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Arabic is a widely-spoken language with a rich history, and it certainly isn’t easy to learn! If you’re looking for a language app or course to help with your learning, you might be disappointed to learn that Babbel doesn’t have a course for Arabic.
Both Babbel and Busuu are great platforms for learning a new language – but they’re not perfect because they don’t yet have lessons for every language, Greek being one of them. But don’t worry, there are still lots of other great options if you want to learn Greek!
Is the thought of learning Swedish a bit intimidating? Don’t worry—with the courses on this list, you’ll learn everything from the basics to advanced grammar and vocabulary skills.
When learning Hebrew, finding the right language course can help you improve. Whether you’re a complete beginner or you already know some basic Hebrew, there are tons of language courses that can help you learn the language. We’ve broken them down into several categories to help you separate them according to your preference.
Unlike popular languages like English, Mandarin and Spanish, Dutch may not have as many online courses. However, there are still some good options out there that can help you learn Dutch.
Language101 (not to be confused with LanguagePod101) is the worst course I’ve ever tried. The platform has ten different languages for you to choose from and focuses on teaching speaking and comprehension. Consequently, you likely won’t learn how to spell, write or translate the language, or even learn any of the grammar. I found the courses to be poorly designed — each ‘lesson’ is identical in form, and the fast-paced learning method seems inefficient; it is doubtful whether even beginners will learn much. To make matters worse, the price is obscenely expensive.
Quality 1.0
★★★★★
Easy enough to use, but I thought the content was severely lacking.
Thoroughness 1.0
★★★★★
There are virtually no explanations at all. You just learn to parrot and memorize words and phrases.
Value 0.0
★★★★★
Terrible value in my opinion. It honestly feels like a scam. Not worth using even if it were free.
I Like
They provide you with a literal translation of the phrase you are asked to produce.
Despite coming away thinking this is a terrible product (and it is), I liked being asked to produce words and phrases.
I Don’t Like
I don’t agree with their ‘teaching’ method which basically asks you to produce words and phrases in a language you have never learned before as quickly as possible.
The ‘courses’ are a muddled mess, I didn’t see any logical progression, and there is only one exercise for you to do ad infinitum until you lose your mind.
It is insanely expensive. My god. It is insulting how much money they are charging for a product this terrible.
Price
Language101 has lots of different subscription plans for you to choose from. A one-time payment for access to all of its languages costs $727 or $97/month if you opt for the monthly installments option (that would end up working out at $1,164 if you chose the latter!!).
For ‘1 Package’ of the language of your choice it is then $227 for lifetime access or $527 if you want all 3 packages in a given language.
French Today offers audiobooks, skype lessons, and on-site lessons in France. This article will focus on the audiobooks which range from beginner to the upper-intermediate level. There are different types of audiobooks, all of which are quite extensive. Many of them have nearly 10 hours of content and a PDF file with 200 or so pages.
Quality 4.0
★★★★★
Good content that can also be accessed from their app
Thoroughness 4.0
★★★★★
There are hours and hours of content covering most of the important aspects of the language
Value 4.0
★★★★★
Frequent discounts and bundles can significantly lower the cost
I Like
The audiobooks are recorded at different speeds with both a slower version and a normal speed
The depth of content found in the audiobooks and accompanying PDFs
It’s a one-time purchase and can be used offline
I Don’t Like
The quality of the testing system
Price
The audiobooks range from $39.99 to $129. There are also bundles that make things a bit cheaper.
Babbel, Rosetta Stone and Busuu are great language learning resources. But unfortunately, they haven’t yet created courses for all the languages we’d like to learn. And Thai is one of those languages..
Did you know that there are 615 million Hindi speakers in the world? And that over 300 million are native speakers? You would think that with stats like that, either Babbel or Busuu would have a Hindi language course..