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Spanish Resources
Classroom Materials
Books and Other
Publications
Intercultural Center for Research in Education
(INCRE)
“Los Arboles Hablan,” a Spanish curriculum based
on the study of Latin American rainforests is available
through the center along with many other resources for the
Spanish classrooms.
Website: www.incre.org
E-mail: mail@incre.org
Phone: 781-643-2142
Lectorum Publications
Spanish books and educational materials.
Website: www.lectorum.com
Email: lectorum@scholastic.com
Phone: 800-345-5946 (Ext. 2226)
Consejería de Educación
These materials from the embassy of Spain, published several
times a year, offer authentic readings and a variety of
accompanying exercises for different levels of proficiency,
often with a central theme.
Website: www.sgci.mec.es/usa/eng/consejeria
Santillana Publishing Co., Inc.
Children’s literature in Spanish, original and translations,
references, Spanish textbooks, and ESL materials.
Website: www.santillanausa.com
E-mail: customerservice@santillanausa.com
Phone: 1-800-245-8584
Mexican Tourism Board
Provided by Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism. Supplies
for travel professionals, such as posters and brochures.
Website: www.visitmexico.com
E-mail: contact@visitmexico.com
Phone: 1-800-44-MEXICO (446-3942)
Trend Enterprises, Inc.
Supplemental materials, such as games and bulletin boards,
in Spanish.
Website: www.trendenterprises.com
Phone: 1-800-860-6762 or 651-631-2850
Periodicals
and Newspapers
Organization of American States
A magazine published six times a year with articles on the
people and places of Latin America. Available in English
and Spanish.
Website: www.oas.org
Phone: 202-458-3000
Cambio 16
Spanish weekly news magazine from Madrid.
Website: www.cambio16.info
E-mail: cambio16@cambio16.info
Hispanic Pages
Phone: 612-990-2378
La Prensa de Minnesota
Website: www.laprensademn.com
E-mail: sales@laprensademn.com
Phone: 612-729-5900
La Voz Latina
Website: www.stpaulpublishing.com/lavozlatina.html
E-mail: ads@stpaulpublishing.com
Phone: 651-457-1177
Think Spanish! Audio Magazine
Increase Spanish fluency while teaching the student about
life and culture in Spanish speaking countires.
Website: www.readspanish.com
Email: info@thinkspanish.com
Phone: 1-800-741-0773
Vanidades
Popular women’s magazine with current events, beauty,
fashion, and entertainment news.
Website: www.esmas.com/vanidades/
E-mail: vanidades@editorialtelevisa.com
Phone: 800-787-1414
Professional Development
Professional Organizations
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and
Portuguese (AATSP)
Receive the journal Hispania with membership. Opportunity
for student participation in the national exam, and information
on conferences.
Website: www.aatsp.org
E-mail: corporate@aatsp.org
Phone: 610-363-7005
Chicano Latino Affairs Council
The Chicano Latino Affairs Council has published the 2003-2004
edition of their 200+-page Minnesota bilingual resource
directory. Listings include churches with services in Spanish,
local publications in Spanish, local Latino businesses,
entertainment (including restaurants), radio programs, and
agencies which provide bilingual services.
Website: www.clac.state.mn.us
E-mail: clac.desk@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-296-9587 / 888-234-1291
Professional
Periodicals
Hispania
Hispania is the official journal of the AATSP, devoted to
the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese.
Online (JSTOR): http://www.jstor.org/journals/00182133.html
E-mail: janet.perez@ttu.edu
Language and Culture
Study
Don Quijote – "Curso de Repaso"
A 2 week course for teachers of Spanish to revitalise theoretical
knowledge and teaching methods at one of the 8 destinations;
In Spain: Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Salamanca, Seville,
Tenerife, and Valencia; In Mexico: Guanajuato.
Website: www.donquijote.org
Phone: 1-800-518-0412
Multimedia Resources
Web Sites
University Guadalajara
(Explore Mexico)
Website: www.udg.mx/
Email: webudg@cencar.udg.mx
Excite Travel – Planning
Website: travel.excite.com
Maps of the Americas
Website: www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html
Mexico and Mexican culture
Website: www.mexonline.com
Email: mexinfo@mexonline.com
Phone: 1-619-303-2090
Links to various Spanish periodicals online
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/spanish/
and www.newspapers.com
El Pais
On-line version of the well-known Spanish newspaper
Website: www.elpais.es
CETYS Universidad
Website: www.tij.cetys.mx
Mundo Hispano: The Spanish Language Learning MOO
Website: www.umsl.edu/~moosproj/mundo.html
Email: mundo@admiral.umsl.edu
UT-Lanic Home Page
For Latin American Studies, with country and subject directories.
Website: lanic.utexas.edu
Other Multimedia
University of Minnesota Language Center
The University of Minnesota’s Language Center has
a web site devoted to a language software database for both
Mac’s and PC’s. A link can be found on this
page: languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/index.php?page=instructor
(under “Materials Libraries”).
Puerta del Sol Audio-Magazine
Bimonthly, hour-long program on audiocassette packed with
news, features, and interviews from the target-language
country. Subscribe for 5 months or 1 year. Study supplements
are also available. Programs available in French, German,
Spanish, and Italian.
Website: www.puerta-del-sol.com
E-mail: usorders@champs-elysees.com
Phone: 1-800-824-0829
SCOLA (Satellite Communications for Learning)
SCOLA is an internationally-based non-profit consortium
of educational institutions. It transmits international
television programs for schools.
Website: www.scola.org
E-mail: scola@scola.org
Phone: 712-566-2202
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