Massive list of free language lessons
Written by ForeignExchange Translations on Sunday, April 05, 2009
Have you always wanted to know how to say "I hate your sausage toes" in Danish? Open Culture to the rescue!
In addition to off-beat items like this one, Open Culture offers a comprehensive list of totally free resources for anyone looking to learn a language though audio files (mp3 files, downloadable to your computer or personal audio player).
As Lifehacker points out, "organized alphabetically by language, Open Culture's list of free foreign language lessons includes links to each lesson series' iTunes site, podcast RSS feed, or basic web site to get you downloading and e-nun-ci-a-ting immediately.
It covers a whole lot of languages you might have no idea there were freely-available tutors for, and the variety of lesson types is intriguing. If straight-up repeat-after-me audio lessons get tiresome, many language areas also have humorous amateurs offering some local color, or the language's mother nation's news, read extra slowly to help with vocabulary and comprehension.
