Whether for work, academic or personal, many people start each year in learning any of the official languages ​​coexist with Castilian in different regions of our country, Galician in Galicia, Euskera in the Basque Country Catalan in Catalonia and the Balearic and Valencian in the Valencian Community. To facilitate immersion in these languages, regional administrations and other bodies or institutions offer students various online resources and free educational tools that promote self-learning via the Web

To learn Catalan and Valencian

The Directorate General for Language Policy of the Generalitat de Catalunya is one of the agencies providing as many learning resources for beginners in Catalan. For people who have just arrived in this community and need to know the terminology in this language daily, offers several basic resources:

"Living in Catalonia. Vocabulary in images" : a complete visual dictionary with over a thousand words grouped by themes associated with an image Catalan to facilitate their learning, complemented with a guide to commonly used phrases.

"Living in Catalonia. Let's start talking" , a collection of simple dialogues and conversations on everyday topics that can be read in PDF format and listen to MP3.

Parla.cat : a complete course that includes four levels from basic to proficiency. Is offered as a free and open to the student's independent learning, or mentoring, in which case it costs 90 euros and the student has the support of a tutor who will guide and motivate.

Online dictionaries: a compilation of various online multilingual dictionaries to see the full terminology in Catalan.

Another interesting source of electronic resources to begin in the Catalan Intercat , a multimedia platform created by the language services of nine Catalan universities to facilitate the language learning to the students on the move. Among the educational tools offered include:

Speakcat: an online course ten units to discover the grammar and basic vocabulary of the Catalan language and practical aspects of everyday university life.

Sispalu: a complete package of language exercises to strengthen the basic knowledge of the language.

FontdelCat: a multimedia online application that facilitates the understanding of spoken and written Catalan various audiovisual resources, games and activities.

One of the organizations most active in promoting the Valencian language learning is the area of Language Policy of the Generalitat Valenciana. Among its programs to promote language use include various teaching materials and publications that facilitate online learning:

INTER-VAL : an online course designed for self-learning activities according to the tests and Higher Board of Valencian Coneixements Qualificadores of Valencia (JQCV).

Readings and dictates : multimedia materials for working the oral and written understanding of the Valencian language.

Practice: a downloadable program for practicing basic and advanced content of this language. Is adequate support for the preparation of evidence to obtain official certificates of Valencia.

Jugallengua : an application in the form of question and answer game to learn Valencia in a playful and entertaining. Provides practice in spelling, the spelling of vocabulary or grammar.

Another option for those who want to start learning in Valencia are:

Practicavalenciano.es : an interactive course with exercises to practice vocabulary, spelling and grammar of the language. As an additional resource, this site also includes examinations of the JQCV for the student to prepare for the tests.

Idiomavalenciano.com : a workshop on Youth Platform pdf Valencianista from teaching grammar of the Valencian language and spelling rules official of the Royal Academy of Valencian Culture.

To learn Euskera

Hiru.com , lifelong learning portal of the Department of Education, Universities and Research of the Basque Government offers users interested in learning Euskera free online courses ranging from beginner to advanced. Once enrolled, the student may access all content Ikasten.net , which includes 60 teaching units that are complemented by exercises and activities that facilitate learning.

Another interesting initiative is the online Deusto Euskera course offered by the newspaper El Correo Digital , in collaboration with the University of Deusto . The course is divided into three levels: EGUN ON!, For beginners and EGUERDI ON! and ARRATSALDE ON! for more advanced students, and includes several worksheets and exercises accompanied by audio resources to practice oral side of the tongue.

Here are some other interesting resources that users can find on the Web to learn or perfect their knowledge of Euskera:

aprendereuskera.com : a course with 41 lessons pdf Euskera, with exercises and activities that address basic aspects of grammar and vocabulary of this language.

Dictionary: a complete dictionary online Castilian / Euskara, which includes practical examples to correctly apply the terminology.

Santurtzieus.com : Euskera several structured courses at levels that include sections from the decline or the verb to frequently used phrases and basic vocabulary.

To learn galician

The Instituto da Lingua Galicia and Santiago de Compostela University are responsible for the direction and content development égalego , a comprehensive online self-study course of the language directed to speakers of Castilian. The program is divided into ten units that work everyday situations (home, work, food, travel, etc..) And supplemented with audio and video materials and modules and exercises on grammar and vocabulary. Thus, the student can work both reading and writing, and oral.

For its part, the Xunta de Galicia allows Internet users to download Galingua a complete interactive course Galician, for children and adults, which is designed to learn the language from scratch. They work units contained in 15 sequential exercises and multimedia materials and includes other learning tools such as a vocabulary in four languages ​​or grammar reference.

The Xunta also participates directly or indirectly on other projects in the Galician language learning:

Interactive visual dictionary : This dictionary in Galician, Castilian and English is aimed at students who joins schools and unknown Galician language. Helps to learn the basic vocabulary in an enjoyable and fun.

Practical Galego : La Opinión A Coruña with the sponsorship of the Regional Government offers its readers a Galician course consists of 35 lessons that address from the basics of this language, even the most complex aspects of grammar.