The language students who use ThirdYearAbroad.com can't afford expensive software and lessons, find out what free on- and offline resources they recommend to learn, practice and improve their language skills.

1. Learn languages for FREE! (and in your pyjamas) The Language Show, Earl’s Court

4. www.bbc.co.uk/languages

5. byki.com and busuu.com Download Byki’s free language software or start a course of Busuu’s online interactive language lessons. Both sites have really active and helpful communities of language learners to help and support you.

6. livemocha.com Free lessons for beginners in over 35 languages, chat with members and get them to mark your written and spoken work, create flashcards. Study offline with free videos, audio clips and PDFs.

7. testpodium.com Testing your language skills is a good way to work out your level (are you really intermediate?) and to find out if you are ready to sit an exam.

9. wordreference.com wordreference.com is an online dictionary and language forum where users discuss word usage, nuances of language, multiple possible translations of a single phrase, etc.

10. frengly.com Frengly.com is our favourite quick online translator and covers 36 languages.

11. transparentlanguage.com/wotd Receiving a Word of the Day straight to your inbox is a great for improving your vocabulary.

13. conversationexchange.com

14. meetup.com You’ll find linguists and others with similar interests to you on meetup.com . Join groups for their themed parties, foreign film nights, and get some conversation practice in too.

15. penpalparade.com

16. skype.com Download Skype for free, create a username and keep in touch with people you’ve met on your travels and practice your language skills by chatting face-to-face.

18. www.twitter.com/byki Get your word of the day and fun cultural information on your Twitter feed! Byki.com have free language learning software too, so check out their website.

19. ThirdYearAbroad.com You will find all the information we’ve covered here on our website ThirdYearAbroad.com, plus: advice about accents, dialects, gestures, language courses and exams.

21. Audio/Visual Resources… An unbeatable, comprehensive list of foreign newspapers and radio stations, all online. P.S. don’t forget your local language Institutes… Foreign language cinemas Listen to millions of tracks online Get an RSS feed of online foreign news Watch foreign films with or without subtitles

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