BBC Languages + more podcasts

I would really like to mention BBC Languages. As lots of people like to learn European languages like French, German, Spanish and Italian, BBC made shows to help these people learn the languages. Interested? If so go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

I think that the materials that complement the TV shows will also complement your learning whether you can watch these shows on the actual BBC TV channels or not. They can complement the language podcasts on the internet perfectly. Here are some listings of language podcasts that teach French, Italian, German or Spanish:

French

• Learn French By Podcast
• Daily French Pod
• The French Pod Class

German

• MyGermanClass.com: Lernen Wir Deutsch!
• My Daily Phrase German
• Learn to speak German with this Free Podcast

Spanish

• Coffee Break Spanish
• Spanish Sense
• Notes In Spanish

Italian

• Learn Italian Pod
• Let's Speak Italian
• My Daily Phrase Italian

And here is one last kicker of a podcast for you. This one was made by Radio Lingua (the people who make My Daily Phrase German/Italian and Coffee Break Spanish) for Valentines Day. It is called Love Lingo. They feature some phrases in all those languages listed here plus Norwegian. Quite interesting! For more on Radio Lingua go to:
http://www.radiolingua.com

Anyway, back to the BBC Languages. They have really good free resources there.

There are pages for each of the languages that I have mentioned showing all the resurces available for that language through the website. Great setup!

There are shows for each level that you may be at in those 4 main languages.

There is one main show called "..... Steps". Let me explain what is with the "....s" (dots). So for instance there is French Steps or German Steps etc. This kind of show has a few main units (each unique depending on the language) where you can learn travel phrases and conversational phrases. There are many exercises and instructional windows to help explain grammar points and paticular topics.

There are also other shows (each uniquely named therefore I can't mention them all here) that also broadcasted on BBC TV channels that offer transcripts and supplemental videos and exercises on the site. These are also directed at particular levels. Of course to get the most out of these shows maybe it would be good to purchase whatever CD's, textbooks, videos or DVD's that are available through BBC.

If you are a tutor or want some worksheets or notes then go to the Tutor pages and download PDFS from there for free.

There is also a Your Say section. In this section, real people tell of language blunders, language learning tips, and also share travelling experiences. Very good community!

I think that is all I can say about that site. Again it is very good. There are also some pages there for Greek, Portuguese and Chinese but they aren't exactly that big as the other ones. I must also mention the "Other Languages" section which links to any other language resources on the BBC website.

I hope you enjoy all that the BBC has to offer so that you can learn other languages. Bye!