What resources have you found helpful in learning Spanish?

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looking for something that is good for various learning styles

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Language Transfer series is an alternative way to learn Spanish that many have found helpful:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeA5t3dWTWvvwf5fw0Nl7mVk0OUjP1Ln2
Also availalbe on Soundcloud since its Audio Only:
https://www.languagetransfer.org/free-courses-1

Also for passive / fun learning, the Dreaming Spanish video series is great to pick-up comprehension skills:

https://www.dreamingspanish.com/browse?level=superbeginner
In particular check out their methodology, especially if you struggle with traditional methods:
https://www.dreamingspanish.com/method

For 1-on-1 tutoring with real isntructors at very affordable rates:
https://www.italki.com/
or
https://preply.com/

Sentences
https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show_all_in/spa/eng

Which you can use for spaced repetition memorization via Anki:
https://apps.ankiweb.net/
(https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1713698257)

For more immersive experiences:
https://lingopie.com/
Also Netflix has shows like Seinfeld dubbed in Spanish!

This blog series has a few good resources and tips:
https://lingtuitive.com/blog/1st-week-of-learning-spanish-what-i-did

For some theory on language acuisition and why traditional learning and vocab memorization is not the best approach:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Olt2FO99SQ

I found that there are a lot of great instructors on preply.com

if you're here in the area already, there are some excellent Spanish teachers doing individual and group classes as well as conversation exchanges with the local community. In the chats, ask for Lucia the Spanish teacher!