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To learn a language well, you need to dive in and immerse yourself by reading, writing, speaking and listening in that language and experiencing the culture. If youre interested in learning Spanish, the Milwaukee Public Library has a great variety of resources to discover! The focus of this brochure is to guide you through the many resources beyond the usual instructional materials. If youd like more practice with grammar and verb conjugations, check out the materials under the call number 468 at the library. Recommended Titles:
The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice (468.242 G664Q) 501 Spanish Verbs (468.2421 K33F)

Group Practice [Prctica en grupo] To practice your speaking skills with others and gain more confidence, consider creating a conversation group or Spanish book club! To bring other Spanish language learners together, make a group on Meetup.com or bring together people you already know. Theres large meeting room space at the public librarytalk to a librarian to book the room! Other Area Resources [Otros recursos en el rea] Check out Spanish classes that are offered throughout Milwaukee at:

Explora!
Spanish language learning materials at Milwaukee Public Library

UWM Continuing Education Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Recreation Department

Compete Spanish [Kit] (468.3 K1974 KF)

Dont forget to grab a SpanishEnglish, English-Spanish dictionary!

Divirtete!
Compiled by: Paula Mason

Books [Libros]
NoveList allows you to search thousands of novels and literary reviews. To browse novels written in Spanish, search: GX Spanish fiction AND ND Book. To access NoveList, go to mpl.org, click on Research Resources and youll find it listed in All Library Databases. Recommended Fiction Titles
Como agua para chocolate, Laura Esquivel (863 E795) La reina del sur, Arturo Prez-Reverte (863 P434) Nada Carmen Laforet (863 L167)

Music [Msica]
Perform a subject search in CountyCat for music from particular Spanish-speaking country, such as Popular Music Argentina or Popular Music Mexico. Recommended Titles
Mi sangre, Juanes (781.6268J917D3) Msica de fondo, Zo (781.66Z85152) Limn y sal, Julieta Venegas (781.6268V4552D2) Tip: Practice your pronunciation as you sing along to the lyrics!

Instruction [Instruccin]
Mango Languages is a fun and interactive online instructional program that teaches practical conversational skills and offers cultural insight. Take the 63 Spanish lessons at your own pace! To access it, click on E-books and Databases on CountyCat and select Mango Languages from the list.

Magazines [Revistas]
MPL receives a number of magazines in Spanish: Proceso, Vanidades, People en espaol, National Geographic en espaol, Latina and Readers Digest Seleccionadas. Look them up by title in CountyCat.

Check out a variety of non-fiction books!

Recommended Non-Fiction Titles
La travesia de Enrique, Sonia Naario (305.2308968 N335S) Cocina cubana: 350 recetas criollas, Raquel Rbade Roque (641.597291 R112 2007) El espejo enterrado, Carlos Fuentes (946.02 F954S 1997)

Movies [Pelculas]
Select Spanish language films at: http://www.imdb.com/language/ to browse films from Spain and Latin America. Then, check for particular titles in CountyCat. Recommended Titles:
Hable con ella (FILM TALK 2002) Rudo y cursi (FILM RUDO 2008) La misma luna (FILM UNDER 2007)

Tip: Read extensively and intensively! With extensive reading, you read longer works, like novels, and look fewer words up while with intensive reading, you analyze the structure and words of each sentence in shorter works. Studies have shown that both types of reading help you practice the language in different ways.

Tip: Keep a vocabulary list of new words you encounter to look up later and practice! Tip: Put the subtitles in Spanish to help guide you as you listen to the spoken language.