The site below is an interesting opportunity to learn or practice your Turkish language skills and interact with a people from a variety of countries focusing on cultural exchanges and several policy initiatives.

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As is often the case, there is only one publisher that has taken seriously the need for language resources for many of the lesser known or somewhat more obscure languages. As a student of foreign languages and history, EuroTalk’s obessive dedication to insuring that no language remains off limits to the aspiring learner is impressive.

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A acquaintance mentioned his need to learn the Uzbek language. It made me aware of my limited knowledge regarding a number of former Soviet Republics. I came across the following website focused on political reform in this troubled part of the world. It provides a fascinating review of various famous individuals in addition to a number of links for Uzbek related news, politics, and human rights.

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Approximately 78 million people speak Korean, including communities of immigrants now living in the former Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, United States, Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom, as well as the Philippines.

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This video is part of a series of basic Korean lessons focuses on teaching the Korean alphabet and basic Korean.

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Turkish is spoken by more than 70 million people throughout the world. Turkish speakers reside primarily in Turkey, though very significant populations of speakers now reside in Germany with smaller communities existing in Cyprus, Bulgaria, and other parts of Eastern Europe.

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The Language Chronicle is now offering the first of several free language texts for a variety of languages. The first of these is for Tagalog or more appropriately, the standardized language of the Philippines with considerable Tagalog influence.

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Below are several Burmese language links for those interesting in learning Burmese or just interested in learning more about the Burmese language.

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This is an excellent collection of Thai language resources.

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An overarching theme of this website is to encourage the potential language learner to consider his or hers preferred learning method, their goals, and the time they can realistically devote to the task of learning a new language. That is true for any language, and should be given even more consideration when learning a language like Japanese.

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