How we choose and verify language resources
Editorial standards for Study New Languages — verification, exclusions, dating, and how to read a resource listing honestly.
Verified dates mean a human checked
Blank dates mean not yet re-checked. That is better than a fake stamp. When a row carries a verification date, someone opened the exact URL and confirmed it still served the language it claims to teach.
The job of a listing
A resource row should help you decide in thirty seconds: what it is, who it is for, what it costs, and whether the link still works. It is not a ranking bought by advertisers. Commission never affects inclusion or order — see our disclosure.
How a listing earns its row
- The click-through still works (or the row is flagged or removed).
- The type label matches the job (course, media, reference…).
- Age-unsafe material and “fluent in 7 days” fantasy stay out.
- Community-governed languages list official community or tribal programs first.
- Constructed languages are labeled as hobby paths, not studio certifications.
How you should read our lists
Start with one free course, one listening habit, and one reference. Ignore the rest until those three are alive. Prefer a shorter honest list over a museum of URLs.
What we will not list
Age-unsafe content, malware-style download farms, search-result pages posing as courses, and bare vendor homepages when a language-specific page exists. Fabricated “learn-{language}” marketing URLs that redirect to a generic storefront are removed rather than dated.
Corrections
Found a dead link or mislabeled resource? Contact us or use Contribute. Methodology short page: how we choose resources.
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FAQ
- Are affiliate links used?
- When used, they are disclosed. Free directories and tools stay free regardless. See /disclosure/.