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Courses, dictionaries and reading tools for a new language are grouped under language learning. The listings include full courses, vocabulary apps, flashcard tools, grammar references, pronunciation guides and graded reading. Some entries cover widely studied languages, and others focus on smaller or regional ones. It helps to know which skills each one teaches, the level it starts at and whether you can practise speaking as well as reading. Some services are free and others charge or limit free use, so confirm the cost before you commit time to a course.
A free website intended as a place to learn signing, created by a Deaf associate professor of Deaf Studies. It covers topics such as sign language classes, the history of American Sign Language, ASL phrases, fingerspelling, and baby signing.
ASL-LEX provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
ASLCore provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Bettermelon provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
BKS provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
BunPro provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Cantonese Sheik is a site offering print-friendly Chinese reference sheets, tests and revision aids, plus a Chinese dictionary called CantoDict. It is aimed at helping users speak, read and write Hong Kong Chinese, and pronunciation is given in Cantonese jyutping rather than Mandarin pinyin. Many sheets and tests are also described as useful for learning Mandarin.
Cantonese.ca is a website offering information for learning colloquial Cantonese (Yue Chinese) as spoken by youth in Hong Kong and in overseas communities. It covers tones, pronunciation, common phrases, basic vocabulary, grammar, and thematic vocabulary.
CantoScrolls provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
CantoWords provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
ChineseSkill provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Clozemaster is a language learning tool that uses fill-in-the-blank sentences to teach vocabulary in context. It offers thousands of sentences in 50+ languages and over 170 language pairings. Users can type answers or choose multiple choice, with sentences returning for spaced-repetition review. It is free to play.
Conjuguemos is a language-learning site for practicing verb conjugations, vocabulary and grammar in Spanish, French and other languages. It offers drill activities, single-player practice games, competitive multiplayer games and textbook-aligned activities. Teachers can create, import and modify activities and use a gradebook with progress statistics. A free student tier and a free teacher plan with limited activities and stored grades are available.
Danobang is a multiplayer word game for Korean, Japanese and Chinese, covering Hangul, Kana/Kanji and Mandarin/Cantonese. It tests typing speed and vocabulary. The page shows public and private rooms and an online player count.
DigMandarin is a site that helps people discover how to learn Mandarin Chinese, offering in-depth guides, how-tos, tips, interviews, reviews and structured courses. Its guides cover Chinese pronunciation, the HSK test, Chinese characters, graded readers, online courses, podcasts and grammar topics.
Dong Chinese is a tool for learning to read and write Mandarin Chinese in context through real example sentences, images, songs and videos. It offers character etymologies, handwriting practice, a dictionary with stroke order and frequency data, and media matched to the learner's level.
Dreaming is an immersive language-learning app for Spanish and French. It presents videos and other content at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, aiming to mimic first-language acquisition without memorization or grammar drills. The app is mobile, and the material progresses toward content just below native media.
Easy Croatian is a blog offering a simple introduction to the Croatian language for casual learners, stated as useful for Bosnian and Serbian as well. It covers alphabet and pronunciation, simplest sentences, objects, and the accusative case. Chapters are grouped, and the blog is also available offline as PDF, AZW3 and other downloads.
Easysubs provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
EFSET provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
ELLLO stands for English Listening Lesson Library Online and features natural English lessons with quizzes, vocabulary training and free printable worksheets. It offers free listening lessons for all levels, most with audio or video, a transcript, vocabulary lesson and interactive quiz. Teacher resources include free worksheets and a guide to free tools.
English E-Reader provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
EnglishBanana provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
EnglishCentral provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
