List of language self-study programs

Self-study language acquisition 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 All Language Resources, Lang1234, Martindale's Language Center, Omniglot, and Rüdiger Köppe. (UCLA Language Materials Project has ended.) 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 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, Reise Know-How uses six 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.

List

Self-study program	Number of languages taught	Interface languages	Media	Business Model
50Languages	56	56	Web	Free audio, apps, downloads, sell optional books
Alison	6	1 (English)		Free
Assimil	76	12	Books, USB drive
Babbel	14^[8]	9 (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian)	Application	Subscription
BBC Online	40	1 (English)	Web	Free
Behind the Wheel by Macmillan Publishers	9	1 (English)	Physical media
Berlitz Corporation	23	1 (English)	Online classes, offline classes, books, PE (physical media)	Varies
Bilingual Books, Inc.	12	2 (English, German)	Physical media
Busuu	14	15	Application	Freemium
Central Institute of Indian Languages	47	1 (English)	Physical media	sell books
Colloquial by Routledge	56	1 (English)	Physical media	Sell books, CDs
Cortina Method by Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta	10	1 (English)	Physical media
Drive Time by Random House	5	1 (English)	Physical media
Drops	51	24	Application	Freemium
Duolingo	43	25	Application, Web	Freemium with all learning features free
Durium by Durium Records	4	1 (Italian)	Physical media
Eurotalk	132	119	Application
FirstVoices	82	1 (English)		Free
For Dummies	17	2 (English, German)	Physical media
Foreign Service Institute	42	1 (English)	Web	Free
Gloss by Defense Language Institute	29	1 (English)	Web	Free
Hugo by Dorling Kindersley	5	1 (English)	Physical media
Idiot's Guide	10	2 (English, Spanish)	Physical media
L'Harmattan	167	1 (French)	Books
Langenscheidt	17	2 (English, German)	Physical media
Language Reactor	40	28	Browser extension, website	Freemium
LingQ	50	17	Application, Web	Freemium
Linguaphone	16	2 (English, German)	Physical media
Lingvist	8	8 (Arabic, Chinese, English, Estonian, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian)	Online, mobile app	Freemium
Living Language (publisher)	18	7 (Arabic, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)	Physical media
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages	6	1 (English)		Free
Lonely Planet	6	1 (English)	Physical media
Made Simple by Broadway Books	7	1 (English)	Physical media
Mango Languages	71	17	Application	Free to library patrons if library pays, or monthly subscription
Memrise	35 (official courses) Hundreds (user-created courses)	15	Application	Freemium
Michel Thomas Method	12	1 (English)	Physical media
Mondly	41	30	Application	Freemium
Paul Noble Method by Collins	5	1 (English)	Physical media
Peace Corps	101	1 (English)	Web	Free
Pimsleur Language Programs (company)	51	51	Application, Web	One-time/subscription
Pronunciator	87	50		Free to library patrons if library pays
Quizlet	18	8 (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)	Online	Freemium
Reise Know-How	200	7	Books
Rosetta Stone	25	1 (English)	Software	One-time/subscription ^[9]
Schaum's Outlines	6	1 (English)	Physical media
Smigin	4	3 (English, Portuguese, Turkish)		Subscription
Tandem	300+	1 (English)	App	Freemium
Teach Yourself	58	1 (English)	Books, CDs
Teach Yourself Business by McGraw-Hill Education	4	1 (English)	Physical media
Transparent Language Online	130	6	Online, mobile app	Monthly or yearly subscription, or free to library patrons if library pays

References

↑ "Studying a Language on Your Own". University of Florida. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "Self-Study: Tell Me More". University of Groningen. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "The Self-Study Centers at the TUM". Technical University of Munich. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "Self-Directed Language Acquisition Program". University of Richmond. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "Directed Independent Language Study". University of Denver. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "Self-study ideas for students learning German for the first time". University of Michigan. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
↑ "Geographic Language Museum". Alexander Argüelles. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
↑ If you change your interface language except English such as Italian, you can see English as a learning language. So it's totally 14, not 13.
↑ Brown, Shelby. "Duolingo vs. Rosetta Stone: How to choose the best language-learning app". CNET. Retrieved 2020-01-13.

[1] "Studying a Language on Your Own". University of Florida. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.

[2] "Self-Study: Tell Me More". University of Groningen. 7 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

[8] If you change your interface language except English such as Italian, you can see English as a learning language. So it's totally 14, not 13.

[9] Brown, Shelby. "Duolingo vs. Rosetta Stone: How to choose the best language-learning app". CNET. Retrieved 2020-01-13.

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