Learn Languages Online
A short selection of my favourite places for online language learning and linguistic exploration. In case you are looking for language-specific tips and notes, please have a look at the respective tag page on this wiki.
Overviews and Lists
CEL/ELC – official website of the European Language Council
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lingvo.info – multilingual website about the languages of Europe
Dictionaries and Translation
Forvo – the online dictionary native speaker pronunciations
Glosbe – a multilingual online dictionary
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LanguageTool – an advanced proofreading program providing style and grammar checks for multiple languages
Lexilogos – search in multiple dictionaries and web translators
Linguee – find real usage of whole phrases in documents and websites from and to multiple languages
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Logos Dictionary – a freely-accessible multilingual dictionary, compiled and updated by professional translators
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Courses and Learning Portals
Free
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Anki (and
AnkiWeb) – remember things effectively through spaced repetition
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Bliu Bliu – learn a language by joining a 30-day challenge
Duolingo – learn languages through translating phrases and sentences
HelloTalk – a mobile application (Android, iOS) for language learning
InnovativeLanguage – learn a language online with free audio and video lessons, and applications
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Lexicum – effectively learn vocabulary in context through spaced repetition
LingoHut – learn basic communication skills in a new language for free
Lingua.ly – language learning to match your interests and your life
Loecsen – learn to speak a new language by comparing it with another
Memrise – remember things effectively through spaced repetition
Mondly Languages – play your way to a new language over bite-size lessons and conversational modules
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Speaky – instantly practice languages with people around the world
Paid
Babbel – master new languages through courses with a world-class didactic method at their core
FluentU – learn a foreign language with videos
italki – a language learning social network that connects students and language teachers
Kwiziq – an artificial intelligence language coach
LingQ – learn languages with authentic content through the TheLinguist method
Mango Languages – online language learning for organisations and individuals
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Verbling – affordable online language classes and private tutoring
WordDive – innovative language learning method personalised by AI
Yabla – language immersion through authentic videos
Guides to Language Learning
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Fluent Forever – how to learn any language fast and remember it forever
(Gabriel Wyner)
Fluent in 3 Months – a community and learning resource for language learners all around the world
(Benny Lewis)
Goldlist Method – a methodology for learning to the long-term memory
(Victor Huliganov)
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Learn Langs – all you need to learn languages
(Judith Meyer)
Online Games
Ba Ba Dum – play and learn words in multiple languages
Clozemaster – a game for sentence-based and contextual language learning