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 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.

Self-study program  | Number of languages taught | Interface languages  | Media | Business Model

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Reise Know-How  | 200 | 7  | books |
Qlango  | 45 | 38  | online and mobile app | freemium
L'Harmattan | 167 | 1 (French)  | books |
Cudoo  | 164 | 3  |  | subscription
uTalk  | 140+ | 27  | online and mobile app | subscription
Eurotalk | 132 | 119  | application |
Transparent Language Online | 130 | 6  | online and mobile app | monthly or yearly subscription, or free via a participating library
Peace Corps | 101 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Pronunciator | 87 | 50  |  | free to library patrons if library pays
Assimil  | 76 | 12  | books, usb |
Mango Languages  | 71 | 17  |  | free to library patrons if library pays, or monthly subscription
Glossika  | 64 | 6  | web, books | freemium
Clozemaster  | 60 | 33  |  | freemium
Teach Yourself  | 58 | 1 (English)  | books, CDs |
50Languages | 56 | 56  |  | free audio, apps and downloads, sell optional books
Colloquial by Routledge | 56 | 1 (English)  |  | sell books and CDs
Central Institute of Indian Languages  | 47 | 1 (English)  |  | sell books
Duolingo | 43 | 25  | application or web | freemium with all learning features free
Foreign Service Institute  | 42 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Pimsleur Language Programs (company)  | 40 | 50  | audio |
BBC Online  | 40 | 1 (English)  |  | free
LingQ  | 46 | 17  | application or web | freemium
FirstVoices | 35 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Rosetta Stone | 34 | 1 (English)  | software | one-time/subscription [8]
Mondly | 33 | 33  |  | freemium
VocApp  | 31 | 59  | application | freemium
Drops  | 31 | 31  | application | freemium
Memrise | 25 + numerous languages with user-created courses | 15  | application | freemium
Gloss by Defense Language Institute | 29 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Berlitz Corporation  | 23 | 1 (English)  | online classes, offline classes, books and PE (physical media) | varies
Ba Ba Dum  | 22  | 22  | online  | free
Quizlet | 18 | 8 (Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)  | online | freemium
Living Language (publisher)  | 18 | 7 (Arabic, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish)  | physical media |
Langenscheidt  | 17 | 2 (English, German)  | physical media |
For Dummies  | 17 | 2 (English, German)  | physical media |
Linguaphone  | 16 | 2 (English, German)  | physical media |
Babbel | 13 | 9 (English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian)  | application | subscription
Busuu | 14 | 15  | application | freemium
Bilingual Books, Inc.  | 12 | 2 (English, German)  | physical media |
LingoDeer  | 12  | 13 (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Italian, Thai, Turkish)  | application or web  | subscription
Michel Thomas Method  | 12 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Lingua.ly | 10 | 18  |  | freemium
Idiot's Guide  | 10 | 2 (English, Spanish)  | physical media |
Behind the Wheel by Macmillan Publishers  | 9 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Lingvist | 8 | 8 (Arabic, Chinese, English, Estonian, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian)  | online and mobile app | freemium
Speakly  | 8 | 11  | online and mobile app | freemium
Language Transfer  | 8 | 2 (English for French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, and Spanish, and Spanish for English)  | online | free
Dexway  | 8 | 12  |  | subscription
Schaum's Outlines  | 6 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Lonely Planet  | 6 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages  | 6 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Alison  | 6 | 1 (English)  |  | free
Paul Noble Method by Collins  | 5 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Made Simple by Broadway Books  | 7 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Hugo by Dorling Kindersley  | 5 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Drive Time by Random House | 5 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Nextlingua  | 4 | 4 (English, Spanish, French, Russian)  |  | free
Durium by Durium Records  | 4 | 1 (Italian)  | physical media |
Teach Yourself Business by McGraw-Hill Education  | 4 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Smigin | 4 | 3 (English, Portuguese, Turkish)  |  | subscription
Langster  | 4  | 7 (English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish)  | application  | freemium
Readle  | 1 (German)  | 6 (English, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish)  | application  | freemium
Cortina Method by Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta  | 10 | 1 (English)  | physical media |
Language TV Club  | 4  | 5 (Spanish, French, German, Italian, English)  | online  | subscription

## References

1. ↑ "Studying a Language on Your Own". University of Florida. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/llc/selfstudy.shtml. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
2. ↑ "Self-Study: Tell Me More". University of Groningen. 7 August 2012. http://www.rug.nl/science-and-society/language-centre/language-courses-and-communication-training/online-language-learning-self-study/?lang=en. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
3. ↑ "The Self-Study Centers at the TUM". Technical University of Munich. http://www.sprachenzentrum.tum.de/en/self-study-center/. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
4. ↑ "Self-Directed Language Acquisition Program". University of Richmond. http://globalstudio.richmond.edu/in-person-services/sdlap.html. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
5. ↑ "Directed Independent Language Study". University of Denver. http://www.du.edu/ahss/cwlc/language_programs/dils.html. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
6. ↑ "Self-study ideas for students learning German for the first time". University of Michigan. http://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/lernstrategien/allein_anfangen.html. Retrieved 13 Sep 2013.
7. ↑ "Geographic Language Museum". Alexander Argüelles. http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com:80/museum2.html. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
8. ↑ Brown, Shelby. "Duolingo vs. Rosetta Stone: How to choose the best language-learning app" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/duolingo-vs-rosetta-stone-how-to-choose-the-best-language-learning-app/.

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