Beyond the practical, social, and professional reasons for learning a new language, there also are powerful cognitive and mental health benefits.
Resources through LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning’s Innovative Languages
Innovative Languages helps you learn via conversations between real native speakers and, since lessons are just minutes long, you can learn in your spare time: at home or on a commute.
LinkedIn learning offers courses in 15 languages through Innovative Languages.
LinkedIn Learning’s Great Courses Program
Through Great Courses, LinkedIn Learning offers 31 languages courses in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Each language is offered at four different learning levels.
Free Resources Through the Austin Public Library
Mango Languages
Mango Languages is available for free through Austin Public Library. This program offers learning opportunities for over 70 languages and 20 English as a Second Language courses.
Transparent Language
Access language learning resources for over 110 languages including American Sign Language, and English for speakers of over 30 languages, and language courses for kids.
Other Resources
Lectia!
Is a free app developed by the National Foreign Language at the University of Maryland. Lectia provides unique features for all levels of language learners, while helping the user stay motivated.
The University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Department
The Department of Linguistics focuses on both the scientific and humanistic study of language, exploring its structure, meaning, and role in human cognition and culture. Their research spans spoken and signed languages, using computational methods, experimental design, and fieldwork to understand language acquisition and document endangered languages, particularly indigenous ones in the Americas.
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