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The purpose of the Spanish page is to virtually connect you -- students, faculty, staff, and community members--to the Spanish-speaking world. Here you will be linked to sites relating to culture, instruction, and other Spanish resources that we hope will enhance your learning of Spanish and allow you to bring Spanish out of the classroom and into your world.

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  Art & Museums  
 
  • Art Institute of Chicago
    Book and Multimedia section reviews the recently published book: Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archeology of the Unknown Past.

  • Hispanic Art
    The GlobalGate Spanish pages provide general Spanish links to Hispanic Art and the Spanish Language.

  • Libraries Unlimited
    Provides library information and services.  Teachers have access to classroom activities and ideas along with practical lessons.

  • Museo de Antropologia
    Provides the layout and description of the museum.

  • Prado Museum
    Explore Spanish art at the Prado Museum using either a  Spanish or an English tour.

  • WWAR: World Wide Arts Resources
    This interactive site gives access to arts services, visual arts, performing arts, more arts and other information.

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  Education  
 

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  Food  
 

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  Geography & Maps  
 
  • All About Spain
    Learn about Spain before taking a trip.

  • Map Quest
    Provides maps, travel information, yellow pages and other tips about the countries of interest.  

  • Mexico City Virtual Guide
    This site introduces you to Mexico City, its attractions, activities, and answers FAQ (frequently asked questions).

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  Government & Embassies  
 
  • Embassies 
    This is the website for all embassies and other diplomatic missions.

  • United Nations Home Page
    The United Nations Home page may be viewed in Spanish and other languages. 

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  History, Culture & Civilization  
 
  • Country Studies/Area Handbook
    Reviews books that deal with a specific foreign country prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. The description highlights political, economical, and social and how cultural factors mold the country.

  • CIA World Factbook
    The World Factbook is considered one of the best information source for all countries.

  • Cultural Office Embassy of Spain
    Spain’s Embassy introduces us to its country, culture, events and scholarship programs.

  • Culture Finder
    This site contains nation- wide schedules in Spanish speaking countries for cultural events in the arts.

  • El Camino de Santiago
    Learn about the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, its history and why people still make this trip.

  • Hispanic Heritage
    This site has bookmarkers providing information to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Montgomery County Schools.

  • Hispanic Society of America
    This site is maintained by Ogarit. (Use Netscape)

  • Mexican Historic Timeline
    Contains more than 200 articles on Mexican history.

  • Spanish History Chronology
    This interactive service provides Spanish historical, linguistic and cultural information by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  • Spanish Institutes
    The Spanish Institute was founded in 1954 to promote the understanding of Spanish culture, past and present, and its influence in the Americas through a variety of programs.

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   Literature  
 
  • Biblioteca Virtual Miguel Cervantes
    This site contains one of the largest free online libraries of Spanish-written works.  This collection of more than 30,000 electronically assembled works by Spain and Hispanic writers is intended for research. This site is in Spanish primarily with links at the University of Virginia Library, The  Electronic Text Center and other research institutions.

  • Britanica
    One finds leading websites, magazines, and also the electronic Encyclopedia Britanica collection.

  • Latin American Literature
    The site is similar to Amazon.com where books are discussed, chat rooms are available and book may be purchased on-line.

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  Media: Radio & TV  
 
  • MediaInfo
    Search this Media database by media category, geographic area and public station frequency.

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  Medicine  
 

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  Music  
 
  • Hispanic Music
    Enter the world of music from Spain and the Hispanic World.

  • Spanish
    Languages site introduces the viewer to the world of languages for pleasure and its acquisition.

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  News, Newspapers & Magazines  
 
  • ABC - (Madrid, Spain/Newspaper)
  • DEJA - (Online Product Consumer Review and Purchasing site of more than a million newsgroups posting accessible through keyword searches.)
  • EL MUNDO - (Madrid, Spain/Newspaper)
  • EL NUEVO HERALD - (Miami Herald Newspaper in Spanish)
  • EL PAIS - (Madrid, Spain/Newspaper)
  • EL NORTE - (Monterrey, Mexico/Newspaper)
  • EL PERIODICO - (Castilian and Catalonia Newspaper)
  • EL TIEMPO - (Bogota, Colombia/Newspaper)
  • LA NACION - (Buenos Aires, Argentina, Newspaper)
  • LA REVISTA - (Spanish celebrities magazine)
  • SALON TRAVEL - (Travel, Food and Achieves site)
  • SALUDOS - (Hispanic Employment Job Guide)
  • Wall Street Journal in Spanish - (Financial and business news in Spanish)

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  Recreation  
 
  • Cyberspain
    This site enables you to travel and learn about Spain’s culture, country and traditions.

  • Futbol
    In depth International Soccer coverage provided.

  • Rain Forest Aerial Tram
    Learn about the Hanging Gardens of the Rain Forest.

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  Religion  
 
  • Spanish
    Learn and find Religious material in Spanish.

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  Spanish-Speaking Countries  
 

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  Weather  
 
  • The International Society of Biometeorology
    This home page is house at the Department of Physical Geography at Macquaire University, New South Wales, Australia conducts studies of the atmospheric process and living organisms.

  • The Weather Channel  
    At this site, you enter in the desired location and receive weather information about that location.

  • The World Meteorological
    This is a United Nations Specialized Agency that coordinates global scientific activity.  

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Courses and Instruction

Virginia Community Colleges by Region Cursos y Pedagogía
 
   Spanish Courses at Virginia Community Colleges*
(Colleges in caps are participants in the Virtual Foreign Language Classroom)
 
* Blue Ridge                    Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 
 
 
* Central Virginia       Catalog           Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
   
* Dabney S. Lancaster   Catalog       Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Danville                             Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses
 
* Eastern Shore                  Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Germanna                          Catalog          Schedule of Classes          Distant Learning  
   

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J. Sargeant Reynolds     Catalog        Schedule of Classes       Distance Education  
   
* John Tyler                        Catalog            Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
   
* Lord Fairfax                   Catalog & Schedule of Classes                Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Mountain Empire            Catalog            Schedule of Classes          Distance Education  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* New River                         Catalog           Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 

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Northern Virginia        CatalogClass Schedule | Distance Ed | Compressed Video  
   
    Alexandria Campus Foreign Language Department  
   
    Annandale Campus Foreign Language Department  
   
    Loudoun Campus Foreign Languages  
   
    Manassas Campus  
   
    Woodbridge Campus Foreign Languages  
 
 
    Extended Learning Institute  
   
* Patrick Henry              Catalog            Schedule of Classes           Distance Learning    
   
* Paul D. Camp                      Catalog            Schedule of Classes  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Piedmont Virginia          Catalog & Schedule of Classes              Distance Learning  
   
* Rappahannock                Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Education  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Southside Virginia           Catalog        Schedule of Classes           Cyber Courses  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 

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Southwest Virginia        Catalog & Schedule of Classes            Distance Education  
 
  • Foreign Language Department
  • Spanish 101-102  
    This is the Southwest Virginia Community College Beginning Spanish Site.  It provides course information and Spanish links.
  • Spanish 201-202
    This is the Southwest Virginia Community College Intermediate Spanish Site.  It provides course information and Spanish links.
 
* Thomas Nelson                 Catalog & Schedule of Classes             Distance Learning  
   

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Tidewater                            Catalog         Schedule of Classes         Distance Learning  
   
* Virginia Highlands             Catalog        Schedule of Classes         Distance Education  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Virginia Western          Catalog             Schedule of Classes       Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
* Wytheville                       Catalog          Schedule of Classes     Distance Learning  
 
  • Offers Spanish Courses

 
    Spanish Online Practice  
 
  • Learn Spanish
    Acquire Spanish language skills with a free online tutorial. A translation program is available also.

  • Learning Spanish
    An intersting bilingual (Spanish -English) site to browse.

  • Spanish Language Exercises
    Developed by Ursinus College to promote Spanish instruction on the Internet.
 
    Spanish Programs & Departments at other Colleges  
   
  Spanish Study Abroad  
   

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Language Resources open book Fuentes
 
Career Opportunities
   
 
Dictionaries & Language Tools
 
  • Dictionaries
    • Dicionario Anaya
      An electronic Bilingual Spanish/English dictionary maintained by Anaya Publishers.  This site houses learning material for children, publications for sale and a variety of information.

    • Dictionary Program
      This dictionary program enables you to search words, practice words, and create your own list of words.

    • Travlang
      Serves individuals interested in foreign travel. Its goal is to provide answers to questions and links to services and places to visit.

  • Language Tools
 
Libraries
 
  
  • Library of Congress
    An extensive collection of more than 40 million items still housed in this collection. Entries in this Guide are available through the Manuscript’s Division held at the Library of Congress and other institutions.

  • University of Texas Library
    Provides information and resources both printed and electronically to its patrons and students.
 
Organizations
 
 
Publisher Web Sites (Open Access)
 
Publishing industry sites that allows one to learn a foreign language:
 
Search Engines (English & Spanish)
 
Use these search engines to find sites relating to Spanish topics.  Many are written in Spanish.
 

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