Language learning resources

Find useful resources to practice languages online.

Explore a collection of valuable resources including free online practice materials and learning tips. The tips aim to improve your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in your chosen language. Delve into instructional videos showcasing effective language learning techniques, produced by the English Language Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.

This collection traces back to the start of the Language Learning Centre in 1967. The centre was a dynamic hub for language learners and held considerable knowledge and materials over the years. The physical center has closed. But we honour its legacy by preserving and offering these resources to support language learners.

Student with headset practising language online.

Practise online│Whakaakoako tuihono

Explore our carefully chosen selection of free, online resources.

Students discussing study material

Learning tips│Whakamāherehere akoranga

We’ve built up a collection of tips to get you listening to, speaking, reading and writing your new language more effectively.

TJ Boutorwick explaining how to use graded readers.

Language learning videos│Ataata mo te ako i te reo

Watch videos on techniques for learning a language produced by the English Language Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.