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Radio Linga, from Scotland, have an increasing range of podcasts teaching Roman and other languages. They are 15 -20 mins each and the Spanish one has been going since 2006 so has built up a big number of free lessons. Others included are French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Irish. The podcasts are free but you can pay for a premium membership to get extended podcasts and pdfs.

2008 has been declared "International Year of Languages" by the U.N. General Assembly. It is described by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, as "a unique opportunity to make decisive progress towards" ensuring "that the importance of linguistic diversity and multilingualism in educational, administrative and legal systems, cultural expressions and the media, cyberspace and trade, is recognized at the national, regional and international levels." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Languages There is a gathering place for those wishing to support 2008 IYL on Facebook in the groups section of that fantastic networking site. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19666430768 At present there are 110 members. They are aiming to have 1,000 by International Mother language Day on Feb 21st. Just thought I'd do my bit and pass the message on. Happy New Year to all of you! Roslyn Teirney GATEWAYS Project Leader Ogilvie High School Tasmania