There are many good reasons for learning foreign languages. Whether it is for work purposes, or you are intending to travel, study abroad or just for fun and interest. This signpost links to language learning resources of some popular foreign languages, focusing on the spoken languages, with materials ranging from grammar books to self learning kits and films. Have fun!

Language learning internet resources - learn various spoken languages on these websites. Have your headphone ready!

Chinese : Putonghua

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Ability testing & examinations Business Chinese Conversation Dictionaries Grammar Phonetics Pronunciation	Ability testing & examinations Business Chinese Conversation Dictionaries Films Grammar Phonetics Pronunciation Self instructional materials Spoken Chinese	About.com : Mandarin Chinese Learner Chinese-Lessons.com - Interactive Mandarin lessons Putonghua for beginners - PolyU Virtual Learning Centre RTHK 普通話台

Chinese : Cantonese  

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Conversation Dictionaries Vocabularies Grammar Phonetics Pronunciation	Conversation Films Pronunciation Self instructional materials Sound recordings	Chinese Character Database (with word formation) Chinese-Lessons.com - Interactive Cantonese lessons Free talking Cantonese dictionary Learn Cantonese help sheets Learn Cantonese with Free Lessons

Japanese  

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Business Japanese Conversation Dictionaries Grammar Glossaries & vocabularies Japanese Language Proficiency Test Pronunciation Textbooks Written Japanese	Business Japanese Conversation Dictionaries Films Grammar Japanese Language Proficiency Test Pronunciation Self instructional materials Spoken Japanese	About.com : Japanese Internet broadcast (Kobe University) Japanese Language Proficiency Test Nihongo learning with speech (Iwate University) RTHK日語自由行

Korean  

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Conversation Dictionaries Glossaries & vocabularies Grammar Textbooks Written Korean	Conversation Films Pronunciation Spoken Korean	Kosnet (National Institute for International Education Development, Korea) Korean for beginners LearnKoreanNet Let's learn Korean (Korean Broadcasting Commission) Sogang Korean Program (Sogang University Korean Language Education Centre)

Thai

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Dictionaries Grammar Textbooks	Conversation Films Textbooks	SpeakingThai.com Spoken Thai (Centre for South East Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University) LearningThai.com Thai-language.com Thai Language page (Thai Language Audio Resource Centre, Thammasat Univ.)

English

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Business English Conversation Dictionaries English for Chinese speakers Ability testing & examinations Cambridge BEC vantage IELTS TOEFL Glossaries & vocabularies Grammar Intonation Phonetics Prepositions Pronunciation Slang Technical English Written English	Business English Conversation Dictionaries English for Chinese speakers Ability testing & examinations Cambridge BEC vantage IELTS TOEFL Films Grammar Glossaries & vocabularies Intonation Phonetics Pronunciation Self instructional materials Technical English Written English	About.com : English as second language BBC Learning English British Council - Learn English Ability testing & examinations Cambridge ESOL IELTS Test of Spoken English (TSE) TOEFL English on the Internet - Resources for students of English as a foreign language Learn English Free Online Resources for studying spoken English World English - One stop resources for learning English

French

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Business French Conversation Dictionaries Ability testing & examinations Grammar Phonetics Pronunciation Slang Verbs Glossaries & vocabularies	Business French Conversation Ability testing & examinations Films French for Chinese speakers Grammar Pronunciation Self instructional materials Spoken French Sound recordings Verbs	About.com : French Bonjour de France (An interactive magazine) FrenchAssistant.com French language course (beginner's level) French learning resources (HKU e-learning) French Revision (Interactive listening, reading and writing exercises for all levels)

German

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Business German Conversation Dictionaries Ability testing & examinations Self instructional materials Learning German Pronunciation Verbs Glossaries & vocabularies	Business German Conversation Ability testing & examinations Films Learning German Self instructional materials Verbs Vocabularies	About.com : German Beginner's German links Beginner's German course (Exeter Univ.) German language practice (Online interactive learning) Jetzt Deutsch Lernen (Goethe Institut)

Italian

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Conversation Dictionaries Grammar Italian for Chinese speakers Learning Italian Self instructional materials Glossaries & vocabularies	Conversation Ability testing & examinations Films Grammar Learning Italian Self instructional materials Sound recordings	About.com : Italian Dentro I'ltaliano Online (An interactive multimedia course with audio clips, exercises and grammatical help) Italianissimo (A multimedia course for beginners) Learn Italian Online Oggi e Domani (An interactive course with 20 lessons)

Portuguese

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Conversation Dictionaries Grammar Spoken Portuguese	Conversation Films Self instructional materials	Fale Portugues (10 lessons with grammar and audio) Learn Portuguese Learn Portuguese Online Portuguese course (Foreign Service Institute, USA) Talk Portuguese

Spanish

Books	AV / E-learning Materials	Internet resources
Business Spanish Conversation Dictionaries Grammar Pronunciation Spanish for Chinese speakers Verbs	Conversation Dictionaries Ability testing & examinations Films Self instructional materials Spoken Spanish	About.com : Spanish Spanish resources -from ASPIRA Learn Spanish- a free online tutorial Spanish Class Online Super Spanish websites

Language learning internet resources

• BBC Languages
• Free Online Languages Courses
• Fodor's Languages for Travellers
• Language Directory
• LanguageGuide.org
• Language Learning Library
• Language resources (Harvard University)
• LanguageSchool.net
• Languages-on-the-Web

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