Learn a Language online

This is an alphabetical list of nearly 200 websites dedicated to learning a language online. Some sites provide content; others community; and a number have both. Some sites focus on learning one specific language, others cover a number of languages. [Email additions to the list]

1-language.com – One-stop resource site for learning English and other languages
123Chinese – Your Chinese learning experience starts here! Free online Mandarin learning material! Real life examples!
200words-a-day – If you find learning new vocabulary a time-consuming grind, try boosting it with the 200 Words a Day! language learning programme: Spanish, French, German and Welsh

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ABA English – Learn English
Abair Leatl – the materials are intended as a learning aid for people of any age group who wish to improve their speaking skill in Gaelige
Alibela – Language courses for free
Arabic2000.com – Online Arabic School
Arabic Studio - Start to learn arabic for free immediately
Arab Academy – the fastest way to learn Arabic
Arabeya Arabic Language Center – intensive online Arabic courses
ArabicAlphabet – Learn the Arabic letters easily using our interactive animated lessons and a 500 years old method of teaching the Arabic letters in Europe.
ArabiCollege – teach the Arabic Language Online 24/7
Arabic Pod – Learn Arabic with Arabic Pod
ArEg – The online Arabic & Egyptian school - a virtual school for Arabic and Egyptian.
Autodidacy – Beginners Latin, Beginners Mandarin

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Babelyou – a language learning portal which is free of charge and enables language students from over 75 countries in more than 45 languages to find language partners all over the world and to learn or practice a foreign language together in virtual class rooms via video conference.
Babbel - Learn languages online
bab.la - you can look up millions of translations in our dictionaries, test your language skills with thousands of quizzes, learn vocabulary with thousands of flashcard sets or find the right phrases for your birthday card in 14 languages
BBC Languages - Audio and video courses for beginners and intermediates in 36 languages
BBC Wales: Learn Welsh – Lots of resources to learn or improve your Welsh
BeeOasis - Big things in basic English
Blogs Exchange (BE) – is the first community of blogs dedicated to the learning and interchange of languages (Spanish and English so far).
book2 - Learn languages online for free with 100 audio (mp3) files!
Business Spanish – teaches you how to speak and write business and conversational Spanish by listening and repeating examples and simplified grammar (FREE)rules
Busuu - the language learning community
byki - a powerful and personalized language-learning system. It locks foreign language words and phrases into your memory so that you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever.

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CALES (Centre for Arabic Language and Eastern Studies) - teaches the Arabic language online through skype
CALL4ALL – exists to help anyone improve their language learning or teaching in English and most other major languages by the use of modern technology.
Capturator - offers online products and services for language learning.
Chinese Course – Learn Chinese online with the Flashcard system
ChinesePod - Learn Mandarin with free daily MP3 podcast
ChineseTeachers.com - improve spoken Chinese with trained, native Chinese teachers 24/7, no booking
Chinese-Tools.com – Learn Mandarin Chinese quickly and easily!
ChineseVoice.com – Learn Chinese online with Beijing’s best teachers
Clip Class’ – learn French with videos: Free online activities: pronunciation (video tutorials), discovering grammar items, interviews…
Clip Class’ Moodle Courses – French courses with teachers and audio-chat sessions
Collocation of the Week – for advanced learners of English
Conversation Exchange - three types of language exchange: face-to-face conversation; correspondence; text and voice chat

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DailyFrenchPod – Learn French now
Danish Here and Now- a free online course for Danish for Beginners.
Dave’s ESL Cafe – a community site with job boards for teachers as well as forums for students and printable lessons/ worksheets
DeutschLern – Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Digital Dialects – free to use interactive games for learning languages and links to study resources
Dom Manuel – Free Spanish lessons

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Easiest Languages to Learn – Use this guide to compare languages and find one that is fun to learn
Easy Portuguese – Learn Portuguese
eduFire – live video language learning
eLanguageSchool.net – the largest website for learning multiple languages on the Internet
ELLA – online language learning software with interactive courses in 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch
elovivo – learn a new language, find language exchange partners, contribute to your language
English Addicts – daily English lessons for learners and teachers
English Baby – social network site dedicated to teaching english providing lessons, videos, and collaboration.
EnglishCafe – the “perfect environment in which to encourage, practice and perfect your English language and world culture skills”
EnglishCentral – learn English for public speaking, reading, remedial speech practice
English Flashcards – flashcards to learn a number of different languages
English Gateway -Online vocabulary lessons (with audio) for intermediate and advanced ESL learners. Exercises on idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations. Student/teacher blog and worksheets.
English Leap - an innovative language teaching methodology where you can easily improve your English by spending about 30 minutes to an hour on our site every day.
English Page – free online English lessons and ESL//EFL resources
English Portal Community – Talk and Learn -Chatting with people from around the world will quickly develop your conversational skills
English Speak- a free and award winning system for learning to speak English
EnglishTalk.info – This site is aimed at adult students learning English as their second language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
English Town Online – Learn to speak English
English Tube - with vids from the major video services like YouTube, Flickr, Blip, Vimeo, Veoh, Metacafe…
engoi – Free online language instruction
ESL Groups – online English pronunciation site that uses professionally filmed (in HD) English lectures that help people with their English pronunciation
ESLPod – English as a Second Language Podcast
ESOL courses - a comprehensive range of free online lessons and games for adult English students and young learners at all levels of English, and free worksheets and lesson resources for teachers.
Eurocosm – Active Language Lab has language modules
Exam English – Free practice tests for learners of English

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Fluent in Arabic – Learn the Tunisian variant of Arabic
Forvo – all the words in the world pronounced
Free language - Social foreign language learning web 2.0 style
Free language tutorials - free tutorials for Spanish, Italian, and French
French Flash Cards – Learn German online with the Flashcard System.
FrenchOhLala - releases a new French lesson everyday. 10 minutes of French, brought to you by French teachers. Listen to free daily MP3 podcast lessons and download Lesson PDFs (Transcript, English translation,
http://www.funkyenglish.com/ target=_blank>Funky English – Social Network for ESL Students
funkyRussian – get the gist of Russian
Gapfillers – Language on the go – ‘bite size’ practice everyday and access to archives of grammar, listening and reading – plus much much more

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Games for Language Learning – start learning a language today
German Flash Cards – Learn German online with the Flashcard System
Glovico - a Fairtrade online school where native speakers can teach their mother tongues via Skype
Grasp Chinese – learn Chinese online
Gulf Arabic – the dialect of Arabic native to the Arab nationals of the Gulf countries
GymGlish – Personalised English lessons via the Internet

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HeinsUniverse - Learn some Afrikaans words and phrases.
How do you pronounce? - Search for a word and not only get an audio pronunciation but also tagged and time-stamped videos of real people in real situations speaking and using the word in context
How to learn any language - This website is made for people who love languages.
How to learn Spanish (using free online resources) - especially by using the Telenovela Method where I show people how I use fun and interesting things like Spanish-language TV shows, movies, books, comics, etc. to learn Spanish.
Huitalk – is a community of people learning languages and looking for a language exchange

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Icelandic Online – a freecourse provided by Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)
Il mio inglese : publish a free article every day for Italians who want to learn the english language.
ilovelanguages – catalogue of language-related Internet resource
Indo European Languages Tutorials – for anyone looking for free language resources in many of the Indo-European languages. Currently, there are 15 language tutorials available
Innovative Learning – currently offer content in over 20 languages, and give a large amount of it away at no cost
InstantSpeak Chinese – an award winning new system designed by language experts to learn Chinese
Internet Polyglot – free language lessons online
Italian Encounter – A new way of learning Italian
Italian Flash Cards – Learning Italian online with the Flashcard System
italki – Everything you need to learn a language

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Japanese Audio Flashcard Lessons - Use these FREE Japanese Audio Flashcard Lessons while you exercise or commute.
JapanesePod101 – The fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Japanese
Japanese through Anime – free video and blog content on learning the Japanese language.

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Kan du tale dansk – Danish for foreigners
Kan Talk – makes it easy and fun to practice spoken English

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Lang-8 – Language exchange SNS
languagecoursecentre.com - the right place to learn a language online trough interactive and entertaining activities; courses focus on a progressive grammar learning and give the ability to learn at your own pace.
Language for exchange – Find a conversation partner and travel abroad
LangLearner platform
Language 101 – Spanish, French, Russian or German online using movie clips, songs, and lessons.
Language Links – Travelling the world from your desktop
Languages Online – French, German, Italian and Spanish
Languages Online - Learn languages online for free with the tutorials here. Also a directory of the best free language links on the internet for 12 additional languages.
LanguageTutorial.org - All of our lessons are completely free. We also have compiled a directory of the best free language links on the internet for 12 additional languages.
langoLab – Language Immersion Through Online Video and Text
Learn a Language - hundreds of free language-learning lessons, games, and activities
Learn a Language on YouTube - Learn English online with a private English tutor from home.
Learn Arabic Online – for Writing, Listening, Grammar, Counting, Small Phrases and Exercises
LearnEnglish – is a portal that links to all of our websites for teachers and learners of English (from the British Council)
Learn English – site is for elementary and intermediate learners of English. You can study grammar or vocabulary topics and try one of the 400 exercises and language games.
Learn English by Skype - Learn English online with a private English tutor from home.
Learn English Online – for over 10 years Learn English has been the free and independent web site for EFL/ESL learners and teachers.
Learn French online - Completely free French grammar and vocabulary lessons, as well as a dictionary
Learn French by Podcast – audio podcasts for learners of French as a foreign language
Learn French by Skype – Learn French with a native speaker directly from home.
Learn Greek – teaches the modern Greek language online.
Learn how to speak German – Learn easily and with a lot of fun – German for beginners
Learn Greek Online – the most complete site for learning Greek
Learn Hebrew – free Hebrew vocabulary website offering 46 topics in over 1700 Hebrew words and phrases.
Learn Hebrew Online – with Israel’s best teachers
Learn Hebrew Pod – Free Hebrew Lessons
Learn how to speak German – learn easily and with a lot of fun
Learn Indian languages – Learn to speak Indian languages in English, Bengali, Gujarait, Hindi, etc
Learn Italian – Learn Italian guide, all about how to learn Italian and how to speak italian.
Learn Lebanese Arabic - Learn Lebanese Arabic Through English. Videos with practical Lebanese Arabic phrases for everyday
Learning Chocolate – This website provides free vocabulary games for students to learn English, Japanese and Chinese vocabulary online
Learning Portuguese – Russell Walker shares his discoveries and assist others in learning languages, and of course Portuguese in particular.
Learn Spanish Online – free collections of vocabulary lists and grammar lessons.
LearningThai.com – Learning Thai the easy way
LearnItalianPod.com – Learn Italian with free podcasts
learnitlists – Language learning by learning lists of vocab
Learn Some Greek – Learn the Greek language and a bit of the language
lernu – a multilingual website which aims to inform internet users about Esperanto and help them to learn it, easily and free of charge.
Lets go Spanish – We offer completely private Spanish lessons conducted online through Skype. The classes are can also be for small groups and are suitable for everyone including: children, adults, students and professionals
Lingofriends – language exchange
Lingorilla – the “first global video community for learning languages”
LingoZ – Definitions and translations in 8 languages
Linkua – Learn with a language tutor
Listen2Russian – for people who want to achieve a basic understanding of the Russian language.
LiveMocha – The social way to learn a language
London Speaks French - a language agency based in London and dedicated to French tuition and French lessons in London and anywhere PC to PC
Loquella – Learn without borders

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Macmillan Business English Online – offers a wealth of free additional English Language Teaching resources to add to your Business English lesson
Madinah Arabic – Free Arabic course
Mango – Mango is designed to equip you with conversational abilities from the very start.
Maria Oliveira’s Language Learning – Learn Portuguese for free
Master Russian – gives you the help you need to master Russian grammar, learn new vocabulary, practice in speaking and reading Russian, and learn fascinating facts about Russian culture and people.
Medlock Method – learn Chinese with the Medlock method
Memrise – learn a language
Milingua – Learn Hebrew wherever you are, whenever you want
MinDynasty – private Mandarin lessons at your desktop
Mi vida loca – a fun and interactive course, which is available for free. It draws you into a web of intrigue dealing with real natives and you can’t help but learn Spanish!
Mixxer- a language exchange community for everyone
MSKEnglish – Learning English online with live English classes
My French Tutor - Learn or improve your french now with a native teacher online!
My German Class – Mini-courses and video podcasts
My Happy Planet – Learn a language, make friends, have fun
My Language Exchange – Find a partner at the online community and practice your second language with a native speaker who is learning your language
Myngle – The new way to learn languages
MyRussian.org – Free Russian lessons

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Netdansk – a virtual school that offers Danish language tuition for persons with higher education.
Nihongo o Narau – This site is dedicated to teaching Japanese to speakers of English

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Omniglot – the online encyclopaedia of writing systems and languages
Online English – the online English lessons are face-to-face using Webex (a program like Skype). You don’t need to download any programs, just click an email link when your lesson starts.
Online English Courses – Learn English with Live Online Courses from Kaplan International Colleges.
Online English Teacher - Commercial Online English Teacher site using Skype and other learning technologies to teach English online
Online Japanese Language and Culture Resource Community – Since 1996, Japanese-Online.com has been providing free learning services to people who wish to study the Japanese language
Online Language School- Language lessons from home or anywhere, online live in a virtual classroom with a first-class language teacher.
Online Spanish Course – Learn Spanish online with the Flashcard system
OpenLearn - modern language resources from the Open University
Open University Language Courses
Our Universal Language – watch a film, learn a language

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Palabea – the international platform for language learning
Papora – Become fluent in any language connecting with thousands of language partners on the fastest growing language learning community. Learn and practise naturally using text, audio and video chat; community discussions and more
Paris by Pod - learn French, live from Paris!
Parleremo – a virtual town that teaches languages
PhraseBase – Conversational Foreign Language Learning Social Network
Pimsleur – Online Italian resources
PlaySay- The fun and social way to learn Spanish
Popling – Learn French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese Portuguese, Spanish without studying
Populearn – Learn German online with free German language lessons
Prime Language Services - specializes in Online Russian Teaching / Tutoring, where you communicate with a Certified Native Russian Teacher live via IM / webcam. First Trial Lesson is offered for free!

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qmpeople - a multicultural resource specifically built for writing to people of different cultures

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Radio Lingua Network – language-learning which fits your lifestyle
Rocket Languages - 11 different online languages courses [Free + Paid]
Rosetta Stone – Learn naturally, engage interactively, speak confidently and best of all — have fun
RusssianLessons.net – Learn Russian for Free
Russian-Plus – Online video and audio Russian language lessons, podcasts and grammar
Russian Video Blog – It includes a free video lesson series for learning to speak Russian, as well as free video lessons that teach how to read Russian.

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Sanbit – free effective language learning
Saynihao.org – the community for Chinese language learners and people interested in China
SaySomethingIn.com/welsh – Learn Welsh
Sclipo – Social learning network
Shared Talk – Your language exchange network
Sherton English – English in 52 weeks (for Spanish speakers)
Sigma English Online - English classes and conversation clubs in the Virtual Campus of a Canadian language school with native teachers in real time. Multimedia access 24/7, chats.
Sonia-Portuguese.com – As a Brazilian native speaker and teacher, Sonia focuses on Brazilian Portuguese.
SoZiety – Language exchange via Skype
Spanish Learning Resources – If you are passionate about augmenting your Spanish language studies, you will find these resources very helpful.
Spanish Pod – Learn Spanish on your terms with mobile podcasts and a global community of Spanish learners.
Spanish Unlimited – The right place to Learn Spanish & meet new friends
Spanish Word of the Day – A daily email with new vocabulary
Speak – free interactive language lessons by econtrader
Speak7 – Learn Arabic
SpeakingCam – a social network for language learners and tutors, brings you one-on-one tutoring opportunities with native speakers in a social way
Splendid Speaking – Podcasts for advanced learners of English who want to develop their top-level speaking skills and communication strategies
STELLA – Online language learning
Stomp Learning Systems – offers BYU’s CLIPS—Computerized Language Instruction & Practice Software, which allows students, teachers, and organizations to maximize the efficiency of the language learning process through tailored drill and practice.
Study Spanish - free material for learning Spanish (over 1,000 pages!)

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talkConMigo – provides a central location where people of all ages can find others looking to learn, or improve a second language.
Talk Irish – free Irish Podcast and Flashcard Service
TermWiki – The global social learning network in 89 languages
TheHebrewLanguage.com - provides one on one instruction for students and offers its students a community
The Japanese Friend Exchange – the place to find Japanese friends, penpals, language exchange, relationships
The Romance Language Resource Center - Romance languages, many of which are still commonly spoken around the world today, originally branched from the spoken version of Latin. They are known today as Romance languages, drawing from the original termRomanicus, in reference to the Ancient Romans who spoke Latin.
Think Chinese – online test, a blog about Chinese cultural events and language learning tips and a new range of interactive Chinese/English books available through the site aimed at children learning Chinese.
TOEFL iBT Online Practice – Realistic and best quality TOEFL iBT practice tests and learning resources delivered online
To Learn Arabic - Arabic for non-native speakers
The Rich Morning Show – Cartoon English lessons for kids and adults
top language community – the definitive language community site for bilingual and multilingual people living in London, UK, and Ireland.
TravLang – Foreign languages for Travellers

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UniLang Language Community – offers many language resources for a wide variety of languages.
Urdu-English.com – helps with providing free Urdu to English online lessons, beginner to advanced level.V
Verbaplanet – the award winning new way to learn how to speak a foreign language.
Vocab Fish – vocabulary training exercise for over 2000 basic words in any pairing of English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese
Vores fælles sprog – Danish grammar explained in English and other languagesW
What does that mean? – English idioms, catchphases, buzz words and slang
Wijng – grammar, reading and listening lessons to

learn English
Word Drill - Select a topic, a word will appear, type your translation
World Champ – The language learning network
World Languages Podcasting – Listen to conversations about language and culture in Australia in several different languages.
World Word Exchange- An innovative, revolutionary approach to the art of language learning – onlineX
xlingo- Language exchange community where you can find partners from around the world to practice and improve your language skills.

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Yappr – where millions of English learners throughout the world are improving their English by meeting and helping each other

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