Podcasts:

–Coffee Break Spanish is a great podcast to download to work through if you’re beginning from scratch (or jump to just the episodes that interest you if you’re at an intermediate level). I used to love listening to this while I was on my way to work or cooking at home.

Grammar Books:

If you find grammar boring or confusing, you need these books. They explain everything clearly and concisely.

• Acción gramática

A common text used to teach Castilian Spanish worldwide. I love how they break down the conjugations and explain things in a really clear way. This book is a great reference if you already live in Spain and therefore have access to books and magazines in Spanish so just need the “bones” of the language. For excerpts of my notes from this book, click here

• Grámatica de uso del español: Teoría y práctica

An excellent series of graded grammar books, with clear explanations all in Spanish and exercises using modern language. I send my students this book in PDF appropriate to their level and and use it to give self-study exercises based on the language they produce in sessions.