Europe Direct Leeds runs an adult language exchange which aims to help adult language learners to practice their new language skills. This can be between two native speakers or as part of a group that brings together native speakers and learners. You find each other through our language exchange folder and we can even book a table for you!
To be part of the Language Exchange at Leeds Central Library, you will have to register with Europe Direct who are based in the Information Centre on the second floor. For more details, see the documents below (how it works can be found in the terms & conditions), or contact us at europedirect@leeds.gov.uk.
Terms & Conditions (September 2010)
We very much agree with the World Cafe Guidelines:
Library language resources
Library Resource Guide: Arabic
Library Resource Guide: Chinese
Library Resource Guide: English
Library Resource Guide: French
Library Resource Guide: German
Library Resource Guide: Italian
Library Resource Guide: Japanese
Library Resource Guide: Polish
Library Resource Guide: Russian
Library Resource Guide: Spanish
Language dictionaries online
To help you with your language learning we have various dictionaries and resources in the Information Centre. The list below includes further resources.
English: Oxford Reference Online
French: Oxford Reference Online
German: Oxford Reference Online
Italian: Oxford Reference Online
Irish: Oxford Reference Online
Spanish: Oxford Reference Online
Welsh: Oxford Reference Online
Find more resources at http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages and http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html
To access Oxford Reference Online you need a library card. Contact Leeds Libraries for more information.
Unfortunately we cannot always judge how good a resource is as we don’t speak all these languages. We can also not take responsibility for anything that is located outside our website. If you have any suggestions about improving our list or adding to it please let us know.
Not sure what you level is, how to get started, why to learn a language? Have a look at Lingu@net Europa, the multilingual centre for language learning.
If you are learning Cantonese or Mandarin also have a look at this link.