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ESL
Places: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, India, and parts of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.  It is also a popular second language in other countries.
 
English As A Second Language (ESL).  The following sites have ESL material to learn English as a second language or links to other sites that do have such material.

Englishtown.com is the best online site we have found for someone who wants to learn English. Some of their services are free and some you must pay for. 
 

World Language.com

Go To Language

This is the ultimate language store. They have the world's largest selection of language products, as well as, links to other sites.  They also have an overview of each language and country information where the language is spoken.  Clicking Go To Language will take you directly to their products for this language.

   
Languages-on-the-web

Go To Language

This site contains excellent, comprehensive information on many languages. Their links for a language are organized by categories such as general links and on-line resources for dictionaries, translators, phrasebooks, newspapers, magazines, and lessons.  Unlike other web sites with language information, this site only links to serious and useful sites.  Clicking on "Go To Language" will take you to their page for this language.


PeakEnglish.com

Go To ESL

This is the best site we have seen with online lessons to learn American English. Although the material is in English, they have a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and User's Guide in the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.
 
BBC World Service - Learning English

Go To ESL

The BBC operates a wonderful page for people to learn British English.
 
Dave's ESL Cafe.

Go To ESL

This is the best site we have seen for getting ESL students and teachers together from all over the world. Stop in!
 
About.com

Go To ESL

They are The Human Internet. They have hundreds of links under many categories including a category called Cultural/Beliefs. Clicking "Go To Language" will take you to their page for this language where they have links to sites that have on-line lessons and other language information.

iLoveLanguages

 
Go To English

This site is one of the biggest and best guides to languages on the web.  It has links to both free on-line resources, as well as, a direct link to the Amazon.com page with products for this language.  They also cover language schools and other language topics and resources. Clicking Go To Language will take you directly to the iLoveLanguages page for this language.

TravLang: Foreign Languages For Travelers

Go To ESL

This site contains text and sound files for over 60 different languages including this language which you can learn on-line for free. It also has links to other language sites. Clicking on either hotlink above will take you to their home page where you can type a language you speak and the language you want to learn, such as English, and then be taken to selections for that combination.
 

Audio-Forum

Go To ESL
Audio-Forum has the world's largest selection of self-instructional language courses: 275 courses in 96 languages. This includes audio tapes, books, and CD ROMs.  They also have videos and electronic translators. The last time we checked, they did not list this language at their web site.

Schoenhof's Foreign Languages Inc.

Go To ESL

They have one of the most extensive collection of foreign language literature and study books (e.g., language courses, phrasebooks, dictionaries) of any bookstore in the United States. The "Go To Language" link will take you to their page for this language.