Destinos

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known as simply Destinos, is a television program created by <a href="/facts/Bill_VanPatten/Xghz4leN">Bill VanPatten</a>, who at the time was Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana_Champaign/gusw7HoS">University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign</a>. Running for two seasons, the show began in 1992 and was designed to introduce viewers to the basics of the <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a> language. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools, and are available online from the Annenberg Learner site and some local PBS stations. According to the Annenberg site, Destinos is one of the most popular series on the site to stream, and has sold more than any other Annenberg Media learning series or course.
Destinos was produced by <a href="/facts/WGBH-TV/lNkVeCCy">WGBH</a> Boston and funded by the <a href="/facts/Annenberg/CPB_Project/of0wWQsP">Annenberg/CPB Project</a>, with additional funding by the <a href="/facts/Geraldine_R._Dodge_Foundation/s2M8Cack">Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation</a>.

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