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Please note that the following resources are available to staff for information only, and sharing their details on Agora does not constitute endorsement on the part of UNICEF.
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Portuguese
Additional resources
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
External Resources
Institut Bourguiba
Located in Tunis, the institute offers year-round tutoring and fixed-date group classes.
Arab Academy
The Arab Academy is the world's leading provider of online Arabic language courses and proficiency tests. It was launched in September 2000. It is run by professionals in the field of teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language.
Babel Arabic
This free online interactive tutorial helps you master basic vocabulary as well as pronunciation.
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
External Resources
BBC Language Learning Portal
Free Mandarin Chinese resource for beginners, offering online video lessons with audio, games, vocabulary, grammar explanations and exercises.
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
UN Correspondence Manual
The UN official guide to the drafting of official correspondence in English.
External Resources
Pearson English
Pearson English Business Solutions offers a variety of learning opportunities for business English, delivered as groups or on a one-to-one basis.
Activities for ESL Students
The English as a Second Language website offers over 1,000 quizzes, exercises and puzzles to practice English language skills.
This is a project of The Internet TESL Journal, all materials are easy to download, and cater to individuals from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds.
Bell English Language School
The Bell institute, based in the UK, offers intensive English courses year-round, including home-based accommodation with local families
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
UNICEF French Thesaurus
An online French thesaurus available on the UNICEF intranet.
Manuel de correspondance des Nations Unies
The UN official guide to the drafting of official correspondence in French.
External Resources
The BBC - Languages Learning Portal is offering a free interactive on-line course which tackles from basic French to get survival skills you need to intermediate level.
For continuous learning, sign up for Ma France, a free subscription service offering weekly emails with tips to help you on your way to learn French.
Bonjour De France
This interactive online magazine allows participants to practice their French. Topics include: comprehension, grammar, pedagogy and many more. The unique aspect of this site is that users can practice a variety of grammar exercises. This is a great website if you want to practice your French in small amounts of time (some of the lessons and exercises can be completed in less than 15 minutes).
Lexique FLE
Basic French vocabulary.
Phonétique
Online resource to help students with French pronounciation.
CAVILAM
Residential French courses taught by Alliance Française in Vichy, France.
IS Aix-en-Provence
International language school offering French courses in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Test de français électronique
This is a 45 min test developed by the Centre National d'Education à Distance to test your level of proficiency in French.
Dictionnaire Multifonction offered by TV5, including definitions, synonyms and verb conjugations
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
External Resources
BBC Language Portal
Learn basic Russian phrases and words, and master the alphabet.
Russian Village
Moscow-based language school offering one- two- and three-week intensive courses.
Liden & Denz Institute
This language centre, with branches in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Riga, offers communicative Russian language courses for academic, leisure or business purposes.
Language Helpers
Learn the basics such as the alphabet, numbers, simple words and phrases, including a downloadable Russian desktop alphabet.
Master Russian
Learn the grammar and have access to 500 verbs - suitable for both beginner and intermediate learners.
UN Learning Resources
UN Multilingual Terminology Database
Multilingual terminology database maintained jointly by the main duty stations and regional commissions of the United Nations system.
UNICEF Spanish Thesaurus
Online Spanish thesaurus available on the UNICEF intranet.
External Resources
Aula Virtual de Español (AVE)
The Aula Virtual de Español (AVE) is an online training portal managed by the Instituto Cervantes, the renowned language institution sponsored by the Spanish government.
An online, 30-question placement test will help you identify your proficiency level before enrolling.
Course fees can be paid online by credit card.
BBC Language Learning Portal
This is a free course offered by the BBC. It will guide through all levels of proficiency, and will touch upon the main language skills that you will need acquired, speaking, reading and listening through pronunciation, reading and comprehension tests and drills This self-learning course is self-paced but quite inter-active.
For continuous learning, sign up for Mi Vida Loca, a free subscription service offering a weekly email with tips to help you on your way to learn Spanish.
Alcalingua
Language school from Madrid’s Universidad de Alcalá, offering classroom-based tuition on Spanish language and culture.
Estudio Sampere
The Estudio offers a variety of in-person learning opportunites, including intensive and super-intensive courses. Classes are held across Spain (Madrid, Salamanca and Alicante), Ecuador, and Cuba.
Universidad Internacional
The Center for Linguistic and Multicultural Studies was founded in 1980, with a mission to teach Spanish language and Mexican culture to foreign students.They hold regular and intensive courses for small groups of students at their campus in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Academía Tica
One of the fist Spanish schools in Costa Rica, operating out of two locations. Courses start every Monday, and the school offers opportunities to combine language learning with travel across the country.
External Resources
CIAL - Centro de Linguas
Language centre in Lisbon, Portugal, offering classroom-based solutions for continentail, Brazilian and African Portuguese.
BBC Language Learning Portal
This is a free course offered by the BBC. It will guide through the elementary level of proficiency, and will touch upon the main language skills that you will need acquired, speaking, reading and listening through pronunciation, reading and comprehension tests and drills.
This self-learning course is self-paced and quite interactive.
Please note: the following resources are made available to staff for information only, and sharing their details on Agora does not constitute endorsement on the part of UNICEF.
Duolingo - A free web- and app-based language course that offers foundational training in a number of languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch. New courses are under development for Hungarian, Turkish and Russian.
Varadi School - A language school with branches in Geneva and New York, offering a proprietary, 80-hour language learning programme for individual students and small groups. It offers materials for all UN official languages, as well as European, African and Asian languages.
Transparent Language - An online language centre that offers online language courses, as well as box-sets, audio courses, and phrasebooks.