How to improve your Spanish without leaving home

Hi everyone! If you have ever struggle with your Spanish, you might have tried to look for extra resources outside the classroom, but maybe you don't to know how to find high quality resources in Spanish.

At first glance Spanish may be seen as a challenging language. It stands to reason that it's not easy to get to grisps with any language at the very beginning of your learning process. However, you'll be taking aback by the many free resources you can find on the Internet, particularly in Spanish on the grounds that it's taught across the world. 

As a student of Translation or Interpreting, I have learned English mostly by my own. It goes without saying that you can easily learn Spanish at your own pace with all the available resources on the World Wide Web. Today, I am going to recommend you some useful resources to take your Spanish up a notch:

• L-Pack project website: You'll find free training courses in many languages, such as Spanish, French or German, to name but a few. This website is aimed at students in basic or elementary levels. You can access recorded videos, written materials with dialogues, grammar exercises and so forth. What is more, you can download all the materials. 
• HABLACULTURA: It's a website that covers many topics tailored to the needs of Spanish learners of all levels, especially intermediate and advanced levels. You can access free videos, podcasts, as well as written texts with rich vocabulary and expressions. Furthermore, many of the topics adressed in ths website talk about Spanish culture! 
• BBC Mundo: If you want to keep up with the latest news this page is suitable for you! You can choose to read enlightening articles related to the environment, the economy, science and so on. You can access to international news written in Spanish, as well as news from Latin America. They even have a channel in Youtube where you can watch and listen to the reports they post. 
• Diccionario combinatorio práctico del español contemporáneo de Ignacio Bosque: This dictionary is made for students that want to improve their writing skills. It is not a dictionary with definitions, but a collocations dictionary. This resource really comes in handy, particularly if you are a translator or want to take your writing to an advanced level. You may either buy it or download the free pdf available on the Internet.
• Fundéu: It's a perfect match for students learning Spanish as a foreign language, but let me tell you that even native speakers of Spanish use this webpage on a daily basis. If you doubt about how to write a word correctly, about grammar, orthography or incorrect uses of a word, this web is a must!

That's all for today! I hope you can benefit from these awesome resources.If you spare the time to study Spanish on your own and you have casual conversations with a native speaker from time to time, you'll sail through Spanish tests, and you'll take your Spanish skills to the next level!

See you soon!