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List of language self-study programs

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Self-study programs allow learning without having a teacher present, and the courses can supplement or replace classroom instruction. Universities use self-study programs for less-commonly taught languages, where having professors is not feasible. Self-study programs are available on paper, audio
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The list of self-study programs, below, shows the number of languages taught by each program, the name of the program, and the number of different languages used for instruction. Multiple languages of instruction may be available for some but not all courses. For example,
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has recorded a standard set of Bible stories in 6,000 languages. With effort, learners can study any language by comparing their recordings to the same story in a language they know.
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Alphabetical lists of languages show the courses available to learn each language, at All Language Resources, Lang1234, Martindale's Language Center,
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13 (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Italian, Thai, Turkish)
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This list is limited to programs that teach four or more languages. There are many others that teach one language.
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2 (English for French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, and Spanish, and Spanish for English)
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uses six languages to teach German, but only German to teach the other languages. On the other hand
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has ended.) For the thousands of languages not listed on those sites, for which no course exists,
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9 (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian)
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8 (Arabic, Chinese, English, Estonian, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian)
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8 (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)
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files, video files, smartphone apps, computers, or any combination.
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monthly or yearly subscription, or free via a participating library
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7 (Arabic, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)
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free to library patrons if library pays, or monthly subscription
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online classes, offline classes, books and PE (physical media)
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free audio, apps and downloads, sell optional books
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use all languages to teach all the other languages.
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Index

Omniglot
UCLA Language Materials Project
Global Recordings Network
Reise Know-How
Eurotalk
Pronunciator
50Languages
incomplete
adding missing items
Reise Know-How
Qlango
L'Harmattan
Eurotalk
Transparent Language Online
Peace Corps
Pronunciator
Assimil
Mango Languages
freemium
Teach Yourself
50Languages
Routledge
Central Institute of Indian Languages
Duolingo
Foreign Service Institute
Pimsleur Language Programs (company)
BBC Online
FirstVoices
Rosetta Stone
Mondly

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