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FACULTY
UH SPANISH STUDIES INFORMATION
UH SPANISH COURSES DESCRIPTION
Catalog of 1999-2001.
Info about M.A and Ph D in Spanish literature and linguistics; undergraduate courses description; STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS; and more!!!
Description of classes about Mexican-American literature and culture.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE LAB SPANISH RESOURCES
Check all the software we have for you! You will learn playing. It's easy, cool, and fun! (e.g. Eudole is one the recent software we obtainted; it explains the difference between the so confusing usage ofPORandPARA) Ask our stuff about them!
Did you know that you can have Puntos 5th edition at home? Well, you can download it from here!
Have you watched "Like water for chocolate", "The Age of Beauty", or "Frida" ? What about the new DVD we got from the so famous Cuban musical group "Buena Vista Social Group"? Check it out! Resources such as these ones can help you improving your listening and comprehension skills.
Find the available hours of our Spanish tutor!
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SPANISH ORGANIZATIONS
Latino-based and Latino-related programs.
Hispanic Business Student Association
(HBSA)
This is an association for students enrolled at the College of Business Administration. The Association provides scholarships and job opportunities; workshops on how to do Resumes and Thank you letters.
SPANISH GRAMMAR
Web Site containning grammar, listening, music, culture and much more.
Translation Services for FREE.
This is a web site where you can find subjects such as: different tenses of the verbs, pronouns, adjectives (cognates, false cognates) among others. It also contains names of animals, colors, food, environment, people and much more...
CULTURAL WEB SITES
Did you know that even though Latin Americans who speak the same language, except for Brasilians who speak Portuguese, they have a different meaning for a "same word"? This is a really cool web site where you can learn about the differences between cultures in Latin America. Check it out!!!
This is a web site that contains topics such as the Renaissance and Baroque Spanish Poetry; the life of Cervantes, his times and his work. It also has the Catalan and Basque cultures.
Enjoy seeing all the beautiful views, beaches, and cities of this emerald country has. Get to know part of its culture, its cuisine and its people.
"Someter la aplicación?", "Perder un examen?", "Auto-preguntarse?". Ve la manera correcta de decir éstas y otras frases que, con el tiempo, han sido influenciadas por el inglés.
MAPS OF SPANISH/PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil (Portuguese)
Central America & the
Caribbean
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
Honduras
Latin America
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
South America
Spain
Uruguay
Venezuela
Equatorial Guinea
Listen to bands such as Mana, Shakira, Soda Stereo, and Aterciopelados.
This is my favorite web site!!! Here you can improve your listening skills and learn some Spanish slang! This is a Colombian radio station, where young people have a talk show in the mornings. They talk about the the country's polemic and make fun of everything! Check it out!
This is another part of the Mexican Culture!!! Learn some Mexican slang; see how young people think and react towards Mexican and international polemics.
NEWS
Colombian news radio station. You can read and listen to headline news.
This site offers you a great variety of topics. It contains a section of "Finanzas" where a version of Spanish of The Wall Street Journal can be read. You can also get information about Latin Amercia's countries such as Argentina and Brasil. Don't forget to check Mexico for North America, and Costa Rica for Central America.
Some homework to do about a Latin country and you don't have any idea what could be a good source to find info about it? Well, this is a side that provides information about population, government, economy and among others about the different Latin countries. There are also newpapers, and magazines provided.
Get info about word order, adjectives, adverbs, verb tenses and more!!
DICTIONARIES
Spanish, English-Spanish, Spanish-English.
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Created
by
Silvana Mendez
Foreign
Language Lab / University of Houston
