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Learn a new Language

Web courses, videos and online practice makes it easy.

BBC Languages
One lesson at a time, in your own time. Beginner and intermediate lessons in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Greek. If you’re a relative beginner, the site has tests to help gauge your fluency through a succession of gradually more challenging questions. There are lessons presented in both text and video formats, along with an online progress tracker. This is an excellent website for those who are trying to learn French. The "Ma France" program is a really terrific set of videos, and if you like watching videos to learn, you will appreciate this. Free.

FSI Languages
The language courses were developed by the Foreign Service Institute of the United States government and are in the public domain. Each course consists of printed study guides along with audio lessons and exercises. Language study courses are available in, Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hebrew, Italian, Lao, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese and more.,

Online Video Courses

From the Corporation for Public Broadcasting These are free. Just create a username and password and login before watching. They include:

Connect With English
A young woman’s story is used to teach English as a second language. Video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. 50 fifteen-minute video programs

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish
Teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. 52 half-hour video programs.

Nuevos Destinos - Spanish
The multimedia Nuevos Destinos expands the ways you can use the original Destinos story. Retelling the story of lawyer Raquel Rodrìguez's original investigation. 15 video programs (12 to 19 minutes in length) 15 video programs (12 to 19 minutes in length

Fokus Deutsch - German
A video instructional series in German for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Follow the story of Professor Bob Di Donato and Marion, his assistant, as they create a German course using a “German studies” approach. They weave together minidramas set in Germany, interviews with native speakers, and documentary footage on history and culture, all of which help increase fluency in and comprehension of the language. 48 fifteen-minute video programs

French in Action - French
This series uses active participation to increase fluency in French, while introducing French culture. Pierre Capretz’s proven language-immersion method is presented within a humorous teleplay with native speakers of all ages and backgrounds. The storyline of an American student and a young Frenchwoman's adventures in Paris and the French countryside is reinforced by Dr. Capretz’s on-camera instruction. 52 half-hour videos.

Spanish - English practice for ESL
For anyone learning English, and English-Spanish practice for anyone learning Spanish. Pumarosa - 15 lessons for beginners and 15 intermediate lessons. Immediate pronunciation and practice or words and phrases.

Ezychinese
Learn Chinese the Easy Way. For students, travelers, those coming to China on business and anyone else interested in this fascinating language, ezychinese is the choice for serious learners. All of the dialogue videos are free when you register. This free membership also gives you access to each lesson's keywords, key phrases, English translation, active comment board and more. All of the basics for beginning with your Chinese studies are available for free.

Language Learning Library
Basic information on learning several foreign languages.