Recommended websites for practicing languages

All languages:

• Radiolingua.com – website and podcasts
• Duolingo.com – website and apps
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
• http://www.bbcactivelanguages.com/
• http://livemocha.com/
• http://www.linguascope.com/
• ·         https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/languages/Pages/default.aspx
• http://ankisrs.net/ – downloadable software to learn languages
• Babbel app
• Busuu app
• http://www.linguascope.com/
• ·         https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/languages/Pages/default.aspx
• http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/09/top-podcasts-learning-language-german-japanese

For specific languages:

Spanish:

• Coffee Break Spanish episodes and poscasts on radiolingua.com
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/
• http://www.learner.org/series/destinos/
• www.newsinslowspanish.com
• http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/default.htm – Spanish for children
• http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/singing-spanish-portuguese-language-skills-accent-pronunciation
• http://lacasadefernanda.blogspot.co.uk/
• www.videoele.com

Dutch:

• Dutch-English dictionary: www.mijnwoordenboek.nl
• Grammar help: http://www.dutchgrammar.com/  (Also available in English version)
• Pronunciation Exercises: http://www.studiebazaar.be/ww/uit01/uitspraakoefeningen.htm
• Some useful translations to navigate the site: Uitspraakoefeningen = pronunciation exercises,Klinkers = vowels,Dubbelcombinaties = letter combinations (literally ‘double combinations’),Combinaties tweeklanken = combinations of double sounds,Medeklinkers = consonants,Zinnen = sentences

French:

• www.newsinslowfrench.com
• http://ankisrs.net/
• http://www.lepointdufle.net/

Italian:

• www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian
• http://www.zanichellibenvenuti.it/
• http://www.iluss.it/
• www.newsinslowitalian.com

Japanese:

• www.newsinslowjapanese.com
• http://nihongoshark.com/links/#The_Best_Sites_for_Learning_Japanese

German:

• www.newsinslowgerman.com
• http://angelikasgerman.co.uk

Portuguese

• http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/11/singing-spanish-portuguese-language-skills-accent-pronunciation

Chinese

• https://www.coursera.org/learn/chineseforbeginners/outline
• http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/ChineseNewYear.aspx

More great resources to follow. Please leave a comment below about which language you would like to see more materials for.