Spanish Uncovered (and the similar German, French, Japanese and Italian courses) come from Olly Richards, the creator of the super-popular blog I Will Teach You A Language. It’s quite a bit different than most courses as it revolves around a story. It can be a bit more challenging than other courses, as you begin reading somewhat long texts right off the bat. Overall, I found it to be a more fun way to approach language learning that will be great for some but not ideal for others.
Coupon Code: None needed – click the link below.
Dates: November 23rd – December 1st (23:59 PST)
Languages: French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese
Details: Get any course for $97 – originally $297.
SpanishVIP offers unlimited online Spanish lessons with their skilled teachers and makes use of high-quality teaching materials. It may not be the best option if you’re living in an Asian time zone, but if you have free time to take classes each week, the value is fantastic.
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Dates: Now – ?
Details: Subscribe for 12 months of group classes and get 50% off. This would be $279 for a year’s worth of unlimited group lessons.
smarterGerman is much different than most other language learning courses. Each lesson corresponds with a chapter from a German crime story. Through these lessons and lots of exercises, this course will help you reach the B1 level. Unlike most courses where there’s a lot of spoonfeeding of information, this course pushes you to use your critical thinking skills.
Coupon Code: None
Dates: Now – November 30th, Midnight (EST)
Details: 20% off Everyday German Course and those who sign up will get the B1 Exam Hacking Course for free. Offer only applies to the one-time payment option and not payment plans.
Coffee Break Academy offers extremely popular free podcasts for multiple languages. They also have paid courses that add on to the free content with bonus videos and other extras. Lessons give the feeling of sitting in on a lesson with a friend. If you’re a bit intimidated about learning a language, these courses are an excellent option.
Coupon Code: BF2020
Dates: Now – December 1st
Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese
Chinese For Us is a ridiculously well-done online Mandarin course. The lessons are extremely thorough and available for HSK1 – HSK3 levels. This is one of the few resources on ALR that we’ve given a perfect 5-star rating to.
Coupon Code: None
Dates: November 27-29th and November 30th
Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Details: 30% discount for Black Friday from the 27th-29th and 20% off on the 30th for Cyber Monday.
Babbel is one of the most well-known language learning apps on the market. It’s somewhat like a more serious Duolingo. While it might not be the most groundbreaking product on the market, they offer quality courses at an affordable price.
Yoyo Chinese is probably the most established and popular website for online Chinese courses. Yangyang has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn Chinese and her videos have been viewed millions of times. There are several different video-based courses available which include interactive quizzes, clear explanations, and tons of practice, with each progressing in difficulty. I think the conversational courses are especially good value.
90 Day Korean is an excellent Korean course. The way that the material is structured and the simple manner that it’s explained make the language easy to understand. Split up into four 90-day modules, 90 Day Korean can take you from not knowing any Korean and get you to a relatively high level.
Coupon Code: None
Dates: November 23rd – November 30th (Midnight EST)
Details: They’re offering a special 3-course bundle called the Korean Fast Track Package. This includes lifetime access to the Korean Alphabet Course, Korean Sentence Course, and Korean Word Memorization Course. These courses are designed to teach absolute beginners to have basic conversations in 10-15 hours. Normally, these courses would cost $201, but the bundle is on sale for $79 (a 61% discount).
Glossika wouldn’t be the best option for absolute beginners, but elementary to intermediate learners could benefit from their approach. It provides lots of listening and speaking practice in a huge number of languages.
Coupon Code: 2020buy6get6
Dates: November 25th, 2020 – Nov 30th at 23:59:59 (GMT-8)
Languages: Tons of them
Details: Buy a 6-month subscription, Get 6-months free
Semantica is an amazing resource for visual and aural learners looking to learn Portuguese by immersing themselves in Brazilian culture. Through their unique video lessons, Semantica does a great job in providing its users with real-life scenarios that they will come across in Brazil. While some beginners may find it a challenge, those that respond well to this style of teaching will surely enjoy the lessons. There is a wealth of material to explore and a lot of room for students to progress.
Outlier Linguistics is an excellent resource for Chinese learners looking to better understand the logic behind Chinese characters. They have a super useful Pleco add-on dictionary, Chinese Character Masterclass, Pronunciation and Accent Masterclass, and more.
I like Chinese Zero to Hero! a lot. Their courses cover HSK1-6 (and more) of the HSK Standard Course textbooks. While it’s not in-depth enough to be the only resource you use, few courses are. It’s a great option for those looking to add structure into their independent study routine or are preparing for the HSK tests. It isn’t meant to be a replacement for a textbook, but those with textbook phobia would really benefit from this course.
FluentU makes it easier to study languages with real-world videos. Their use of interactive subtitles makes it easy to study from videos that can be pretty entertaining. During normal times, the monthly subscription is a bit too high in our opinion, but the Black Friday deal helps with that.
For those interested in learning how to write in Japanese or Chinese, Skritter is the best tool available. You’ll be able to practice drawing characters on your smartphone with your finger and their use of spaced repetition ensures the time spent studying is well-utilized.
Speechling is a website and app that makes it easy to improve your speaking skills in several languages and get feedback on your pronunciation. The Unlimited Plan provides unlimited corrections of your recordings by a teacher.
Bite Size Languages was created by Kris Broholm of Actual Fluency. Each language consists of 100 lessons composed of appropriate dialogues for beginner level students. As the dialogues are the same in each language, they’d be especially useful for students looking to study multiple languages simultaneously.
Coupon Code: None
Dates: November 23rd (8am EST) – November 30th
Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, and Danish
Details: A bundle of all six language courses for $97
LingQ is a language learning platform that makes it easy to read and listen to interesting content at varying difficulty levels. As you read, words will be marked as known and LingQ tracks the total number of words you “know”. The content comes from lots of different places and they also make it very easy to upload your own.
Coupon Code: b_12month10off
Dates: Now – ?
Languages: Multiple
Details: Get an extra 10% off the annual premium plan
Mondly is a popular language-learning platform that’s fairly similar to apps like Babbel, Busuu, Mango Languages, and others. Although we wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for learning popular languages, like Spanish, it could be a good option for some of the less commonly taught languages that don’t have as many resources available.
Coupon Code: None
Dates: Now – November 30th at 11:59 PM
Languages: 41 languages available
Details: Lifetime access to all 41 languages for $89.99
Clozemaster is a really useful app for learning new words within the context of a sentence. You do this by completing fill in the blank style exercises, which may not sound thrilling, but their game-like interface helps to make it more fun.
Coupon Code: BFCM2020
Dates: November 23rd (8am EST) – November 30th
Languages: More than 50 languages
Details: Get 50% off Clozemaster Pro (must purchase on website)
French Today offers unique audiobooks for French learners. Available from beginner to advanced levels, these audiobooks follow teach grammar and vocabulary through the context of a story. Each one is narrated at 3 levels: slower, enunciated, and modern.
Magoosh offers high-quality test prep courses for a number of topics, including the IELTS and TOEFL. The video lessons are very thorough with detailed explanations, includes practice questions, and more.
