Español con Juan

A Spanish teacher rambling entertainingly in clear, all-Spanish B1+ monologues.

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What it actually is

Juan talks about films, books, Spanish life and his own opinions entirely in Spanish, at a pace that is slow enough to follow but never sounds like a textbook. Podcast episodes and the YouTube channel (around 390K subscribers, still posting weekly) are free; graded readers and courses are paid. It is Castilian Spanish from Spain and assumes solid A2/B1 — absolute beginners will drown.

What it covers

  • Listening
  • Vocabulary
  • Immersion

How it teaches

  • Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

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