Online Learning Games: Spanish
Today's Internet technology makes it easy and fun to brush up on your Spanish. Most websites offer comprehensive memberships as well as free games, and will accommodate both beginners and experts. Java software may be required on some sites.
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Quia.com
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Quia.com is one of the largest educational game sites on the Internet. For free games go to http://www.quia.com, scroll down to Shared Activities, select Spanish and follow prompts. Types of games range from hangman spelling exercises to battleship strategy games that improve vocabulary.
Don Quijote.com
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Don Quijote offers a variety of free word search and hangman games and learning tools at http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage.
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Funbrain.com
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Pearson Education's "Translator Alligator" program provides a limited number of translation word games that don't require plugins at http://www.funbrain.com/lang/index.html.
Español con Carlitos
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Intermediate and advanced games are available in Spanish at http://babelnet.sbg.ac.at/carlitos/index.htm. Vocabulary games range from reading and writing exercises to a jeopardy-style game that teaches the player about Spanish and Latin American history.
Spanishprograms.com
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Spanishprograms.com's entertaining "Burrito Builder" games teach the student to read and write in Spanish and includes an audio component. Free games are at http://www.spanishprograms.com/learning_module/tutorial_index.htm.
Studyspanish.com
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Studyspanish.com's practice sessions are enjoyable enough to pass for games, and range from pronunciation exercises to advanced grammar quizzes. See free tutorials at http://www.studyspanish.com.
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