an academic exercise.

Spanish for Beginners
If you're new to learning Spanish, this collection of lessons will help you learn what you need to know.

Spanish Lessons for Intermediate and Advanced Students
If you're beyond the beginner stage of learning Spanish, this collection of lessons can help you learn the details of using the Spanish language well.

Dichos, refranes y citas
For a quick and enjoyable way of improving your Spanish vocabulary and knowledge of grammar, subscribe to "Dichos, refranes y citas," a daily newsletter that features a new saying, proverb or quotation each day.

Email Lessons
You can learn a little bit of Spanish each day with our handy and free email lessons.

10 Mistakes To Avoid While Learning Spanish
Following these tips will help you get beyond the beginning level of Spanish and also prevent you from sounding less intelligent than you are.

Spanish Basics in One Week
Are you thinking about learning Spanish? If so, this introductory series of lessons will teach you some basic facts about the language and introduce you to some of its basic grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. If you sign up, you'll receive seven lessons, one in your mailbox each day for a week.

How Your Learning Style Affects How You Learn
Not everyone learns in the same way. By adapting your learning method to what works best for you, you can learn more easily.

Easy Ways To Improve Your Spanish
Here are some ways of improving your Spanish that require very little effort beyond doing the things you normally during the day.

How To Speak Spanish Unlike a Native
Next time you travel to a Spanish-speaking country, would you like to be identified as an ugly American or just another silly tourist? If so, follow these steps.

Learning Two Languages at a Time
How difficult is it to learn two languages at the same time? Participants in our forum who have tried it say it isn't easy.

Satellite Radio Programming in Spanish
This guide describes the Spanish-language programming available on the two satellite radio networks available in the United States, XM and Sirius. It also includes a description of how satellite radio works and the options available.

I Want To Talk Spanish with a Native Speaker
If you're learning Spanish or another foreign language, here's some advice on how to go about finding a native speaker to talk with.

Tips for Learning Irregular Verb Conjugations
Learning verb conjugations can be one of the big challenges of learning Spanish. Here's some advice.

Find Someone to Speak Spanish With
It's easier to work on your Spanish speaking skills when you have a native speaker to talk to. Here are some suggestions for finding such a person.

Am I Too Old to Learn Spanish?
Is it more difficult to learn a foreign language when you're older? Probably. But that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Learning Spanish at the Movies
One way of improve your ability to listen to spoken Spanish is to watch Spanish-language movies.

Online News in Spanish
Reading current news in Spanish is a good way to expand your vocabulary and learn how Spanish is used in real life.

Make Spanish Your Browser Preference
One way to improve your language ability is to visit Spanish-language Web sites. By changing your browser preference, you can make some multilingual sites show up in Spanish rather than English.

Introduction to the Spanish Language
This is the introductory lesson for this site's beginner's Spanish course. Follow the links in the story to find the other lessons.

Why Learn Spanish?
Looking for some motivation? Here's a reminder of why you're learning a new language.