Comments on: Destinos: A Free Online Spanish Course

By: Alicia McCoy

Alicia McCoy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:55:20 +0000

I found the book (Destinos) on abebooks.com for $3 and some change and a few dollars for shipping. I have used this website plenty of times to buy textbooks for school and I have never had a problem with it. If you want the book and workbook, check out the page.

By: Rosana

Rosana — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:01 +0000

Kathy, this is the kind of detailed comment that adds so much value to this blog! Thanks for your comments.
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Readers, Kathy blogs about life in the Caribbean… I just went to check it out and got sucked into reading lots

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:43:34 +0000

I found that I couldn't just jump into this course with my boys (13 and 14) but instead needed to do someprep work first. We worked on SER and ESTAR and numbers and months and other regular AR verbs and conjugation and articles. I also got the Galore Park "So You REally Want to Learn Spanish" book but I personally, don't like it - it does give food for lesson plans but is too Castellano and gives too much classroom vocabulary (at least for now). After this introduction, the boys are much better prepared to watch the series and are now enjoying it. If you can do some lesson planning or get the textbook, I think it would be a wonderful resource. I'm going to try and get the workbook and see what happens. kathy’s last blog post..and ANOTHER thing!

By: Kenneth Chambers

Kenneth Chambers — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:12 +0000

I have really gained a lot of listening power from Destinos. I watch it all the time and listen, listen and listen some more. I really think it is one of the better learning and studying courses I have found. I talk along with the actors and that really helps. Thanks for the web-site and I am listening again. KC

By: Griff

Griff — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:55:31 +0000

I am using Destinos to teach 4 people who have had at least 2 years of Spanish already. It is a nice change from a traditional language class and is great for encouraging speaking. We watch an episode and then I ask questions. I usually write a summary of each episode (in Spanish) and list some of the vocabulary and grammar. This program is a little to advanced for the biginner. I would recommend using Michel Thomas’ Spanish programs first if you have no knowledge of Spanish.

By: Rosana

Rosana — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:48:05 +0000

Yes, I’ve used it too. Thanks, David!

By: David

David — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:58:47 +0000

I have been using a system called Platiquemos. It has my highest endorsement. It is a system developed for the Foreign Service Institute, modernized, and made available commercially. The down-loadable version is quite reasonable.

By: Darcyjo

Darcyjo — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:59:28 +0000

Just went to the website, and ran it just fine on my Mac, OS X, the 10.4 version (Tiger). I am familiar with Destinos, and it’s good to see that it’s available for free. It’s a nice way to be able to review your listening skills!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:03:27 +0000

I’d like it more if you could learn spanish without spending so much money…I’m learning as fast as possible and have spent quite a bit of money already…………..