General Free Language Learning Tools

Welcome to the second Masterclass! 

After the amazing response to the first session, I sent out a poll, and this was the winning topic. Today, we’re diving into General Free Language Learning Tools—a collection of resources that can enhance your studies and help you learn languages more effectively. We'll go through each tool, its features, and how to implement it into your learning routine.  

📚 Free Language Learning Tools Mentioned: 

🔹 Language Reactor (https://www.languagereactor.com/) – Dual subtitles & interactive translations for Netflix/YouTube. 

🔹 Common Ear (https://www.commonear.com/) – Listening practice tool by Clozemaster using real native speaker audio. 

🔹 YouGlish (https://youglish.com/) – Find real YouTube videos with words/phrases used in context. 

🔹 Tatoeba (https://tatoeba.org) – Collection of example sentences with translations in 400+ languages. 

🔹 Forvo (https://forvo.com/) – Hear native speaker pronunciations of words & phrases. 

🔹 Lingolette (https://lingolette.com/en/free-stuff) – Simple-language news articles with comprehension exercises. 

🔹 Google Translate Chrome Extension (https://chromewebstore.google.com/det...) – Quick translations by highlighting text in your browser. 

🔹 Spotify for Language Books – Search for free audio textbooks & lessons on Spotify. 

🔹 Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/) – 70,000+ free eBooks, including foreign language texts. 

🔹 Comprehensible Input Wiki (https://comprehensibleinputwiki.org/w...) – Directory of comprehensible input-based resources. 

🔹 ChatGPT App – Practice conversation by speaking with AI in your target language. 

🔹 Typeracer (https://play.typeracer.com/) – Typing races available in 50+ languages for extra practice. 

🔹 Audible Free Titles (https://www.audible.com/ep/Discovery1...) – Find free audiobooks for language learning. 

🔹 Toucan by Babbel (https://chromewebstore.google.com/det...) – Browser extension that replaces words with target language translations. 

🔹 RadioGarden (https://radio.garden/search) – Listen to radio stations worldwide to practice your target language. 

🔹 Vikidia (https://www.vikidia.org/) – Wikipedia-style site with simplified language articles. 

🔹 Slowly (https://slowly.app/) – Pen pal app for language learners to build deeper connections. 

🔹 Language Cafe Website (https://www.languagecafe.world/) – Blog articles, event archives, study materials, and a massive resource list for 117 languages.