Learn a foreign language - FSI free downloads

[BillChin]

Free foreign language study programs (PDF and MP3 files for free download). Over 20 languages available (sorry no Gaelic, Irish or Scottish).

http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/

Welcome to fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain.

This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; it is an independent, non-profit effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. Courses here are made available through the private efforts of individuals who are donating their time and resources to provide quality materials for language learning.

[MTGuru]

Very very cool, Bill. This will be high quality material. Thank you!

[emmline]

Igbo, but no Japanese?

That's ok. I listened to tape #1 of French for a taste. It said this about 10 times in a row:

Où allez-vous?
Je vais dejeuner.
Il est midi?
Oui, il est midi.


Got it. Next, Igbo.

[Sandy McLeod]

Excellent. Maybe now (if I practice enough) the ladies in the office of the Vietnamese magazine I write for will stop laughing at me.

Sandy

[MTGuru]

That's ok. I listened to tape #1 of French for a taste. It said this about 10 times in a row:

You need one more, Emm:

Excusez-moi madame/monsieur de vous déranger, mais j'ai un petit problème.

With that, the French might just forgive you for being an American imbecile.

Now go scam some Nigerians.

[I.D.10-t]

Igbo, but no Japanese?

I am pretty sure that Foreign Service Institute has Persian Farsi and many other language courses not listed, for what ever reason the volunteers at fsi-language-courses.com (note, two different organizations) had access to Igbo and copied it to electronic format, they may not have had the opportunity to do so with Japanese.

Kind of like Project Gutenberg, the information is not driven by popularity as much as by what is available and what interests the volunteers.