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Memrise - the fun way to learn anything. UniLang. Best Language Websites. Language teacher advice and tips: I know from my own 38 years of teaching experience that being on a continual path of self-improvement is an absolute necessity toward be a good teacher.

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Hang out with other educators that you admire. Watch them closely and learn from them. Imitation is the greatest compliment! Join your language association ( plus two foreign language teacher associations (state and national: ACTFL - ( and attend their annual meetings on a regular basis. Whenever you can in your own environment, ask to observe colleagues in action in their classroom. Keep your classroom presentations FRESH. They don't care how much you know until they know how much you CARE] I hope that you picked up some ideas here that will aid in your total success. Jim Becker = BA, Cornell College (Iowa), MA, La Sorbonne (Paris), ABD, The Ohio State University (Foreign Language Education). Home. Welcome to fsi-language-courses.org - the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute.

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These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain. This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; it is an independent, non-profit effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. Courses here are made available through the private efforts of individuals who are donating their time and resources to provide quality materials for language learning.

Website back up. April 13, 2013 The site has been down for two months to the day. On the bright side, there are now other sources for these materials: Please bookmark these sites as well. Catching Up January 16, 2011 The following texts have been posted over the months since this page's last update: Various Updates April 16, 2010 New Material. Language Exchange Community - Practice and Learn Foreign Languages. Learn 40 Languages for Free: Spanish, English, Chinese & More. How to learn languages for free?

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This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you’re good to go. Amharic Foreign Service Institute Basic Amharic – Audio – TextbookLessons with dialogues, drills, exercises, and narratives will teach you the basics of this language spoken in Ethiopia. Includes samples of speech, explanations of basic language structures, and a variety of practical exercises. Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Introduction – Web SiteThe UT-Austin Linguistics Research Center provides an overview of Ancient Greek and 10 lessons based on famous Greek texts.

Arabic Bookmark our free Arabic lessons section. American Sign Language Introductory American Sign Language Course – YouTubeBy the end of this course you should have a basic bank of ASL words that you are able to use to form simple sentences. Bambara Bulgarian Cambodian Catalan. Home. Palabea: the speaking world. Polyglot - Free language lessons online, Learn English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, Russian-Internet Polyglot.

Language Learning Software - Learn Spanish & More Free with Byki. Language Exchange Community - Practice and learn foreign languages with penpal using Skype. Nine Language-Teaching Myths. Anki - friendly, intelligent flashcards. Free Language Courses. Learn English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese. Learn Languages Online with Babbel.com. Home. Learn 40 Languages for Free: Spanish, English, Chinese & More.