Learning a LANGUAGE – on-line BBC sites to help you:

Guage your level, test yourself :

FRENCH http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/gauge/

SPANISH http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/gauge/

GERMAN http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/gauge/

ITALIAN http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/gauge/

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FRENCH

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/

Bienvenue à Ma France ! Improve or brush up your basic French with the help of Stéphane Cornicard and 24 interactive video units. The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/

A lively introduction to French, divided into topics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/?languages_and_travel_all

Learn at your leisure with BBC 2’s unique overnight record and play service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/business/index.shtml

Make French Your Business is a television and web resource for people using their language in a business environment.

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SPANISH

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/

Spanish Steps - a lively beginners course in practical, spoken Spanish in just 24 short steps online.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/

A lively video introduction to Spanish. Try your hand at these online topics with video and activities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/?languages_and_travel_all

Learn at your leisure with BBC 2’s unique overnight record and play service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/grammar/

Painless grammar

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/business/index.shtml

Make Spanish Your Business is a television and web resource for people using their language in a business environment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/forwork/doingit/

Work Talk Spain Spanish for work. Find out what it's like to work in a Spanish-speaking environment.

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GERMAN

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/lj/

On-line steps for beginners

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/talk/

A lively introduction to German in 10 small parts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/?languages_and_travel_all

Learn at your leisure with BBC 2’s unique overnight record and play service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/business/index.shtml

Make German Your Business is a television and web resource for people using their language in a business environment.

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ITALIAN

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/lj/

Welcome to Italian Steps, an online course for beginners. Learn practical spoken Italian with the help of Italian teacher Giovanna Vaccaro in just 24 manageable steps.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/talk/

A lively introduction to the language in nine short parts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/?languages_and_travel_all

Learn at your leisure with BBC 2’s unique overnight record and play service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/issimo/index.shtml
Italianissmo is based on clips from the 20-part TV series, Italianissimo.
Have a look at the key language, watch and listen to the clips and read the transcript when needed. You can also get full transcripts of the whole TV series. Choose from the topics given.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/business/index.shtml

Make Italian Your Business is a television and web resource for people using their language in a business environment.