Watching movies in the foreign language is a great way to work on the listening comprehension skills and acquire new vocabulary. However, watching a full film can be very tiring, left alone all the time it requires. That is why a great alternative, but equally useful, can be watching short films.
Here there is a link to a webpage that hosts Free Short Films in Spanish, with English subtitles. Have a look and immerse yourself in a bit of culture while praticing the language!
Tricks of Tongue
Top tips from experts to learn a language quickly
If you want to see the whole article from the BBC, go to http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150302-secrets-to-learning-a-language
But to START TAKINGS RISKS, go to a version of the article written in Spanish: to http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/03/150309_vert_cap_aprender_idioma_rapido_yv
ELE stands for Espanol como Lengua Extranjera (Spanish as a Foreign Language).
Our students are all ELE students, and so if you search in the internet for any resources or information adding the label “ELE”, the search can be more fruitful.
VideoEle is an example of a very good webpage addressed to ELE students. And the great thing about it is that all the Units are sustained around a video (whose transcripts you can read, of course).
We are sure you will find this website extremely useful!
http://www.videoele.com/en/Curso_en.html
Some interesting facts about language and how they relate to other skills. In order to see the whole article and other facts from different studies, follow the link below!
[Source: http://www.all-languages.org.uk/news/features/speaking-mind-links-languages-skills/]
Here comes, the second part of last entry’s podcast. It may be interesting to listen to that as well. You can do it from here, or directly from the BBC website.
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This podcast by the BBC explains some interesting facts about speaking more than one language. Have a look at it from here or go to the BBC website page where you can also find it.
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Remember that in Spanish, you need to watch your verb endings!
[This is an articule extracted copied from another webpage. To read the whole article and get into more detail about the tips, go to the original article here ]
Words. We all need them. However fancy your grammar may be, without words you can’t communicate. […] The trouble is, there are a lot of words to learn. Here are eight things to keep in mind on your quest for a larger vocabulary.
To read the whole article and get into more detail about the tips, go to the original article here
Taking the leap can be daunting, but you’ll face challenges and pick up skills that will turn you into a desirable employee.
Read the whole article by The Guardian here, to see all the opinions and comments from different people that have been as brave as to do that.
Why not having a look at this online free course by the Future Learn website, to introduce oneself to some basic Italian?
If you know any Spanish at all (and all Cardinal Newman students know even a bit, don´t let yourself be underestimated) this shouldn´t be very challenging.
Quite on the contrary, it is a great opportunity to open your knowledge of languages a bit more! And remember it is an adding skill, learners always build on top of what they know, so the more they learn, the easier it will be to learn more!
Source: Introduction to Italian – Università per Stranieri di Siena (UniStraSi)
