The Best 58 Effective English Alternatives

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    Duolingo

    Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Esperanto, English and more. Totally fun and 100% free.

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    Memrise

    Memrise is a free tool for learning vocabulary in multiple languages, using enhanced flashcards, powerful memory techniques, spaced repetition, and community sharing.

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  • Rosetta Stone

    Rosetta Stone is the worlds #1 language-learning software. Our comprehensive foreign language program provides language learning for individuals and language learning for organizations.

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  • Busuu

    busuu.com is a free online community for learning languages. Connect for free with native speakers worldwide. Enhance your language learning with our online languages courses.

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  • Lingvist

    Lingvist is the fastest and most effective way to learn a new language. Learn words and phrases that are statistically relevant and used every day around the world. A smart algorithm keeps track of your progress

    Free Android iPhone Web

  • Learning with Texts

    Learning with Texts (LWT) is a tool for Language Learning, inspired by Stephen Krashen's principles in Second Language Acquisition, Steve Kaufmann's LingQ System and ideas from Khatzumoto (published at AJATT - All Japanese All The...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web

  • Instreamia

    Instreamia makes learning a language fun - learn by watching videos, listening to music, reading articles, and interacting with others. With Instreamia, you can expand your world in exactly the ways that interest you.

    Free Web

  • lang-8

    Lang-8 is a social networking site -- with a twist. Unlike Facebook or other SNS, the purpose of Lang-8 is learning a second language (or third, or fourth, ....) while making international friends.

    Freemium Web

  • Learn and play English

    This engaging game of skill is a mobile tutor for self-study of vocabulary and phonetics on the beginner’s (elementary, basic) level. The word list includes words from various topics used in everyday life.

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  • PIMSLEUR UNLIMITED

    Pimsleur Unlimited combines the interactivity of software-based learning tools with the convenience and power of the portable Pimsleur Method

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows

  • Edustation

    Edustation is a language learning platform for individuals, and SaaS language system for tutors, schools and companies.

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  • Smigin

    Smigin gets you speaking another language fast by focusing more on conversation and less on grammar. It’s language for real life.

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  • Foreign Language Text Reader

    FLTR helps you to do both extensive and intensive reading as part of your foreign language acquisition in an easy and pleasant way.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • iKnow!

    iKnow offers science-based learning of Japanese, Chinese, and English iKnow tracks your progress on every item (such as a word or phrase) and calculates the optimum moment for you to study.

    Commercial Android iPhone iPad Web

  • Loqu8 iCE

    Learn Chinese faster with Loqu8 iCE (iNterpret Chinese-English). Read and understand popular Chinese websites, email and documents using iCEs popup window. Supports simplified and traditional Chinese, Pinyin and Bopomofo.

    Commercial Windows

  • FSI Language Courses

    Public domain versions of language courses from the Foreign Service Institute. The courses on this website were developed by the U.S. government. The U.S. government is not, however, affiliated with this site.

    Free Web

  • LearnWithOliver.com

    Learn Languages online with our innovative Audio Flashcard System, multiple choice test, annotated texts and games. Suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners.

    Freemium Web

  • Hello-Hello

    Learn a new language online for free from native speakers & make friends around the world with the best language learning course.

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  • Agenda Mahala

    Agenda Mahala is a great website to Learn English. On Agenda Mahala we have great English Courses, and both Level 1 and Level 2 are completely free. You also get an online notebook to keep the lesson appointments.

    Free Web