You can watch my free Spanish video lessons on my YouTube channel spanishvideolessons and also on this blog where I will post all my Spanish learning videos.

In this lesson you can learn how to describe masculine nouns. This is the Lesson 6 grammar from my Spanish Online Course.

This free Spanish video lesson includes plenty of examples with their English translation, easy grammar notes, and a speaking drill to review what you’ve learned.

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If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, please leave a comment here or on my YouTube channel spanishvideolessons.

You can now get my Spanish language course Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace on Amazon.co.uk:

This is a Spanish course that takes you from a beginners’ to an intermediate level in 24 lessons with: dialogs, vocabulary practice, grammar, pronunciation drills, learning tips, speaking and listening drills, reading and writing exercises, and more.

This course contains a 300-page book and 2 audio cds with more than 2.5 hours of recordings by native Spanish speakers.

At Spanish Bookworld you can find all the information you need: features, lesson plan, cd content, free audio samples, free text samples and about the author.

Want to see what my Spanish online course looks and sounds like? Here’s an insight into the course:

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In my long experience as a Spanish language teacher and course author I’ve come across dozens of Spanish courses, good and bad, student-friendly and dry as a bone.

This is a great time for learning foreign languages. The quality of the learning material has improved quite dramatically over the years, prices are generally very reasonable, and the nasty no-pain-no-gain approach to language learning is long gone.

Over time, some Spanish courses that were once popular have now but disappeared from the radar, others have turned out to be much more successful than I had imagined.

Here are the top 5 Spanish courses currently on the market. They all have their own learning approach and emphasize different aspects of the language. I have written reviews for all of them and linked to the free lessons they offer.

Visual Link Spanish

This is without question the top 1 Spanish language course, and has been so for many years.

Its friendly approach to language learning, and the fact that it comes on cd-rom and cd make it a highly attractive course.

Read my Visual Link Spanish review and get the free Spanish lessons.

Learning Spanish Like Crazy

This Spanish audio course is very popular with commuters and those who don’t have the time to sit in front of the computer or a book.

It focuses on conversation, and it’s fun and engaging.

Read my Learning Spanish Like Crazy review and get the free Spanish lessons.

Rosetta Stone Spanish

This bestselling series of Spanish courses covers all levels, from beginners to advanced. It comes not only on cd-rom, but also on mp3, and it has recently introduced an app.

This Spanish course puts the emphasis on speaking and understanding, and it has some powerful pronunciation software to help you improve your accent.

Read my Rosetta Stone Spanish review and get Rosetta Stone at 30% off.

Rocket Spanish

This popular Spanish course also comes on cd-rom and cd. It covers the grammar thoroughly, and it includes 31 culture lessons.

Rocket Spanish focuses not only on listening and speaking, but also on reading and writing.

Read my Rocket Spanish review and get the 6-day free trial.

Verbarrator

This is a fairly new Spanish course, but one that has quickly earned its place at the very top.

Verbarrator is a Spanish verb course that covers 550 verbs in all tenses, with audio recordings, drills and verb phrases. It’s flexible, intuitive, fun and motivating, and it works.

Read my Verbarrator review and get the free Spanish verb lessons.

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Jetset Spanish is a Latin American Spanish video course that will get you speaking in Spanish from lesson 1. This fun and motivating course covers an vast array of everyday situations. Here you can find the lesson plan and the full course description.

You can get this Spanish course now for $117 for a limited period. That’s 40% off it’s normal price, and it comes with a 60-day money back guarantee.

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You’ll be taking Lesson 3: Getting Into Town for a test drive. This will give you a taste of the 15 interactive video lessons included in the full version of Jetset Spanish. Enjoy!

Electronic books, also known as ebooks, are publications which can be read on a number of devices such as computer desktops, laptops and ebook readers. The last five years have seen the launch of many thousands of electronic books with a wide variety of formats. They range from plain publications, with hardly any features, to beautifully developed interactive multimedia ebooks with sound, images, notepads, feedback and hyperlinked menus.

   

The most basic ebooks are no more than digital versions of printed books. They’re a great invention, but they’re far from the electronic books I’m going to concentrate on in this article. Today I’m going to introduce you to fully interactive multimedia ebooks, in particular those that help you learn foreign languages in a flash.

Foreign language learning has been radically improved by multimedia ebooks. They make studying much more fun, and substantially easier. They have also brought the cost of learning down. So, what is it that makes them the powerful tool they are? Here are their top five features:

1. Multimedia ebooks bring the language to life by including audio and/or video. Whether you’re learning verbs, listening to dialogs or practicing your pronunciation, multimedia ebooks allow you to hear the text said by native speakers by a simple click; and you can listen to it over and over. Good ebooks also give you the translation of all the new words and phrases in each lesson, so you never need to use a dictionary.

2. Multimedia electronic books come with listening and speaking drills and exercises to practice the real language. If you’re learning verbs, for instance, you can practice saying and understanding the new forms; if you’re learning vocabulary, you’ll be able to practice all the new words you’ve come across. A good language ebook will also include a set drills at the end to help you review everything you’ve learned, as a whole.

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3. Interactive electronic books give you the exercise and drill solutions. All you need to do is click a button. Good ebooks also let you save your personal scores, an essential feature for monitoring your learning progress.

4. The best electronic books include menus and links similar to those you find on well-designed websites. They make moving from chapter to chapter flawless, and you can quickly get to any lesson, drill or any other content. There are also plenty of external links to the author’s contact page, free resources, blogs, etc.

5. Good electronic books allow you to type in your notes and save them for future reference.

Briefly, interactive multimedia ebooks are self-contained. They provide everything you need, so you don’t have to use a dictionary, notepad, reference book or audio material.

Finally, language learning ebooks cover every aspect of the language: conversation, vocabulary, grammar, numbers, pronunciation, etc. They help you master understanding, speaking, reading and writing faster and more efficiently than traditional methods.

Here are some snapshots from my Spanish language learning ebooks:

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Apps have revolutionized the way you learn Spanish. You no longer need to wait until you have some free time to sit in front of a book or a computer, and make painfully slow progress. If you have an iPhone, an iPod or an iPad, you can access your Spanish lessons wherever you are, at any time. That means fast progress.

It means, too, the ability of learning the Spanish language while you do other tasks, from traveling to work to relaxing in the tub.

Learning the Spanish language with apps is entertaining, with the good ones at least. Good apps encourage you to learn further, and help you master speaking and understanding.

So what makes a Spanish learning app good? Which features should it contain?

Good Spanish apps are put together by professional language teachers. They include a substantial number of audio files, all of which must be recorded by native speakers. Whether you purchase an app with a Spanish conversation course, a grammar guide, kids’ lessons, games, quizzes or exam help, it must contain audio files. Without them, your listening and speaking skills will not benefit, only your reading skills will.

Other essential features in an app are: Spanish transcripts of all the recorded material, and English translations so you don’t have to consult a dictionary. It should also be content-rich, easy to navigate and visually attractive.

With so many Spanish language courses to choose from, access to free samples before you purchase the app is of great assistance. Unfortunately, many app creators do not offer you the chance to play with the content before you part with your money, but the best do.

On top of all these features, a good Spanish app will give you a link to the course producer, the chance to email your technical questions, and will offer you periodic upgrades.

I have created for you my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners App with these and many other components: new mp3s or videos on a weekly basis; Spanish transcripts of all the content including dialogs, vocabulary glossaries, grammar lessons, and exercises with their solutions; on and offline playing, and more.

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Spanish vocabulary audio flashcards from Maria Fernandez’s course

Forgetting the gender of the Spanish nouns you’re supposed to know well is both frustrating and demotivating. Today I’m going to walk you through the reason why those mistakes are made, and I’m going to give you an easy solution.

My fifteen years teaching Spanish have shown me that learning and reviewing vocabulary the wrong way is what leads to those mistakes.

You may be wondering, then, if there is a way of learning new Spanish nouns that will allow you to get the gender always right. The answer, without any doubt, is ‘yes’. Here are the two steps you need to follow:

1. Every time you come across a new Spanish noun, make sure you learn it with ‘el’ or ‘la’. When you’re reviewing vocabulary, do so with ‘el’ or ‘la’ in front of all the nouns.

2. Use recordings by native Spanish speakers to learn new vocabulary, in particular audio flashcards.

In all my Spanish courses this is the method I use. It’s fast, efficient and a great time-saver.

Learning nouns with their article the first time you come across them takes the same effort as learning them on their own, and it will save you a lot of time and frustration later on. So, for instance, instead of learning that:

the word ‘flor’ means ‘flower’

Always learn that:

‘la flor’ means ‘the flower’

Doing so will ensure that you associate ‘flor’ with ‘la’ in a natural way, just like Spanish native speakers do.

My second vocabulary tip is to use audio flashcards. The advantage of those is that you can hear the new Spanish words and their English translation, as well as practice and review them.

The task of learning new Spanish vocabulary becomes significantly easier with audio flashcards. They are an essential tool for acquiring a good Spanish accent, and a powerful resource for reviewing efficiently. Throughout my Spanish courses I have created audio flashcards to make your vocabulary learning experience smooth and enjoyable. I’ve included them in my online course, my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners, kids’ course, videos and my iTunes apps.

Briefly, learning new vocabulary following the two steps I’ve described in this article is not only more efficient in the short, medium and long term, but also much more enjoyable.

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I’m offering a 12-month subscription to my Spanish course for only $75.

My Spanish course includes:

• A 60-day money back guarantee
• 45 beginners’ online lessons
• 45 kids’ lessons
• Downloadable mp3s
• Downloadable videos
• Online mp3 listening
• Spanish language learning articles
• A Spanish verb ebook
• Beginners’ quizzes
• Kids’ quizzes
• Full access to the members-only forum
• Answers to your language questions by me
• First-rate customer service

At spanish-bookworld.com I have put plenty of details about my course. I’ve also added the Lessons 1, 2 and 3 free samples and free quizzes.

The online lessons, mp3s and videos come with: dialogs, flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and numbers.

All the online lessons are interactive and multimedia, and all the Spanish words and sentences in them have been recorded by native Spanish speakers.

This course has been written and created by me, Maria Fernandez, a highly experienced native Spanish teacher. This is the third Spanish course I’ve published. I’m currently working on a series of Spanish language learning ebooks as well as adding new material to my online course. Find out more about me and Spanish Bookworld.

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