Spanish lectures on DVD?

Question

Hi! I'm an almost-intermediate Spanish speaker who actively studies Spanish as a pastime. I've gotten reading materials, textbooks, cds, etc. However, I always learn best watching someone explain and teach. Does anyone know of Spanish lectures or classes on DVD? I've tried searching, but there's just so much out there, and you never quite know what you're getting.

I was homeschooled and did a couple years of Spanish then via satelite classes. Anything along those lines (online, DVD, etc.) would be great.

Answer 1

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish
http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html

You can purchase this for $450 US, or you can watch it on your computer screen free. This is an abbreviated description from their web site;

Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as students become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story.

Answer 2

Hi eli, have you seen our lessons?
And there are podcasts...that's a good idea to learn...

look on audio

Answer 3

Thanks--yes, I've been doing that, and it has helped. I need to do it a lot more, I guess...

Answer 4

I don't know of any lectures, but you could try the immersion technique (as opposed to direct instruction) and just watch TV and movies in Spanish. Most DVDs come with a Spanish-language sound track, so you wouldn't have to buy any special/different stuff. (Also, original Spanish movies are great, too; Netflix has quite an impressive selection.)

Though this will not explain vocabulary and grammar, it presents the language in context, from different voices and different accents. Though no one is explaining the grammar or repeating the vocab for/with you, you can see both being used correctly, and it'll stick (same way you learned English/your first language).

Don't know if this helps, you might be doing this already, but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in.
Criss.