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• HindiPod 101 – iTunes Web Site
  • Learn Hindi with fun, interesting and culturally relevant lessons that are easy to listen to.
• I Speak Hindi iTunes – Feed Web Site
  • Coversessential words and phrases that you need for your trip to India. There are also Beginner Hindi lessons for those that want to seriously start to learn the language.
• Learn Hindi from Bollywood Movies iTunes Free Feed
  • This looks like a fun approach to learning a language.

• Namaste Dosti – Learn Hindi iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • There are few options when it comes to learning Hindi so the author decided to fill the void.

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• 5 Minute Spanish 1  – iTunes
  • Self-paced course from University of Arkansas offers a good introduction to Spanish for those who have never studied it before, or a good refresher for those who have. The course focuses almost exclusively on Spanish grammar.  If you would like to take a more well-rounded approach to learning Spanish, click here for David Nance’s Spanish textbook, available free for the iPad.
• Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish Web Site
  • This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations and teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish.
• Mi Vida Loca Web Site
  • An immersive video mystery set in Spain to help you learn simple Spanish. Created by the BBC.
• Cody’s Cuentos iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • A Spanish-language series of lessons focuses of classic fairy tales and legends. The fact that you probably already know the story in English will aid your comprehension of understanding the tale in Spanish.
• Coffee Break Spanish iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Learn Spanish in a low-key, effective way. Currently the #2 overall favorite on iTunes Free.
• Show Time Spanish – Tunes
  • Produced by the same folks who created Coffee Break Spanish, this podcast is for intermediate and advanced learners.
• Foreign Service Institute Basic Course: Volume 1 –  Web Site – Web Site
  • This course in the Latin American dialect prepares students to function effectively in conversations. Pronunciation, inflection, and intonation are heavily stressed. Find related texts here.
• Finally Learn Spanish – Beyond the Basics iTunes Free – Feed 
  
  • If you’ve had some Spanish classes and you need experience listening to and speaking the language, then Finally Learn Spanish has lessons for you.
• Insta Spanish Lessons iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Weekly comprehension and grammar exercises for students of all levels. One of the more popular programs on iTunes.
• Learn Spanish at SpanishPod101 iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Created by teams from 5 Spanish speaking countries.
• Learn Spanish Survival Guide iTunes Free – Feed
  • If you’re planning a trip to a Spanish speaking country, and if you don’t know the language, this will help get you up to speed.
• Learn to Speak Spanish iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Learn to speak Spanish in just 15 minutes per day.
• Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers – Web Site
  • This site is presented as a free medical Spanish immersion, with vocabulary including greetings, history, examination, and everyday speech, all with translation and audio. It is designed to be helpful for a variety of medical personnel. Created by a general surgeon turned Spanish teacher.
• Notes in Spanish iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Produced by Ben Curtis and Marina Diez, a husband-and-wife team out of Madrid, Spain. Ben is British and Marina is Spanish and they too have built quite a large following for their conversational Spanish lessons, (for beginners, intermediates and advanced students), which promise to teach listeners “real Spanish” the way it is actually spoken every day in Spain.
• One Minute Spanish iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Covers the absolute basics of Spanish, focusing on the pronunciation used in most parts of Spain.
• One Minute Latin American Spanish iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Same as above but focuses on the Spanish spoked across South America.
• Rojas Spanish Language iTunes Free – Feed
  • “No English is spoken here. These lessons are for the Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Speaker who would like to sharpen their Spanish skills. The fine points of the language will be presented and explored through a variety of topics to include; music, history, culture, food.”
• SpanishPod iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Spanish on your own terms.
• SpanishPod101 iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Distinguishes itself from other currently available programs by providing lessons that feature different accents from around the Spanish-speaking world. Dialogues are repeated multiple times and an English translation is provided, to further aid learning.
• Voices en Español iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
  • Geared toward more advanced students, this series features an interview in Spanish with a native speaker from Spain, Latin America or the U.S. It’s also accompanied by a bilingual blog that includes weekly Spanish grammar tips.

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Learn Russian for free online.

• A Spoonful of Russian iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Recommended by our readers.
• A Taste of Russian iTunes Web Site
  • This “isn’t a boring Grammar course, it is a real chat on different topics which can be heard in everyday life. It is a chance to listen to the native speakers talking at home, at work, at the shop, at the party, etc.”
• Business Russian iTunes Web Site
  • Presented by the UCLA Center for World Languages, this series teaches students the essentials of Russian business communication.
• Russian (Kazahk) Feed Web Site
  • No Borat jokes. Learn some Kazahk style Russian from the Peace Corps. Be sure to download the accompanying PDF file.
• Russian Literature iTunes Web Site
  • Also presented by UCLA, this podcast helps users improve their comprehension and vocabulary by listening to excerpts from Tolstoy, Gogol, Chekhov and other Russian literary greats.
• One Minute Russian iTunes Feed Web Site
• RussianPod101 iTunes Web Site
  • Helps you learn Russian and Russian culture at your convenience.

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Learn Italian for free online. 

• ItalianPod.com iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Italian on your own terms.
• LearnItalianPod.com iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • A series of Italian language lessons that will get you up and running. I have personally used them and found them effective.
• Let’s Speak Italian iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • This collection will help you learn Italian in small, manageable 5-minute bites.
• MyDailyPhrase.com iTunes Free Web Site
  • Learn Italian step by step over a course of 20 weeks. Lessons cover all the language you need to know to get by on a visit to a Italian-speaking country. Created by the same people who put together the popular series “Coffee Break Spanish.”

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Learn German for free online.

• Deutsch – warum nicht?
  • An extensive collection of introductory German podcasts put together by Deutsche Welle.
  • • Part 1 iTunes
    • Part 2 iTunes
    • Part 3 iTunes
    • Part 4 iTunes
• GermanPod 101 iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Offers materials for beginners, intermediate and advanced.
• German Podcast.de iTunes Web Site
• GerGermanGrammar iTunes Feed Web Site
  • German grammar lessons aimed at American students.
• Lernen Wir Deutsch iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Presented in video, these “vodcasts” get high marks for being not only educational but also very entertaining.
• MyDailyPhrase.com iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Learn German phrase by phrase over a course of 20 weeks. The podcasts will cover all the language you need to know to get by on a visit to a German-speaking country. This series is put together by the same people created the popular series “Coffee Break Spanish.”
• One Minute German iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Presented by the Radio Lingua Network
• Slow German iTunes Feed Web Site
  • Annik Rubens reads slowly and clearly from parts of her popular podcast, Sleepless in Munich (Schlaflos in Munchen).
• Slowly Spoken News Feed
  • Deutsche Welle provides a nightly news broadcast in German that’s spoken slowly so that you can work on your comprehension.

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Learn French for Free

• French in Action Free Web Site
  • Produced by Yale University, these video lessons uses the storyline of an American student and a young Frenchwoman’s adventures in Paris to teach the language.
• French 1 & French 2 from Carnegie Mellon – Web Site
  • The French courses are introductory, interactive video-based courses intended for use by university students and independent learners on the Internet. 
    
• Ma France Web Site
  • The BBC offers 24 video lessons that will teach you French.
• Easy French Poetry iTunes Free
  • A French as a second language program, using poetry as a topic for discussion using everyday conversational French.
• Foreign Service Institute Basic Course: Volume 1 – Web Site
  • The cours is designed to enable you to reach conversational proficiency. You learn how to control the French sound system by listening to the tapes and repeating each phrase. The dialogues present natural spoken French in a variety of contexts, such as, greeting people, registering at a hotel, getting a train ticket, and shopping.
• Foreign Service Institute Basic Course: Phonology – Web Site
  • The Introduction to French Phonology course provides additional drills for those who wish to sound like a native speaker of the language. The course may be used beneficially at any stage of learning the language.
• French for Beginners iTunes Free Feed
  • Fun, effective lessons for beginners. Provided by the French Ecole.
• FrenchPod.com iTunes Free Feed
  • A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn French on your own terms. Lessons are accompanied by text expansion exercises and other tutoring aids.
• Le Journal en français facile iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • Nightly news from RFI presented in slowly spoken French to assist you with your comprehension.
• Learn French iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • A well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners and those who want to brush up on their French.
• Learn French with Coffee Break French iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • The producers of the very popular Coffee Break Spanish now offer a program that will teach you French.
• Learn French with Daily Lessons iTunes Free Feed
  • These lessons are brought to you by French teachers from Paris. They are best suited for those who already have some beginning French under their belts.
• Mali French Feed Web Site
  • The Peace Corps teaches you some of the French spoken in Mali.
• Native French Speech Podcast iTunes Web Site
  • Listen to interesting conversations between Native French speakers and learn about everyday life in France and cultural French topics
• News in Slow French iTunes Free Web Site
  • Program discusses the Weekly News, French grammar, and French expressions in simplified French at a slow pace.
• Talk French Web Site
  • A lively introduction to French presented by the BBC.
• The French Pod Class iTunes Free
  • A very popular collection that teaches students the French language and different facets of French culture.
• University of Texas: Francais interactif iTunes Free – Web Site
  • UT provides a series of interactive vocabulary lessons. Media can be downloaded from the site.

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Learn How to Speak English

• Connect with English – Web
  • Featuring the story of Rebecca, an aspiring singer on a journey across America, Connect With English offers 50 fifteen-minute video programs that will teach English as a second language to high school students, college students and adult learners. Produced by WGBH Boston.
• The English We Speak – iTunes Free – Web Site
  • Each week, the BBC looks at phrases used in the English language.
• American English Speech – Web
  •  The OLI American English Dialect course from Carnegie Mellon supplies the necessary reinforcement of dialectical structure, audio, production technique and phonetic representation for each sound.
• 6 Minute English iTunes Free – Downloads – Web Site
  • Learn and practice useful English with the BBC.
• Better @ English iTunes Free – Feed
  • Focuses on conversational English, with an emphasis on idioms and slang.
• Business English iTunes Free
  • Learn the English you will need to function effectively in an American business environment.
• Effortless English iTunes Free Feed
  • It gets solid reviews.
• English as a Second Language iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • A very well liked collection of ESL lessons. Over 100 episodes in the collection.
• English in the Real World – iTunes Free
  • The focus here is on the business world and things financial.
• English for Spanish Speakers (’Por Fin Aprende Ingles’) iTunes Free Feed
  • Si usted haya asistido al menos a un curso de ingles, y usted necesita la oportunidad de escuchar al ingles y hablar el ingles, entonces ‘Por Fin Aprende Ingles’ es el podcast perfecto para usted. Presentado por Carla Staufert-Sauvier, una profesora de Mexico, y Jade Lindquist, una profesora de los EE UU.
• ESL Business News iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • A weekly wrap of international business news read in slow, clear English. Listen to the broadcast and follow along in the accompanying script.
• Grammar Girl iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer.
• Speaking English iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • 100+ lessons focusing on English pronunciation and vocabulary.
• Tu Ingles! iTunes Free Feed Web Site
  • “Tu Ingles” is designed to help Spanish-speakers improve their ear for English. The weekly program features drills of verb conjugation, interviews, advice about idioms, and excerpts of speeches and other recorded spoken material from famous English speakers.

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