The attention garnered by the protests in Iran draw attention to a variety of other challenges faced in the region. This article is part of a series of posts on the challenges faced by Azeri’s in Iran.

Iran: Azeri to Be Declared as Official Language – or Secession of …

I call you to go petition link (see below) and sign petition that reflects concern and humanity for no less than 30% of Iran’s oppressed children. Iran: Azeri to Be Declared as Official Language – or Secession of South Azerbaijan.

To learn the Azeri language, visit beginner Talk Now Azeri software.

The tragic challenges of the Armernian people and the resulting Armenian diaspora are well known. One fascinating aspect of Armenian survival is that of the language in the most unexpected places.

Keeping Armenia Alive in the Capital of Sudan | Asbarez News

“When one person stops speaking Armenian, our Diaspora is lost,” he says. That’s why he’s working hard to resuscitate the old church school to teach the Armenian language, although with
wealthier members of the community having …

If you’re interested in learning Armenian, Western Armenian language courses as well as Eastern Armenian Courses are also available.

The Original Word Teaching Series I: Introduction to New Testament Greek is one of the quickest and easiest ways to learn New Testament Greek. It will enrich and empower pastors, teachers and lay Christians to read and understand the wonderful, descriptive Greek language and its subtle riches.

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Use this series to open the door to remarkable gains in preaching, witnessing or Bible study. Learn NT Greek in the privacy and convenience of your own home or office, at your own pace.

This comprehensive teaching series combines all the content of the popular three-video tape, audio tape, and workbook Teaching Series I from Original Word, integrated all together on one Libronix DLS CD-ROM.

If you’re interested in learning New Testament Greek, then consider reviewing Logos New Testament Greek products.

This is an interesting article on learning Amharic in Ethiopia.

Overcoming the Challenges of Learning Ethiopia's Official Language …

The over 300 symbols in the language have no standardized Roman alphabetic equivalent, and there are very few children’s books written in Amharic. Now, a Mobile Donkey Drawn Library Helps Ethiopian Children Learn the Amharic Languag.

For learning Amharic courses, consider the Amharic Basic Course, or the beginner Talk Now Amharic course from Eurotalk.

The following blogpost discusses the Berber language and its continued existence in Morocco and in Algeria.

Islamic Danger in History: The ancient Berber language survived Islam

Subject: The ancient Berber language survived Islam PunjabiSikhWarrior. Moroccans learn to write Berber By Martha Dixon BBC News, Morocco In a village school perched on a hill on the edge of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Amazigh children …

If you’re interested in learning Berber, consider the beginner Berber language software from Eurotalk.

This is an interesting overview of Akkadian and Babylonian languages.

Akkadian Dialectal Overview from Von Soden’s GAG

It is pretty much just a
translation of his overview of Akkadian language dialects, although I didn’t included everything and changed a few things here and there. The Language Periods and Dialects of Akkadian as well as the Most …

If you’re interested in learning Akkadian, then consider the Introduction to Akkadian course.

The following link provides a free download for an Afrikaans language course.

Afrikaans Byki Express Language Learning – Free software downloads …

Come to CNET Download.com for free and safe Afrikaans Byki Express Language Learning downloads. Start learning Afrikaans with the use of powerful and personalized language-learning system.

For those interested in another extensive Afrikaans course, then consider the beginner Talk Now Afrikaans course or the World Talk Afrikaans course.

The following blog article provides a brief video over the origins of the Albanian language.

Albanian Language- Is “greek” or ALBANIAN – 2° part

To take one interesting case, the Albanian language (spoken north of Greece) was not written down until about the 15th century AD, yet Ptolemy mentions More.. the people in the first century BC.* The linguistic and archaeological …

If you’re interested in learning Albanian courses, then consider the beginner Albanian Talk Now Software from Eurotalk.

One of the greatest challenges in learning African languages, is the lack of sufficient resources available. This is certainly true for Twi or Ashanti Twi spoken in Ghana. There are however some links of merit which should be considered by anyone interested in studying Twi.

Twi Language Resources and Links

The Twi Language

Twi Alphabet and Pronunciation

Twi Language Forum

Twi Language Courses

Pimsleur Twi Audio Chip Course

Foreign Service Institute Twi Basic Course

Twi Text Downloadable Course

If you’re interested in recommending a course let us know and we be happy to add a link for Twi resources.

For anyone learning Spanish, Pimsleur is certainly a program to consider. The reason is because of the audio only approach and the repetitive review approach the course offers. While Pimsleur Spanish courses are excellent, some students prefer an integrated approach to learning Spanish which includes not only conversation but reading, writing, and a much more extensive vocabulary than Pimsleur offers.

If that’s the case, then the Platiquemos Latin American Spanish course is the course to consider. Platiquemos (Let’s Talk) was founded in 1992 by a retired Foreign Service officer who had spent over twenty years working in Latin American affairs, including tours of duty in Mexico, Argentina, and Ecuador. As the Director of Counter-terrorism programs for the U.S. Government in Latin America, he also spent significant amounts of time in almost every Spanish-speaking country in the Americas.

The purpose of Platiquemos was (and is) to make the best known program to learn Spanish available to Americans of all walks of life. The original FSI Basic Course in Spanish consists of 55 Units, divided into four volumes with accompanying audio-cassettes. In order to make the program more manageable, the Platiquemos course further divided it into eight levels, each corresponding in time requirement to a college semester; re-formatted the original for clarity and simplicity; and modified the text to make it more relevant to students in every walk of life.

This also created the opportunity to include some cultural information and some interesting illustrations (Platiquemos contains over 500 culturally authentic illustrations). The complete program contains over 1500 pages of text, and over 50 hours of audio on compact disks.

The latest configuration of the Platiquemos course, also offers a number of impressive bonuses which include Survival Spanish – The Course used and developed by the CIA for learning Spanish. These include Programmatic Spanish Level 1, Programmatic Spanish Level 2, Spanish HeadStart for Spain, and the Spanish HeadStart Text for Latin America.

For more information, visit Pimsleur Spanish Alternatives or the Foreign Service Institute Platiquemos Spanish Course.