Language Lessons
- 20+ Ways to Learn a Language Online
"There are a wide variety of ways to learn languages online, many of them available for free. Below is a list of more than 20 ways you can go from knowing how to say 'Hello' to fluency."
- ASL Browser
"An online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them."
- Babbel
"Find people to learn from or to practise together. Multi-media vocab trainers with pictures and sounds combine learning and entertainment. Manage your personal vocabulary and choose your learning strategy."
- BBC: Languages
Online beginner courses, audio magazines, news links, reviews, more.
- Busuu.com
Online learning community to "connect with native speakers and learn directly from other members of the busuu.com community! Be completely flexible and learn only what you really need!"
- Forvo
"Words pronounced in their original languages."
- FSI Language Courses
Text and audio files of "...language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain."
- Languages Online
A great number of links relating to teaching and learning foreign languages.
- Learn10
Learn a language's basic vocabulary with 10 words a day.
- LingVoSoft
Offers free dictionaries, translators, flash cards, phrase books, and sells more advanced learning tools.
- LiveMocha
"Learn languages online at your own pace with fun language lessons. Connect with foreign language partners around the world."
- Mango Languages
Free and paid online flash language courses.
- Open Culture: Free Foreign Language Lessons
Free podcasts for a multitude of languages from Arabic to Yiddish.
- Open University: French
Open University: Spanish
Free online class materials.
- RadioLingua
Free weekly podcasts plus additional materials - some via paid subscription - for learning languages.
- Smart.fm
"Smart.fm takes the burden out of learning by automatically creating a learning schedule that adapts to the individual’s performance and needs. The system combines proven learning science with the latest in adaptive, semantic and social Web technologies."
- TravLang
An excellent resource in foreign languages for travelers. Over 60 different languages are represented. Currency exchange rates and links to foreign language dictionaries are included.
- verbs-online.com
"Online Verb Conjugation Trainer - Learn Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, English."
- Word Steps
"A place for people to learn foreign words and keep their vocabularies in fit condition. Here you can not only enlarge your vocabulary, but you can also track your progress and recall the words you could forget."
this page last updated May 26, 2010