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Spanish Resources: Iberia and General
General Information
- The CIA World Factbook: Spain provides fundamental information and statistics about Spain.
- Universia is a new (mid-2001) resource, which in its own words offers a "vast amount of information on Hispanic universities, departments, courses, research, student life.... [as well as information about] on-line courses, materials and libraries, video-conferences, daily news on developments in Hispanic higher education and research, forums and chats". It covers Spain and will gradually add coverage of Latin America as well as Portugal.
- Red Iris gives links to Spanish universities' websites.
- www.unispain.com who work with many universities and private schools in Spain to offer advice and discount prices on Spanish language courses in many different parts of Spain.
- www.spanish-town-guides.com - for those wishing to obtain a big variety of information, resources and links regarding different Spanish cities.
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Language
- Academic Info: Spanish Language has links to sites which include Spanish language tutorials, dictionaries and newspapers.
- CILT, the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research has useful information on Spanish and Portuguese.
- España al desnudo is a useful resource, especially strong on links to official and governmental organizations.
- The Ethnologue Database of languages of the world includes information about the languages of Spain.
- La Página del Idioma Español is a regularly updated page on developments relating to the Spanish language.
- Tecla is a text magazine written for learners and teachers of Spanish. It is a joint production between the Spanish Department at Birkbeck College and the Consejería de Educación, Embajada de España en Londres. It is produced weekly during term-time.
- Instituto Cervantes: http://www.cervantes.es/portada_b.htm
- www.utilidad.com - is an independently financed online writer's community that any skilled Spanish writer can join. Advanced Spanish students can be come members of our writers community and practice their Spanish writing skills.
Libraries and Publishing
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Literature and Culture
- Johns Hopkins University has a useful list of e-resources in theHispanic field.
- Santa Barbara City College - Spanish Department provides a comprehensive and well organised collection of links relevant to the language, literature,culture, current affairs, and geography, of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
- Sí, Spain is maintained by the Embassy of Spain in Ottawa (Canada). The service provides basic and updated reference information on Spanish current affairs, language, history, and culture, and includes an organised collection of links toother web sites relevant to Spain and its culture.
- Specifically for the Medieval Period, the following are available:-
- The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is maintained at Fordham University in the USA and provides links to electronic texts, and other materials relating to Medieval Iberia.
- Medieval Iberia is maintained at the Labyrinth; a web server for Medieval Studies which is sponsored by Georgetown University.
Newspapers
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Radios
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Spanish Resources: Latin America
General Information
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