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| Destinos | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Bill VanPatten and James Cooke |
| Developed by | Martha Alford Marks Richard V. Teschner Story Consultant James Cooke |
| Starring | Liliana Abud Carlos Aguilar |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | August 29, 1992 – February 20, 1993 |
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Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known as simply Destinos, is a television program created by Bill VanPatten, who at the time was Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.[1] Running for two seasons, the show began in 1992 and was designed to introduce viewers to the basics of the Spanish language.[2] 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.[3] 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 WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
- ^ Gross, Laurel. "Destinos." Variety, August 24, 1992. Pg. 65.
- ^ "Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish". learner.org. The Annenberg Foundation. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish". ket.org. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved 13 March 2022.