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Welcome to our Destinos conversation space! Please contribute. Let us know what you think about: 1)This new Destinos site, 2) Using a telenovela as a learning resource, 3) Challenges we face in learning Spanish, or 4) Content corrections, additions, or other improvement suggestions.

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March 20, 2026 16 Comments

Teaching Spanish

I have received many Destinos-related email comments from Spanish instructors over the years. I hope that this new site provides an improved, integrated set of instructional resources. Please contribute instructional tips and pointers and any other instructional comments. We can use this forum as a way to exchange ideas and continue to promote the use of Destinos as a learning resource. Tom Kessler (kesslertg@gmail.com)

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March 20, 2026 4 Comments

Clarification about the audio files ....

There is only one set of audio files for both the textbook and workbook/study guides. Each audio file is used for both. The textbook contains the “script” and reading that goes with the audio file. The Workbook (Manual de actividades) contains the actual blanks to be filled in while listening to the audio file.

The audio is specifically designed to “talk” you through both the textbook and workbook activities. For example, a narrator will say, “Lección uno. Comprensión. Ejercicio A…” and then provide the audio content used to respond to the workbook questions & activities. 

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Recent Updates & fixes

3 May 2026:

The Q&A content needed attention. Originally (a long time ago) I included two different sets of questions from various sources. But the questions were redundant, some answers were wrong, and the number of questions was overwhelming. With a little AI help I went through every episode and combined the Q&A sets, grouped the questions, and checked the answers. It took three long, tedious days to complete. I hope you like the results.

13 Apr 2026: 

  1. Received feedback that a user did not know how to access the videos. I moved the “ticket” image from the right sidebar to the center on each page.
  2. Added a pop-up to explain that there is only one set of audio files for both the textbook and workbook/study guides. When the headphones icon appears in either the textbook or workbook, it refers to the single audio file for that episode.

Please send suggestions and ideas. I will continue to update the site based on feedback.