List of language self-study programs

Self-study programs allow learning without having a teacher present,[1][2] and the courses can supplement or replace classroom instruction.[3] Universities use self-study programs for less-commonly taught languages, where having professors is not feasible.[4][5] Self-study programs are available on paper, audio files, video files, smartphone apps, computers, or any combination.[6]

This list is limited to programs that teach four or more languages. There are many others that teach one language.

Alphabetical Lists of Languages show the courses available to learn each language, at Lang1234, Martindale, Omniglot, Rüdiger Köppe, and UCLA. For the thousands of languages not listed on those sites, for which no course exists, Global Recordings Network 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.[7]

The list 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, Reise Know-How uses 6 languages to teach German, but only German to teach the other languages. On the other hand Eurotalk, Pronunciator and 50Languages use all languages to teach all the other languages.

Software Number of languages taughtInterface languages MediaPricing
Transparent Language Online 1106 online and mobile appmonthly or yearly subscription, or free via a participating library
CL-150 Platform 1306 online platform available for US Government and US Military personnel
Reise Know-How 2007 books
L'Harmattan 1671 (French) books
Cudoo 1643 subscription
Eurotalk 132119 application
Peace Corps 1011 (English) free
Pronunciator 7850 free to library patrons if library pays
Assimil 7612 books, usb
Glossika 646 freemium
Mango Languages 7117 free to library patrons if library pays, or monthly subscription
Clozemaster 6033 freemium
Teach Yourself 581 (English) books, CDs
50Languages 5656 free audio, apps and downloads, sell optional books
Colloquial by Routledge 561 (English) sell books and CDs
Central Institute of Indian Languages 471 (English) sell books
Foreign Service Institute 421 (English) free
Pimsleur Language Programs (company) 4050 audio
BBC Online 401 (English) free
Duolingo 3923 application or webfreemium with all learning features free
FirstVoices 351 (English) free
Rosetta Stone 341 (English) softwareone-time/subscription [8]
Mondly 3333 freemium
VocApp 3159 applicationfreemium
Drops 3131 freemium
Memrise 2515 applicationfreemium
Gloss by Defense Language Institute 291 (English) free
Berlitz Corporation 231 (English) online classes, offline classes, books and PE (physical media)varies
Ba Ba Dum 22 22 online free
Quizlet 188 (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish) onlinefree
Living Language (publisher) 187 (Arabic, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish) physical media
Langenscheidt 172 (English, German) physical media
For Dummies 172 (English, German) physical media
Linguaphone 152 (English, German) physical media
Babbel 137 (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish) applicationsubscription
Busuu 1212 applicationfreemium
Bilingual Books, Inc. 122 (English, German) physical media
Michel Thomas Method 121 (English) physical media
Lingua.ly 1018 freemium
Idiot's Guide 102 (English, Spanish) physical media
Behind the Wheel by Macmillan Publishers 91 (English) physical media
LingoDeer 9 9 (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese) online subscription
Lingvist 88 (Arabic, Chinese, English, Estonian, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian) freemium
Dexway 812 subscription
Schaum's Outlines 61 (English) physical media
Lonely Planet 61 (English) physical media
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages 61 (English) free
Alison 61 (English) free
Paul Noble Method by Collins 51 (English) physical media
Made Simple by Broadway Books 51 (English) physical media
Hugo by Dorling Kindersley 51 (English) physical media
Drive Time by Random House 51 (English) physical media
Nextlingua 44 (English, Spanish, French, Russian) free
Teach Yourself Business by McGraw-Hill Education 41 (English) physical media
Smigin 43 (English, Portuguese, Turkish) subscription
Japanese Complete 11 (Japanese) subscription, monthly or yearly


References

  1. "Studying a Language on Your Own". University of Florida. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  2. "Self-Study: Tell Me More". University of Groningen. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  3. "The Self-Study Centers at the TUM". Technical University of Munich. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  4. "Self-Directed Language Acquisition Program". University of Richmond. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  5. "Directed Independent Language Study". University of Denver. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  6. "Self-study ideas for students learning German for the first time". University of Michigan. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
  7. "Geographic Language Museum". Alexander Argüelles. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  8. Brown, Shelby. "Duolingo vs. Rosetta Stone: How to choose the best language-learning app". CNET. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
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