General language practice
Instituto Cervantes - The Cervantes Institute is responsible for promoting the study and the teaching of Spanish language and culture.
Instituto Cervantes Aveteca - Insituto Cervantes learning and resources archive.
RTVE - TV, Videos, Radio and Podcasts from the Spanish public broadcaster.
Listening
News in Slow Spanish - Spanish Podcast - Slowed-down current affairs listening segments with transcripts. For beginner and intermediate levels.
The Easy Spanish Podcast - A weekly podcast of conversations about various everyday life topics.
Speaking practice
Spanish Pragmatics - A website dedicated to strategies for learning pragmatics (how meaning is conveyed through communication).
Placement tests
Sample DELE exams - The DELE (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) are official diplomas issued by the Spanish Instituto Cervantes on behalf of the Spanish Government to indicate Spanish language proficiency.
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