2. GO ONLINE AND LEARN IMMEDIATELY!
Whether you want to learn Korean, German, Chinese, or Spanish, there are a wealth of sites online that can help you get started today. Here are some great places to learn langauges online in the comfort of your home:
SpanishStudySpanish.com: Use this site for free to learn the basics, or pay for advanced learning.
SpanishPrograms.com: This free site offers an interactive tutorial that will get you speaking basic Spanish in no-time.
SpanishUnlimited.com: This is the holy-grail of Spanish websites, with interactive lessons, forums and links to several tutors and online courses.
GermanDeutsch-Lernen.com: This site offers free online German lessons, with extras like exercises, tests and how to use your new knowledge on job applications.
Learn German Online.net: Hosts links to links to help people learn German online.
Babel Nation.com: The website offers courses in German as well as free exams that are checked instantaneously online to help learners.
KoreanLearn Korean.net: Offers beginning lessons in the Korean language.
LearnKorean.com: This site offers the basic of the basic for learning the Korean language.
Word2word.com: Offers free courses in several languages including Korean.
Chinese (Mandarin)Chinese-tools.com: Includes 40 online lessons with audio, including reading, writing, modern vocabulary, grammar, examples and exercises. All texts and dialogs are available in mp3 format for downloading.
Conversational Chinese Online: Offers lessons in learning Chinese and mp3 format pronunciation downloads.
Chinese Horizon.com: A pay website, but offers support from real people if you need it.
FrenchFrenchAssistant.com: Learn French for free online with audio clips to go with the lessons and practice sessions.
BBC Languages: This is a fully interactive part of the BBC Network website where you can learn French for free with slideshows performed by a tutor.
Bonjour.com: An excellent resource for true beginners, offering phonetic pronunciation guides.
JapaneseJapanese-Online.com: Teaches beginning lessons in story form.
YesJapan.com: A pay site with reasonable rates for professional help while learning Japanese Online.
TalkSushi.com: Offers beginners phrases as well as articles on Japanese culture.