Top 100 Language Blogs – Nominated blogs for Language Learning
May 12th, 2010 | By Priscila | Category: Language Blog Toplist
From all the great nominations we have received from Lexiophiles readers and bab.la users, we have compiled a list of 100 Language Blogs in the category Language Learning. These blogs represent a great cross-section of experiences, written people all over the world. We hope you enjoy reading and also learning from them!
Nominations are over so take a look through the nominated list, choose your favorite blogs and vote for them here. You can vote for one blog per category. There are blogs in several languages, such as English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, French and Italian.
37 languages - A young man named Keith Brooks, who has always been fascinated with languages and the world around him, decided to embark on a process of reviewing 37 languages to find the one perfect for him. (English)
A Swedish American in Sweden - A Swedish-American. Born in Sweden. Raised in the US. Exploring his roots. Welcome to Sweden. (English)
Abroad Languages Blog - Learning languages abroad. (English)
Actualidades - Learn Spanish through pop culture! (English)
All Japanese All the Time - How you can learn Japanese (and many more languages) without taking classes, by having fun and doing things you enjoy—watching movies, playing video games, reading comic books—you know: fun stuff! (English)
Aprendendo Japonês - Blog where you can learn Japanese. (Portuguese)
Aprender Inglês - Diverse ways of learning English online. (Portuguese)
Arabic Genie - Learning Arabic The Magic Way, Arabic Tattoos. (English)
Arabic Learners - About learning Arabic. (English)
Awal_nu_Shawi - Our aim is to provide a free platform for the discussion and dissemination of ideas related to Tashawit. (English)
Babelhut - A small space devoted to language and language learning. (English)
Babel's Dawn - Babel's Dawn reports news from around the world about the origins of speech. (English)
Baby-steps to fluency - This blog exists to assist other language learners in learning their target language(s) more effectively and have more enjoyment doing so. (English)
Balashon - Hebrew Language Detective. (English)
Becoming a Better EFL Teacher - The author started this blog for himself and others who are terminally curious and who feel that continuous learning is one of the keys to living a happy, fulfilling life. (English)
Becoming Italian Word by Word - Blog about learning Italian. (English)
Ben's Blog - A Midwesterner in the Middle Kingdom. (English)
Blog HelenDoron - English for children - how children develop and learn. (Polish)
Blog o jezyku niemieckim - Easy German learning online with authentic materials. (Polish)
BLOGBOGSTAVER - Ordkløverens blog om det danske sprog. A blog on the danish language. (Danish)
Bloglingua - Languages, cultures and events from around the world. (English)
Books to Learn Arabic… - About books to learn Arabic. (English)
Bradshaw of the future - Blog about linguistics, especially Indo-European historical linguistics. (English)
Bringing up Baby Bilingual - All about raising kids with more than one language, including profiles of bilingual families, reviews of books and other materials, suggestions for language-learning activities, and stories about teaching French to young children. (English)
bulbulovo - This blog is updated whenever its author, a Semitic philologist in making dabbling into all things linguistic, comes up with a new idea or across an interesting fact. (English)
Buurtaal - It’s about Dutch language and culture. (German)
Cactus Worldwide Blog - Learn a language your way! (English)
Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk - Musings of an ex-law school inmate; a nomad always in spirit, and now in vocation. (English)
Chinese Quest - Learning Chinese Blog. (English/Chinese)
Communicate in Spanish - "I have just kicked off my blog for English speakers learning Spanish." (English)
Confessions of a Language Addict - Thoughts on language, language learning and the process of becoming a polyglot - from the editor of multilingua.info. (English)
Darmowa nauka angielskiego - blog - An English teacher on learning English - tips, explanations, useful tools. (Polish)
David on Formosa - Blog focusing the commentary to all things Taiwanese — Taipei, Taiwan. (English)
Der Englisch Blog - Der Englisch-Blog liefert jeden Tag neue Erklärungen und Übungen rund um die englische Sprache. (German)
Deutsch ist Klasse - Learning German for Romanians. (Romanian/German)
Deutsch lernen und studieren in Deutschland - Learning German in Germany. (German)
Diario di una Studentessa Matta - Blog for learning and using the Italian language. (Italian)
Dick & Garlick - Notes on Indian English, Hinglish, slang & pop culture. (English)
die.hor - Nachts stehe ich nicht auf, um heimlich zu trinken. (German)
Doubting to shou - Chinese, Linguistics, Cultural observations. (English)
DW World Deutsch lernen - German courses online. (German)
É isso aí - This blog was designed to show the work of the author's students who have been taking courses in Portuguese language and linguistics. (Portuguese)
Effortless English Club - Helps students learn English. (English)
Eigo pera ni nareru blog - Blog about learning English - in Japanese (Japanese)
En francais s'il vous plait - A blog from a French teacher on which his Korean students can post articles in French. (French)
English Raven - Blog about learning English. (English)
EnglishBlog - A blog supporting English language learning. (Polish)
Enjoy Learning English - Blog full of free resources to learn English as a second or foreign language . Useful for all kind of learners, from beginners to advance students. (English)
Faster Foreign Language Learning - "As a language learner and teacher, I run this site to share language learning tips and techniques that have proven effective for my students and me." (English)
Fluent Every Year - Randy tries to learn a new language every year, gives great analysis of how the components of particular languages work. (English)
Fluent in 3 months - Language learning tips from Benny the Irish polyglot, who speaks 8 languages, and his story as he travels the world to learn new ones! (English)
Foreign Language Mastery - Tips, tools, and tech for learning ANY language effectively (English)
Foreign Language Studies - Articles of this language learner in several languages including French. (English)
ForeignLanguageBlog.com - How to learn foreign languages: advice from the Foreign Language Doctor. (English)
Francofool - About French language, music and culture, focusing on using French music to learn French and improve fluency, vocubulary and pronunciation. (English)
Free English Lessons Online - Learn English online with our free English language lessons. Games, video listening quizzes, grammar, vocabulary, teaching resources and more! (English)
French Word-A-Day - Learning new French words. (English/French)
Guia Prático de Espanhol - This blog was created for Portuguese speakers learning Spanish. (Portuguese/Spanish)
Hangukdrama and Korean - Blog on korean learning. (English/Korean)
Hanzi Smatter - This blog is dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture. (English/Chinese)
Hilfe zum Japanisch Lernen - Blog about learning the Japanese language. (German)
How to learn Swedish in 1000 difficult lessons - About an American and his attempts to learn Swedish. (English)
I kinda like languages blog - A website with full free online introductory and basic language courses available without any need for registration or any catches! (English)
Igirisu de kuraso tto! - Information about Learning English for living and working abroad. (Japanese)
Il due blog - Italian for foreigners. (Italian)
ILGUR: Italian Language, Grammar and Usage Resource - Welcome to ILGUR: A "blog" dedicated to studying, learning and improving Italian. Look for regular posts on grammar tips, expanding your vocabulary and usage. (Italian/English)
Inglês no supermercado - Professor de inglês leva você ao supermercado para lhe mostrar muitas palavras em inglês de uma forma inteligente. (Portuguese)
Italian for beginners - About learning Italian. (English)
Italy From The Inside - A Scoop of Real Italian Life for Travelers & Friends. (English)
Jabal al-Lughat - Climbing the Mountain of Languages. (English)
Japanisch2Null - The relaxed way to learn Japanese fluently (German)
Jennie in France - Blog about Learning & Teaching Languages, with a Focus on French. (English)
Jezyk angielski - Nauka angielskiego na co dzien. - Learning English every day. (Polish)
Joanne Jacobs - Joanne Jacobs presents her views on current educational topics and themes. (English)
Join Martin - Martin Drury, Journalist, has just 1 year to learn as many languages as possible. This blog covers what he does and how he does it. (English)
Keith's Voice on Extreme Language Learning - Learning Japanese Blog. (English/Japanese)
Koisuru Eigo - Short English diary mostly about Japanese food and the blogger is translator. (Japanese)
Kopula - A language nerd's confessions. (Danish)
Korean {as it is} - Blog on korean learning. (English/Korean)
kuriken.com"The Newzealandholic" - Diary about his daily life in Newseeland. (Japanese)
L’anglès a l’Escola Splai - SplaiEnglish Blog: A place to learn and share our English. (English)
Language Bubble - This is a place for all those interested in learning foreign languages or those that are a language teacher. (English)
Language Fixation - Great advice on learning languages. (English)
Language Geek - Tips and tricks on learning languages and language education. Reviews and views on helpful websites as well as articles on tudy techniques. (English)
Language is the People's - English language blog - Because everyone loves a farce. (English)
Language Log - General language blog covering a range of topics and aspects of language studies. (English)
Language Scraps - Blog about the English language. (English)
Languagehat - General language blog covering academic language realted issues. Among other things discussing recent developments in the field of language studies. (English)
Laowai Chinese - Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Chinese. (English)
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day - For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL. (English)
Le Mot Juste en Anglais - Le-mot-juste-en-anglais.com,a blog read principally (but not exclusively) by French speakers who already have a good command of English but who wish to deepen their understanding of the language and its cultural aspects, illustrates and illuminates the subtleties and nuances of the English language. (French/English)
Learn a language - Generally about learning languages. (English)
Learn English - Learn English vocabulary, five words a day. (Arabic)
Learn English for Free - Learn English through songs and videos. (Arabic)
learn Italian language - Learning Italian Blog. (Italian/English)
Learn Japanese - About Japanese Language. (English)
Learn Thai Bon’s Way - Blog for people who wants to learn more about Thai language to deepen their understanding about Thailand!! (English/Thai)
Learn Thai from a White Guy - Learn Thai From a White Guy. (English/Thai)
Learn Thai Language Blog - Hints and Tips to Improve your Thai Language Learning! (English)
Learning Kyrgyz - The blog talks about the challenges of learning a rarely studied language and publishes reviews of resources for the learners of Kyrgyz, with occasional comments on language learning techniques in general. (English)
Learning Thai - Navigating the New Culture Frontier - explorations into the Thai language, culture, sports, food, and media. (English)
Learning the Language - Blog on difficult policy questions, explore learning innovations, and share stories about different cultural groups. (English)
LearnItalianPod - Learn italian with free podcasts. (Italian)
Let's Talk Languages - The author shares her own intercultural and language experiences. (English)
Life is a journey - About learning both Japanese and Korean. (English)
Lingvo Tutor - Helping to learn English and German words, this site also contains interviews with polyglots. (Russian)
Linkua - Learn Arabic in English (English)
Lyrynne's Delight - Blog on korean learning. (English/Korean)
Mandarin Student - English person attempting to learn Mandarin from the Internet. Resources and advice to help other budding Mandarin students in a similar position. (English)
Matjjin-nehen - Language and linguist blog. (English)
Memiyawanzi - One man's adventures in Linguistics, Philology, and Bibliophilia. (English)
MLN Languages - Observations on languages with descriptions and samples. (English)
My Languages - Resources, Research, News and Views about Language-teaching in the UK. (English)
My Linguistics - Following a student in learning. (English)
Nemo ha ikuyo - Learning English to get high score of a English certification. (Japanese)
Nihongo Notes - Lessons and Advice to Help You Learn Japanese ...and a little bit about life in Japan. (English)
No Sword - A blog about Japanese language, literature, culture, and art. (English)
Omniglot blog - Language-related musings – one language is never enough / eitt mál er als ikki nóg mikið (English)
On Learning Brazilian Portuguese - Tips & Web Resources from an American student. (English)
Online English Lessons - Exploring the English language in all its incredible variety, history, quirkiness and character. (English)
Phrasemix - Teaches advanced English that you can use in the real world, not just on a test. (English)
Phrases - A Phrase A Week' is a free service. Each week, I e-mail an explanation of the origin of a commonly-used English phrase or saying. (English)
Polyglot Vegetarian - Grazing through the world of words. (English)
Português em Badajoz - Site criado com o intuito de apoiar o ensino/aprendizagem do português como língua estrangeira. (Portuguese)
Pukka German - Learn German Podcasts. (English)
Quero Aprender Alemão - For Portuguese speakers who want to learn German. (Portuguese)
Quero Aprender Inglês! - Blog to help people learning English. (Portuguese)
Quixotic Quisling - It's about language, music, art, business and other stuff. (Welsh)
RLI Language Services - RLI Language Services offer quality short courses for adults. (English)
Russian Language Podcast - This podcast is for those who already know basic grammar and want to improve their Russian level. (Russian)
Ryan Layman - RyanLayman.com is a bilingual blog written in English and Japanese by a language teaching professional operating in Japan covering self-study methods including extensive reading and technological aids. (English)
SCC English - The English Department of St Columba's College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16, Ireland. News, poems, drama, reviews by pupils of school events, essays, podcasts, book recommendations ... and more (English)
Schrift&Rede - Herausgegeben von der Forschungsgruppe Deutsche Sprache. (German)
Sitcom de warae! - Showing the way to learn English with soap opera "Friends". (Japanese)
Smile Forum-Learn foreign languages - Online forum for exchanging language learning tools and resources for beginners. (Arabic)
Spanish NewsBites - Spanish Language News for Spanish Language Learners. (English)
Spanish Only - The blog about learning Spanish, to fluency, on your own and without ever visiting a classroom. (English)
speakspanisheveryday.com - Learning & Speaking en Español. (English)
Sprachfetzen - Adventures of a German in England. (German)
Sr Jordan's Spanish Video Blog - Video blog for Spanish. (English)
Steve's Language Blog - This blog is all about learning languages: You'll find anything from tips, suggestions and techniques for learning languages as well as lots of information about different languages themselves. (English)
Street-Smart Language Learning - A multilingual lawyer breaks down the process involved in speaking languages based on his own experience. (English)
Szybka nauka jezyków – Blog Martyny - Effective methods to learn languages quickly and by yourself. (Polish)
Thai 101 - Thoughts on Thai language, media, and culture. (English)
The Arabic Language - Online forum for exchanging language lessons and tools. (Arabic)
The AUA Thai Blog - Shares useful information on learning via ALG. (English)
The English Blog - Blog covering both old and new Internet resources for learners and teachers of English. Not only reviews and presentations, but also advice on how to get the most out of it. (English)
The Iroha Project Blog - Iroha Project - Click, Watch, Listen and Learn with Image and Audio. (English)
The Japanese Page - About Japanese Language. (English/Japanese)
The Language Chronicle - The Language Chronicle has one simple mission: To serve as the ultimate source for information on foreign languages and how to learn them. (English)
The learn2lingo blog - Learn2lingo is an online platform for learning and teaching languages via webcam. (English)
The Linguist on Language - Language blog for people who love languages or would, but were discouraged. (English)
The Smiling Eggplant - All about Italy and Italian. (English)
Tjyvlyssnat - This blog is packed with eavesdropped conversations in Swedish. Unfortunatley it is only in Swedish. (Swedish)
tlumaczenia i bledy - jezykowo - Blog about translations and language correctness. (Blog o tlumaczeniach i poprawnosci jezykowej.) (Polish)
Tofugu - A wonky Japanese language and culture blog. (English)
Tower of Confusion - Blog with general thoughts on interesting language topics with other language learners. Another theme of this blog is multiculturalism. (English)
Transparent Language - Transparent Language is a leading provider of best-practice language learning software for consumers, government agencies, educational institutions, and businesses. (English)
Una japonesa en Japón - Construyendo un puente hacia el futuro, entre los países de Habla Hispana y Japón. (Spanish)
Unleashed English - English – titbits, language problems, common mistakes. (Polish)
Voices en Español - A fun way for intermediate to advanced students of Spanish to improve their listening comprehension. (Spanish)
Wanna Jugar With Migo? - Adventures in Spanish teaching ideas, links and giveaways. (English)
Will's World of Words - A blog dedicated to new words and expressions for English Learners (English)
Wishydig - English language blog. (English)
Women Learning Thai… and some men too - Expat making her way through Thai language and culture. (English)
WordSpark - Learn English communicatively through popular culture! (English)
Zakamarki jezyka niemieckiego - Przyjemna nauka dla samouków - A blog where Polish people can learn German in an enjoyable and easy way. Including German songs and funny stories about German mentality. (Polish)
ZarcoEnglish - Tool of the day - Blog that lists tools and websites that are useful to ESL / EFL teachers. (Portuguese)
Lingvomania - News and notes on languages. (Russian)
Amikeco - To the knowledge of morals which no nation is try to study it before language (Pythagoras of Samos). (Russian)
I-osmosis - This is a blog provided by i-osmosis for English learners. It brings you news and useful information for leaning English. (Japanese)
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Nominated blogs for the other categories:
Language Teaching
Language Technology
Language Professionals
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How can I get my blog to the 100top language blogs?
The Top 100 languages contest 2010 is over. To be named one of the Top 100 language blogs 2011 you need to:
1. be nominated for the contest (although you can nominate yourself)
2. make the cut of the best 100 blogs in each category
3. after this it is up to users to vote for you
to find out more about this years contest you can read this article:
http://www.lexiophiles.com/language-blog-toplist/the-top-100-language-blogs-2010-how-the-competition-works
Great to get the links for language learning blogs.
Bookmarked.
That is why when my drive to learn Italian sinks in, I go for it. But with today’s busy schedule and the so many things already cramming my cup, I can in no way sit in a classroom, look out the window and listen to teachers and students who doesn’t speak the language well. Who needs a language teacher when you can earn italian online? And a classroom type in learning a new language is less effective and impacts the amount of time the student learn.
The extraordinary skill of learn italian online. Italian is an excellent second or third language choice for anyone. And a classroom type in learning a new language is less effective and impacts the amount of time the student learn.
great site for those who wants to learn different languages
A very impressive list, I might say. But if anyone wanted to learn a language such as French, it wouldn’t be necessary to visit every site/blog in order to learn. You would just stick to something reputable and learn as much as possible from that one source and then move on to another, if need be.
Awesome list. I’m working through all of the blogs to find new ideas to learn languages!