SpanishPod101
I don't know if any of you are familiar with this site, but they have a huge collection of podcasts ranging from absolute beginner to advanced and what they call their "Regional Series" that focuses on Spanish from Mexico, Spain, Peru and Costa Rica.
I used this site for a few years, I really enjoyed it. I found the conversations to be very realistic, conversations that you would actually have in real life, the way Spanish speakers really speak.
They publish at least 1-3 podcasts a week, all free for a limited time, about 2 weeks. After that the lessons are archived and you need at least a basic membership to access them. The corresponding written transcripts contain not only the conversation but a discussion the grammar as well, however you need a membership to access them.
I definitely recommend this site for beginners and anyone looking to improve their conversational Spanish, and if you're learning Spanish on your own you definitely want to take a look at this site.
Anyway, I got an email from them advertising their latest promotion so I thought I'd mention it, it's a pretty good savings especially if you ever considered joining before. The premium subscription is a little pricey, I only had a basic subscription (reasonably priced) and that's all I think you would really need.
If you want to take a look, the link is below. Even if you decide not to subscribe, make sure you visit the site every week to take advantage of the free podcasts.
October Campaign: Monster Sale Save 27% on all Basic and Premium (1, 3, 6, 12, 24-month) subscriptions. This sale starts October 21st and expires on Halloween, October 31st, 2013. Coupon Code: MONSTER
2 Answers
rodneyp,
I am using the same thing! I stumbled across it when I started learning Indonesian (IndonesianPod101.com), and now I'm using it for Spanish! This resource is absolutely incredible, and I completely agree with you - it's realistic conversations at a realistic speed. I just use the basic membership myself, which is really all that I need to MORE than improve each day.
Good find!
FYI,
These guys are offering another sale, and extension of Cyber Monday. It's actually pretty good, half-off on a premium subscription which is normally $200+.
By the way, make sure you guys visit this site every week because they have free lessons every week!
