The Latin Language Learning Podcast from
“Nuntii Latini - News in Latin - is a weekly review of world news in Classical Latin, the only international broadcast of its kind in the world, produced by YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
Covers essential words and phrases that you need for your trip to
This looks like a fun approach to learning a language.
There are few options when it comes to learning Hindi via podcast, so the podcast author decided to fill the void.
The US Peace Corps serves up 10 lessons that will teach you the Arabic spoken in
Includes mp3 podcasts and PDF transcripts.
Provides the essentials you'll need to get around.
While not offering language lessons per se, the University of Chicago's Center for Middle Eastern studies offers weekly lectures in Arabic that include social, cultural and academic investigations of the Arabic speaking world. Students will find it handy for practicing their comprehension.
A fledgling podcast that's worth a look.
The audio and video files come from a course taught in a seminary.
Here you get straightforward pronunciations of words in Hebrew.
From the Hellenic American Union, these lessons will teach students Modern Greek. For those who already have some foundation in the language.
This is a very fledgling Cantonese language series. It has one lesson so far. So we'll have to see if this is for real. In the meantime, please let us know if you find a richer collection of Cantonese lessons.
A dialogue-based introduction to Mandarin Chinese. Load them on your iPod and get up the Chinese curve.
Weekly lessons in Mandarin that get very strong reviews from iTunes users..
A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Mandarin on your own terms.
A more advanced podcast, this series of lessons teaches Chinese by talking about Chinese culture or what is happening today in
A Mandarin language podcast taught by
10 Lessons by the
Learn the phrases you need to get by while traveling in
Cathy Lu takes a look at the Chinese language, while introducing students to
Another in the mix of possibilities.
Recommended by our readers.
This "isn't a boring Grammar course, it is a real chat on different topics which can be heard in everyday life. It is a chance to listen to the native speakers talking at home, at work, at the shop, at the party, etc."
Presented by the
No Borat jokes. Learn some Kazahk style Russian from the Peace Corps. Be sure to download the accompanying PDF file.
Also presented by UCLA, this podcast helps users improve their comprehension and vocabulary by listening to excerpts from Tolstoy, Gogol, Chekhov and other Russian literary greats.
Helps you learn Russian and Russian culture at your convenience.
One of the newer and seemingly more robust options for learning Korean.
A little new and "rough around the edges," according to reviewers, but perhaps worth a look.
An option that looks to have more promise.
Gets the phrases that will get you by.
A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Italian on your own terms.
A series of Italian language lessons that will get you up and running. I have personally used them and found them effective.
This collection will help you learn Italian in small, manageable 5-minute bites.
Learn Italian step by step over a course of 20 weeks. The podcasts will cover all the language you need to know to get by on a visit to a Italian-speaking country. Created by the same people who put together the popular series "Coffee Break Spanish."
It's admittedly a bit of an untraditional way to learn Italian. This podcast lets you listen to conversations about Australian culture in Italian.
Learn Spanish in a low-key, effective way. Currently the #2 overall favorite in iTunes' podcast collection. They must be loaded on iPods everywhere.
If you've had some Spanish classes and you need experience listening to and speaking the language, then Finally Learn Spanish has a collection of podcasts for you.
Weekly comprehension and grammar exercises for students of all levels. One of the more popular podcasts on iTunes.
A podcast created by teams from 5 Spanish speaking countries.
If you're planning a trip to a Spanish speaking country, and if you don't know the langugage, this will help get you up to speed.
Learn to speak Spanish in just 15 minutes per day.
"No English is spoken here. These podcasts are for the Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Speaker who would like to sharpen their Spanish skills. The fine points of the language will be presented and explored through a variety of topics to include; music, history, culture, food."
A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Spanish on your own terms.
Another set of podcasts that lets you learn Spanish on your own terms.
Podcasts recorded by native Spanish speakers with clear explanations in English.
Geared toward more advanced students, this podcast features an interview in Spanish with a native speaker from
These videocasts from the
Over 100 quality lessons aimed at the beginner. Users give it high marks.
Japancast teaches Japanese using lessons from anime and everyday conversation.
These lessons teach students how to work with Japanese symbols, such as Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.
Learn the must-know phrases for traveling in
Learn Japanese Quickly with Rosetta Stone French Podcast
Easy French Poetry Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site
A French as a second language Podcast, using poetry as a topic for discussion using everyday conversational French.
French for Beginners iTunes Feed Web Site
Fun, effective lessons for beginners. Provided by the French Ecole.
FrenchPod.com iTunes Feed Web Site
A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn French on your own terms. FrenchPod currently offers free podcasts on a schedule of 5 per week with extra shows on the weekend. The podcasts are accompanied by text expansion exercises and other tutoring aids.
Le Journal en français facile iTunes Feed Web Site
Nightly news from RFI presented in slowly spoken French to assist you with your comprehension.
Learn French by Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site
A well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners and those who want to brush up on their French.
Learn French with Coffee Break French iTunes Feed Web Site
The producers of the very popular Coffee Break Spanish now offer a podcast that will teach you French.
Learn French with Daily Podcasts iTunes Feed Web Site
These lessons are brought to you by French teachers from
Ma France iTunes Feed Web Site
The BBC offers 24 video podcasts that will teach you French.
The Peace Corps teaches you some of the French spoken in
The French Pod Class iTunes Feed Web Site
A very popular collection that teaches students the French language and different facets of French culture.
The Verbcast - French Verbs by Relaxation iTunes Feed Web Site
A four-week series of lessons that will allow you to refine your knowledge of French verbs.
Learn French Quickly with Rosetta Stone
Learn the English you will need to function effectively in an American business environment.
A very well liked collection of ESL lessons. Over 100 episodes in the collection.
Si usted haya asistido al menos a un curso de ingles, y usted necesita la oportunidad de escuchar al ingles y hablar el ingles, entonces ‘Por Fin Aprende Ingles’ es el podcast perfecto para usted. Presentado por Carla Staufert-Sauvier, una profesora de Mexico, y Jade Lindquist, una profesora de los EE UU.
A weekly podcast of international business news read in slow, clear English. Listen to the podcast and follow along in the accompanying script.
Daily podcasts that will teach you English and American customs. Well done.
Taking a more unconventional approach to teaching English, this program uses humor to teach intermediate-to-advanced students idioms, grammar, and slang in both American and English flavors.
“Tu Ingles” is designed to help Spanish-speakers improve their ear for English. The weekly program features drills of verb conjugation, interviews, advice about idioms, and excerpts of speeches and other recorded spoken material from famous English speakers.
An extensive collection of introductory German podcasts put together by Deutsche Welle.
German grammar lessons aimed at American students.
Presented in video, these “vodcasts” get high marks for being not only educational but also very entertaining.
Learn German phrase by phrase over a course of 20 weeks. The podcasts will cover all the language you need to know to get by on a visit to a German-speaking country. This series is put together by the same people created the popular series “Coffee Break Spanish.”
Presented by the Radio Lingua Network
Annik Rubens reads slowly and clearly from parts of her popular podcast, Sleepless in
Deutsche Welle provides a nightly news broadcast in German that’s spoken slowly so that you can work on your comprehension.
Learn German Quickly with Rosetta Stone 
