Websites which discuss a wide variety of foreign languages such as Spanish, Dutch, Thai, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Russian and German. There are also resources to help people learn English, including ESL (English as a second language) resources.
Recommended Resources
Online Spanish learning materials for grammar, vocabulary, verb conjugations, conversation, and more. Niche courses in areas such as medicine, business, construction, house work, and more. All materials are free and include audio pronunciation.
http://www.123TeachMe.com
Educational podcasts that provide an introduction to learning Russian. The podcast has covered travelling, transportation, Russian culture, relationships and other aspects of everyday Russian.
http://www.tasteofrussian.com/
There are many activities for ESL students to improve their English through grammar, vocabulary, crossword puzzles, videos and podcasts. Also provided are bilingual vocabulary quizzes.
http://www.a4esl.org
American Association of Intensive English Programs for international students to research to find a school in which to study English.
http://www.aaiep.org
This reference website is dedicated to the Italian language. The site has good practical advice on how to best learn Italian. You can find audio recordings here to listen to this beautiful language in use. You can also find information on Italian language schools here.
http://italian.about.com
This website helps you learn the Japanese language. The site has tips on where to begin in learning this complex language, with lessons on how to write and speak it. The site also has articles on the culture of Japan and Japanese names to familiarize you with the country.
http://japanese.about.com
Academic Italian Language Schools
Learn Italian in Italy while learning the Italian culture.
http://www.centropuccini.it/
International organization that specializes in teaching French. Students can take courses locally or register for immersion programs in France.
http://www.alliancefr.org/
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Educational organization dedicated to supporting the teaching of foreign languages in America. The Council has a large set of resources to support the professional development of foreign language teachers.
http://www.actfl.org
The American TESOL Institute provides English language education and testing services to students around the world. The Institute offers both online and in person English education. If you are an English teacher, you can also use this website to find teaching opportunities. The Institute also has English classes for business available.
http://www.americantesol.com/
The Asian EFL Journal is a publication dedicated to second language acquisition. The website provides access to journal issues from 2002 to the present. You can also find articles on teaching language acquisition – a valuable resource for teachers in this field. The website also has guidelines on how to submit book reviews.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com
Provides educational resources on the Chinese language. Students can use this service to find local classes in Chinese and access Chinese videos as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/
Provides instruction (audio and video included) in German from the BBC. There is an online twelve week course in German as well as introduction to German grammar.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
Educational resources to help people learn Italian. The BBC website provides dictionaries, Italian grammar tips, and a guide to Italian slang as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/
Provides language instruction from the BBC. Available resources include online courses, learning games and language instruction resources for teachers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
Provides resources to help people learn Spanish from the BBC. Holiday phrases in Spanish, email dispatches in Spanish and Spanish videos can be accessed here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
International company that provides language instruction in more than seventy countries. Language instruction is provided both online and face-to-face for Danish, Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Japanese and other languages
http://www.berlitz.com/
This portal service has information for learners and teachers of English. There is also information for Arabic and Chinese speakers interested in learning English.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
Provides educational podcasts on Business English. The podcast has covered customer service, presentations, job interviews, grammar, socialing and meetings.
http://www.businessenglishpod.com/
A free portal guide for English for business and professional language training purposes in the UK.
http://www.businessenglishuk.org.uk
Business French Course, London
Business and Corporate :: Private and Individual French languages Training across London and the UK
http://www.cactuslanguagetraining.com/french_course_in_london.php
Instruction in Business Russian from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). The podcast has covered company structure, supply and demand, corporate finance, taxes and other topics.
http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/technology/podcasts/businessrussian/
This website is dedicated to the languages of China. The site provides access to a variety of Chinese dictionaries including an online Chinese to English dictionary. The site also provides resources for Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese and the Hakka languages. You can also find out discuss Chinese languages in the site's forums.
http://www.chinalanguage.com
Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk
Provides free language instruction in Mandarin Chinese. In addition to the free audio lessons, worksheets and other material can be purchased.
http://www.melnyks.com/
This website seeks to help children in Colorado learn to read English. The website also has summer reading resources where children can improve their reading skills in the summer. The website also has podcasts and videos all dedicated to making it easier to learn how to read.
http://www.colorincolorado.org
Provides audio instruction to help people learn Hindi. The podcast covers everything from counting, sentences, music and using sentences.
http://ispeakhindi.com/
Resources for teachers and students of English as a second language (ESL). ESL teachers and schools can find job postings for ESL teaching here, mainly in Asia.
http://www.eslcafe.com/
Deutsch – warum nicht? (German: Why not?)
Provides training podcasts to help people learn German. There are twenty six German lessons, along with dialogue, exercises and audio recordings.
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,2548,00.html
Educational resource that provides instruction in Spanish. The series has covered Spanish greetings, saying where you are from and introducing someone.
http://www.discoverspanish.com/podcast.php
Provides in-country Spanish language courses with locations in Spain and Latin America. Includes a free brochure, quick quote index, scholarship information, language resources, guide to living in Spain, tips on choosing language courses and student reviews.
http://www.donquijote.org
Offers an introduction to Dutch grammar and vocabulary.
http://www.forbeginners.info/dutch/
Learn French by listening to French poems. An archive of more than twenty hours of French audio lessons can be downloaded.
http://www.learnfrenchinboston.com/
Provides podcasts to help people learn English. The podcast covers both basic English conversation and advanced English as well.
http://www.eltpodcast.com/
English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcasts
Publishes English as a second language podcasts. The production combines slow reading of news reports and advice on how to improve English skills.
http://a4esl.org/podcasts/
Website offers English language training - either in person or online.
http://www.englishtraininglounge.com/
ESL site with educational resources for English students and teachers. Includes interactive pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help, penpals and online video lessons.
http://www.englishclub.com
An ESL site for teachers and learners. Teachers can find free lesson plans and resources while students benefit from online classes and quizzes. There are English learning materials for novice through advanced students.
http://www.eslgo.com/
For ESL teachers this website offer lesson plans, resources, downloads, teaching tips, and classroom resource picks.
http://www.everythingesl.net
French Assistant is an educational service that helps you learn the French language. The website has plenty of sound files to help you understand spoken French. The site can also help you learn French vocabulary including verbs and adjectives. Some of the site's content is free for use.
http://www.frenchassistant.com
Provides French podcasts to help novices in the language. Vocabulary sheets are released with each episode to complement the French audio.
http://frenchecole.libsyn.com/
Podcast series dedicated to teaching French vocabulary through audio lessons, games, lessons and exercises. More than ninety lessons can be accessed here.
http://www.frenchpodclass.com/
Cultural organization dedicated to teaching German culture and language. Podcasts, videos and traditional courses are available to help people learn German.
http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm
Gwybodiadur is a directory of Internet resources about the Welsh language. You can find a variety of dictionaries on the language here as well as courses to help you learn the language. The site also has information on where to buy Welsh language books if you want to continue your learning.
http://www.gwybodiadur.co.uk
Intended for people who love languages, the independent site offers information on how to choose a new language to learn, a guide to teaching oneself a foreign language, reviews of books on the subject of foreign languages, and a discussion forum.
http://www.how-to-learn-any-language.com/
The Idiom Site helps you learn a variety of English idioms, those unique expressions that show how fluent and capable you are with a language. The site has several hundred idioms such as "All your base are belong to us" and "ball and chain." You can also submit idioms to the website.
http://www.idiomsite.com
For teachers of English as a Second Languages read articles, research papers, use lesson plans, handouts, and read about new ideas; archived from 1995.
http://www.iteslj.org/
Italian language school in Tuscany to learn Italian in Italy. Courses of Italian language and culture.
http://www.ilm.it/
Website of a Japanese language school located in Ebisu, Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. There is no registration fee and free trial courses are available.
http://www.js-language.com/
Japanese Online is an information website dedicated to the Japanese language and those trying to learn it. You can access language lessons here as well as an online dictionary. Most of the content on the website requires you to become a member of Japanese online.
http://www.japanese-online.com
Instruction in the Japanese language, with an emphasis on written language (kanji). The podcast has covered writing and speaking Japanese as well.
http://learn-japanese.podomatic.com/
Learn the Aramaic language through this exciting website which provides superb, step-by-step video lessons on learning Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic, the Targums, the Aramaic Peshitta, and the history and background of Aramaic.
http://jesusspokearamaic.com/
Educational resource that helps people improve their English vocabulary. Just Vocabulary also includes words from standardized exams such as the GRE, SAT and TOEFL.
http://www.justvocabulary.com/
Language Studies International
Language Studies International is an educational institution that helps people master languages. The organization offers language instruction in German, French, Spanish and English. You can also study these languages in France, Germany, London and other locations.
http://www.lsi.edu
Language Travel Agency offers language courses in the most recognised and accredited language schools worldwide.
http://www.languagetravelagency.com
Features English language schools in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta, as well as Spanish courses in Spain. Apart from a directory of schools, resources can be found on education and studying abroad, career training, and job search.
http://www.learn4good.com/
Provides instruction to help people learn Brazilian Portuguese. Portuguese grammar, pronounciation, proverbs, slang and other aspects of this language are covered here.
http://www.sonia-portuguese.com/
The service provides information on learning British English. Students can also search for courses about English and British culture.
http://www.englishuk.com/
Learn English Online with The Linguist—a proven, fun way to learn English. The Linguist's efficient and effective online platform provides you with an enthusiastic learning community, individual guidance, and unique learning tools.
http://www.thelinguist.com
Learn French (Explore program)
Canadian program to help students learn French and English through immersion programs. Students can apply for bursaries to fund their language learning as well.
http://www.jexplore.ca/
Provides podcasts in French and lessons guides to help students learn this language. The audio lessons cover the practicalities of everyday French such as calling a taxi.
http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/
Educational podcast that explains German slang, funny sayings, idioms and other aspects of the language. The podcast has explained German household terms, kitchen terms and more.
http://pukkagerman.com/
Romanian Language courses sustaining a conversation in Romanian language, acquiring the current vocabulary and activating the most important grammar structures.
http://www.learnromanian.ro/
Spanish courses in Spain. Learn Spanish with our Spanish school in Salamanca and Santander. Family and students flat accommodation. Spanish Courses from 2 to 6 hours per day. Eight levels of teaching.
http://www.universpain.com/
Learn Spanish software courses from Visual Link Spanish.
http://www.spanishprograms.com
Free online resource that helps people to learn Indonesian. More than forty MP3 audio lessons in Indonesian can be accessed here.
http://www.learningindonesian.com/
Educational resource that to support learning learn the Italian language. The podcast can be downloaded for free online or purchased on CD.
http://letsspeakitalian.libsyn.com/
Literacy Connections provides information for those striving to learn English. The site has advice on those trying to learn English and for educators. There are also tools for reading teachers including resources on reading comprehension and more, The site also has a list of literacy sites for parents.
http://www.literacyconnections.com
Have fun studying English as a Second language on this interactive site containing grammar, sentence structures. Listening, speaking and other skills needed to improve your English.
http://www.manythings.org
Provides English courses in England with close and intensive interaction between students and teachers.
http://www.movingoncourses.com
National Capital Learning Resource Center
Provides podcasts and training to help people learn French, Chinese, German and other languages. There are also Russian webcasts as well and videos to help people languages.
http://www.nclrc.org/about_teaching/podcast_training.html
National Foreign Language Center
The National Foreign Language Center, based at the University of Maryland, is an organization that studies language education and acquisition in the United States. The Center's website also provides links to free resources that help you learn languages like Chinese.
http://www.nflc.org/
Canadian school that provides language instruction in Toronto and Ottawa. Available types of instruction include small group immersion, French certifications and teacher training.
http://www.nationalschool.ca/
Northeast Modern Language Association
The Northeast Modern Language Association is an American scholarly association for those who work in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other modern languages. The site has information about the organizations annual conferences and its awards.
http://www.nemla.org
By arrangement with the Perugia Universtity for Foreign Students, the Italian language school is an examination centre for the Certificates in Italian Language
http://www.otrantonelmondo.com
Provides language instruction for Peace Corps volunteers and others. Videos, podcasts and other instructional materials are available in Mandarin, French, Thai, and other languages.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/language/
Quality Courses offers the most affordable way to learn Spanish in Spain. Here you can find the best Spanish Schools in the most attractive towns of Spain.
http://www.quality-courses.com
Provides language instruction for languages such as Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Russian. One minute language instruction downloads can also be found here.
http://www.radiolingua.com/
Provides access to practices and resources in reading and language arts instructions. Includes lessons, standards, Web resources and student materials. Offers educators with a wide variety of literacy engagements.
http://www.readwritethink.org
An online library and language lab, in English text and scripted recordings, for poetry, children’s stories, drama, nursery rhymes and tongue twisters, prose fiction, memorable quotes, prose non-fiction, and in your own words. Browse the index for your favorite author and log in to access the forum.
http://www.repeatafterus.com/
Romanian Lessons is an educational website that helps people learn the Romanian language. The site has ten basic lessons to help get you acquainted with Romanian. You can learn about pronunciation, basic verbs, reflexive verbs and more here. You can also submit your questions on the language here.
http://www.romanianlessons.com
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University is an academic center that studies southeast Asia. The site has resources to help you learn the languages of the region including Burmese, Tagalog and more. You can also find information on scholarships to further study this region.
http://www.seasite.niu.edu
An English language pronunciation site for teachers and students to learn with sound, handouts, activities and exercises, and tips for teachers.
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/
Study Spanish is an educational website that helps you learn the Spanish language. The site's offering are separated to accommodate different goals – such as conversational Spanish, getting better grades and more. The site has both free and paid resources to help you learn this popular language.
http://www.studyspanish.com
Provides a basic introduction to the Vietnamese language tailored to the needs of travelers. Vietnamese phrases for expression gratitude and other courtesies have been covered.
http://survivalphrases.com/vietnamese/guest.php
This guide to studying abroad is focused on students from age nine through eighteen, offering information on language schools and other schools with language programs, camps, and homestay programs, categorized by location or accessible through a search on language, location, start date and program length. The language study programs include French, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and English.
http://www.teenagersabroad.com/
Learn with TEFL, TEFL courses and TESOL course programs will certify you in teaching English abroad.
http://www.teflcourse.net/
Educational website for learning Greek and Latin. The website has more than one hundred free books to help you learn these important ancient languages. The site also has a study group where you can work with others to improve your fluency.
http://www.textkit.com
Podcast dedicated to helping people learn Arabic. Previous episodes have explored topics such as Arabic proverbs and Arabic song lyrics.
http://thearabicpodclass.blogspot.com/
Travel company that provides educational travel experiences. The company provides language education travel for both teens and adults over fifty.
http://www.learningtraveller.com/
TOPICS magazine is an online publication for learners of English. The site has articles on a variety of subjects including globalization and travel. The site's articles are written in easy to understand language to help you learn English better. English teachers can find useful resources on the site's teacher's corner.
http://www.topics-mag.com
Company allows people to train online to become a Certified Translation Professional.
http://translationcertification.org/
Company offers free to access translator training videos, articles and MP3 audio interviews.
http://translatortraining.com/
Spanish language courses, voluntary work, accommodation and excursions. Immersion courses in peru. Learn spanish in peru
http://www.wiracochaschool.org/
Provides translation services between a number of languages including French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian and Chinese to English. The service can translate both text and websites.
http://www.bing.com/translator/
