List of language self-study programs


Self-study language acquisition programs allow learning without having a teacher present, and the courses can supplement or replace classroom instruction. Universities use self-study programs for less-commonly taught languages, where having professors is not feasible. Self-study programs are available on paper, audio files, video files, smartphone apps, computers, or any combination.
This list is limited to programs that teach four or more languages. There are many others that teach one language.
Alphabetical lists of languages show the courses available to learn each language, at All Language Resources, Lang1234, Martindale's Language Center, Omniglot, and Rüdiger Köppe. For the thousands of languages not listed on those sites, for which no course exists, Global Recordings Network has recorded a standard set of Bible stories in 6,000 languages. With effort, learners can study any language by comparing their recordings to the same story in a language they know.
The list of self-study programs, below, shows the number of languages taught by each program, the name of the program, and the number of different languages used for instruction. Multiple languages of instruction may be available for some but not all courses. For example, Reise Know-How uses six languages to teach German, but only German to teach the other languages. On the other hand Eurotalk, Pronunciator and 50Languages use all languages to teach all the other languages.

List

Self-study programNumber of languages taughtInterface languagesMediaBusiness ModelWebsite
Lingofi381Web applicationSubscriptionhttps://lingofi.io
Reise Know-How2007Books-
Qlango4538Online, mobile appFreemium-
Tandem300+1 AppFreemium-
Lingly1616WebFreemium-
L'Harmattan1671 Books-
Cudoo1643Subscription-
uTalk140+27Online, mobile appSubscription-
Eurotalk132119Application-
Transparent Language Online1306Online, mobile appMonthly or yearly subscription, or free to library patrons if library pays-
Peace Corps1011 WebFree-
Pronunciator8750Free to library patrons if library pays-
Assimil7612Books, USB drive-
Mango Languages7117ApplicationFree to library patrons if library pays, or monthly subscription-
Glossika646Web, booksFreemium-
Clozemaster6033Freemium-
Teach Yourself581 Books, CDs-
50Languages5656WebFree audio, apps, downloads, sell optional books-
Colloquial by Routledge561 Physical mediaSell books, CDs-
Central Institute of Indian Languages471 Physical mediasell books-
Duolingo4325Application, WebFreemium with all learning features free-
Foreign Service Institute421 WebFree-
Pimsleur Language Programs 5151Application, WebOne-time/subscription-
BBC Online401 WebFree-
Readlang.com1041 Web Freemium-
LingQ5017Application, WebFreemium-
FirstVoices821 Free-
Rosetta Stone251 SoftwareOne-time/subscription-
Mondly4130ApplicationFreemium-
Memrise35
Hundreds 		15ApplicationFreemium-
VocApp3159ApplicationFreemium-
Drops5124ApplicationFreemium-
Gloss by Defense Language Institute291 WebFree-
Berlitz Corporation231 Online classes, offline classes, books, PE Varies-
Ba Ba Dum2222OnlineFree-
Quizlet188 OnlineFreemium-
Living Language 187 Physical media-
Langenscheidt172 Physical media-
For Dummies172 Physical media-
Linguaphone162 Physical media-
Babbel149 ApplicationSubscription-
Busuu1415ApplicationFreemium-
Bilingual Books, Inc.122 Physical media-
Michel Thomas Method121 Physical media-
Idiot's Guide102 Physical media-
Behind the Wheel by Macmillan Publishers91 Physical media-
Lingvist88 Online, mobile appFreemium-
Speakly811Online, mobile appFreemium-
Language Transfer82 OnlineFree-
Dexway812Subscription-
Schaum's Outlines61 Physical media-
Lonely Planet61 Physical media-
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages61 Free-
Alison61 Free-
Paul Noble Method by Collins51 Physical media-
Made Simple by Broadway Books71 Physical media-
Hugo by Dorling Kindersley51 Physical media-
Drive Time by Random House51 Physical media-
Nextlingua44 Free-
Durium by Durium Records41 Physical media-
Teach Yourself Business by McGraw-Hill Education41 Physical media-
Smigin43 Subscription-
Langster47 ApplicationFreemium-
Readle1 6 ApplicationFreemium-
Nonsense55 ApplicationFreemium-
Cortina Method by Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta101 Physical media-
Language TV Club45 OnlineSubscription-
Think in Italian1 1 WebFreemium-
Lingotopia 1012WebFree-
Language Reactor4028Browser extension, websiteFreemium-