LibGuides: Languages@BU: Spanish Resources

Spanish Beginner resources A1

Talk Spanish by Aurora Longo, Almudena Sánchez
ISBN: 0563520124
Available at Talbot Campus library, 3rd floor at 468.3421/LON

Michel Thomas Foundation Spanish by Michel Thomas
ISBN: 034093896X
8 audio CDs available at Talbot Campus library, 3rd floor at 468.3421/THO

Enhanced Michel Thomas course on Panopto
We have, with the permission of the publishers, produced an enhanced version of the Michel Thomas courses. We have transcribed the course into short videos and also produced worksheets and revision sessions. These resources are now on Panopto.
Spanish podcasts
We have created a number of short audio files of useful expressions with accompanying pdf documents. These are all available from SansSpace so you will need to log into SansSpace with your BU user name and password.

Talk Spanish 2 by Inma McLeish
ISBN: 1406612944
Available at Talbot Campus library, 3rd floor in 468.3421/MACL

Breakthrough Spanish 1 by Sandra Truscott
ISBN: 1403915598
Available from the library at Talbot Campus on the 3rd floor at 468/TRU

Michel Thomas Spanish Language Builder
This is a follow on course from the Michel Thomas Foundation Spanish course. Click on the link to access the files on Panopto.
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his is different from the Michel Thomas Foundation course sessions as Michel is now talking to you directly. There are no other students on the audio files. He provides you with vocabulary and expressions in the same way as before but provides the answers himself and almost immediately after he has asked the question. Therefore you will need to use the pause control a lot while you think through what he has asked you to say.

Sueños World Spanish 1 by Mike Gonzalez, Luz Kettle, Maria Elena Placencia
ISBN: 0563472464
available from the library at Talbot Campus on the 3rd floor at 460/SUE

Breakthrough Spanish 2 by Sandra Truscott, Brian Hill
ISBN: 1403916799
Available from Talbot Campus library, 3rd floor at 468/TRU

Sueños World Spanish 2 by Juan Kattan
ISBN: 0563519126
Available from the library at Talbot Campus, 3rd floor at 460/SUE

Avance by Concha Moreno
ISBN: 8471439271
Available from Talbot Campus library, 3rd floor at 468.24/MOR

Oxford Premium Spanish Dictionary (online)
BU Subscribes to the Oxford Premium online dictionaries. To access this resource from off campus you will need your BU user name and password

BBC Talk Spanish
Website to accompany the Talk Spanish book
Mi Vida Loca
A 22 episode drama series which teaches you basic Spanish. it's best to watch the full interactive episodes.
BBC Spanish Intermediate crosswords
Interactive crosswords on a variety of topic areas
The Guardian Learn Spanish phrases
Phrases categorized by topic from the Guardian Travel series
Fluency Prof Spanish audio files
A wide range of listening opportunities with free audio files from Fluency Prof
Fluency Prof Vocabulary games
A wide range of vocabulary building activities using flashcards with audio and pictures.
Free resources for learning Spanish
An overview of available free Spanish language learning websites from Cactus languages.
English Spanish dictionary from bab.la
Spanish games
Games to practise Spanish
News in Slow Spanish
News stories with transcripts spoken in slow Spanish - excellent for widening your vocabulary and improving your Spanish pronunciation,
Euronews Spain
Live news videos in Spanish with transcripts.
Very useful for widening vocabulary and improving your listening skills.
Duolingo
Memrise Spanish 1
Beginner's level Spanish
Memrise Spanish 4
Advanced level Spanish
News in slow Spanish
This site only gives you the headline and first paragraph. You have to subscribe to get the full version.
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However it is still useful for improving your listening and widening your vocabulary.

Talk to Her (2002)
Volver (2006)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Live Flesh (1997)
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
The Body (2012)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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Pedro Almodovar's witty, offbeat Spanish farce about a woman who, finding she is pregnant, sets about tracking down her errant lover. She discovers that she is not the only woman on his trail, and is caught up in a labyrinthine plot of lovers, terrorists and poisoned gazpacho