Lillian Salazar, a Spanish teacher at BridgeLanguages in Denver, gives us her best book recommendations to help Spanish learners, including beginners, gain exposure to the language in a different (and fun!) way.

Practicing your listening skills is key to learning a foreign language, but it doesn’t have to be boring. Watching movies or listening to music in your language of choice is a fun way become accustomed to the sound of language, to learn new vocabulary (including slang) and to get a taste of the culture at the same time. Bridge Spanish teacher, Lily, shares favorite movies in Spanish.