Global Studies: Language Learning Resources

The UW Libraries collection of Pimsleur audiobooks includes many different languages - from French to Ojibwe!  Check out a list of available languages here.  You can listen from your computer or download to a mobile device.

Download one and start learning today!

For additional help with finding and using Pimsleur language audiobooks from the UW Libraries, watch this short video. 

• Livemocha
  Online language learning community with a fair amount of free content. Users can connect with native speakers, take free basic language courses, and submit exercises for community review.
• BBC Languages
  Audio and video courses for a handful of languages and basic information on 40 more.
• iTunes U Language Courses
  Free audio language lessons (requires iTunes).
• Forvo: The Pronunciation Guide
  Web resource featuring native speaker pronunciations of words from over 200 languages. 

You will need to have a borrowers card at one of the following library systems in order to access these online language resources.

UW Libraries has many subject-specific guides that provide access to resources organized by topic. Guides that may be of interest to language students include:

• African Studies
• Chinese Studies
• French Studies
• Germanics
• Italian Studies
• Japan Studies
• Korean Studies
• Portuguese Studies
• Scandinavian Studies
• Slavic Languages
• South Asian Studies
• Southeast Asian Studies
• Spanish Studies