Learning a new foreign language or expanding your current language skills can open many doors for you, whether you are doing business internationally, you want improved customer service in your business or even if you are just traveling to another country.

In fact, knowing a few phrases in the local language can improve your travel experience immeasurably.

What's Online Learning Like?
Contrary to what you might think, learning online is highly engaging and offers many opportunities for interaction with both fellow students and faculty members.

How Online Continuing Education Works
Many language courses offer instruction through video, text, audio, animation, synchronous chats, bulletin boards and e-mail. Communicate with your fellow students and instructors easily, and, most important, practice your skills with native speakers of the language.

What You Should Look For
There are many factors in evaluating an online program. You'll need to look for the delivery method that best suits your needs. And as online learning requires a certain amount of self-discipline, you may want to look at your particular learning style.

If you are unsure about enrolling in a full course, try a free introduction course or demo.

If you like the learning style, sign up for one of the many different courses offered by World Wide Learn's training partners like:

• Rosetta Stone Language Learning
• Tell Me More
• Online TEFL
• Learn Spanish Today
• Power-Glide.com

You'll even find that many basic language courses are free or offer sample lessons!

The world's largest directory of online education, World Wide Learn offers you 18 categories of online language courses, lessons, classes, tutorials and learning resources.