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Martha Jurado Salinas
My Spanish Software is an electronic system that creatively and flexibly integrates resources, language levels and a clear teaching methodology to guarantee learning. The incorporation of different geolectal varieties of Spanish puts My Spanish Software within the model called "World Spanish" (Beaven and Garrido, 2000), which involves giving students exposure to these variants from the outset, because such exposure is real in a globalized world. Overall, by virtue of its extensive capacity for integrating technological resources and linguistic levels with a clear teaching methodology, and above all for the multi-teaching component it incorporates, My Spanish Software represents a valuable resource that affords the different variants the importance of being studied in their own right, thereby contributing to the geolectal equity of the Spanish language.

María del Consuelo Santamaría Aguirre
My Spanish Software is a unique project in the field of language learning using new technologies. All of us who took part in the development of My Spanish Software sought to combine the linguistic part, the culture of Spanish-speaking countries, day-to-day life and teaching presentation, in such a way that users actually live a rewarding experience at the same time as learning Spanish.

Eva Campos Gómez
My Spanish Software is an innovatory resource for teaching-learning Spanish because, being directed at students and teachers alike, it offers advantages for both. For teachers, it becomes a dynamic tool that can be used as material for conducting a class or even to complement it. For the student, the method creates the indispensable "bridge" between learning guided by a teacher and self-learning because, as it includes feedback from a teacher, it can lead the student to "learn to learn".

Aída Espinosa Vázquez
My Spanish Software is a useful tool for learning Spanish independently and it can also be a valuable complement for the teacher in planning and giving his classes. An important factor is that the student can practice auditory discrimination from his very first contact with the vocabulary. It should be emphasized that My Spanish Software has the benefit of presenting authentic situations in videos. Which means that the student is in contact with real environments and events that are similar to everyday life. In this sense, the software is full of cultural references which familiarize the student with Latin American culture. It is important to point out that, unlike other similar offers, this software allows feedback via evaluations by teachers. For these reasons, I believe that My Spanish Software is a good option for learning Spanish, with benefits and new features that will certainly be interesting and very useful for students and teachers alike.

Patricia Martínez
My Spanish Software is a tool that encourages learning Spanish in a gradual and virtually autonomous fashion; nevertheless, I think it should form part of the material of a media library, in other words, which would have to rely on the work of a tutor. I think it's a benefit that several Spanish dialects are included in the program presenting realistic situations. Another benefit is the structuring of situations based on interactions between young people, since it encourages the presence of an informal tone in amusing and pleasant contexts. Another positive aspect is the grading of modules and activities.

María de la Luz Munguía Castillo
I enjoyed taking part in this project because it is based on a solid theoretical framework and because I feel sure it will be a rewarding resource for anyone learning Spanish. My Spanish Software is an attractive option for learning Spanish as a second language or as a foreign language. The way in which the content is presented is useful for both students and teachers. It should also be mentioned that it includes current themes that provide an understanding of the cultural contexts of the era. You can examine a grammatical aspect in depth, learn a new structure or improve auditory comprehension thanks to the existence of units and modules which, although related, can work independently. Although being able to work at home, the student is always in contact with his teacher for any queries or to receive feedback. With My Spanish Software students interested in learning a variety of accents, idiomatic expressions or lexicon of different countries can benefit, as it has exercises, audios and videos, for example, from Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico or Spain. What is more, it is convenient for improving the linguistic abilities of students of any skill level.