Which are the BEST sites for learning languages ONLINE (English,
Spanish, French)? As BEST sites I understand: reliable; serious; free
level test; advanced levels also offered; free trying lessons; all
kinds of exercises (exercises on grammar, structure, vocabulary,
reading, writing, listening, pronounciation, etc.); tutorial support;
certificate at the conclusion of payd courses; operational (good
speed, good sound, personal contact available). (NO College/University
courses online as part of a graduation or post-graduation program,
please.)

Hi! Thanks for the question.

The article ”International Web-Based Language Learning on the
Internet”provides all the necessary information you will need in
evaluating websites which provides language education. It also
provides links to the websites mentioned.

I have listed here the following websites mentioned in the article
that meet your requirements so as to save you time.

The websites which offer a variety of language courses:
Berlitz Online
http://www.berlitz.com

Net LANGUAGES International House 
http://www.netlanguages.com/

Eloquence
http://www.elok.com

Parlo
http://www.parlo.com

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English Only
Englishtown
http://www.englishtown.com

Executive English
http://www.executiveenglish.com

GlobalEnglish.com
http://www.globalenglish.com

GoFluent.com
http://www.gofluent.com
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German Only
LearnPlus!
http://www.learnplus.com/german/german1.html

Italian only
Cyberitalian
http://www.cyberitalian.com

Spanish Only
LearnPlus! Spanish
http://www.learnplus.com/spanish/index.html
I found all these websites on the following article:
International Web-Based Language Learning on the Internet
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/languages/download/web.pdf (PDF
file)
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:lPXWACPC4E0C:europa.eu.int/comm/education/languages/download/web.pdf+web-based+language+learning+reviews&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
(HTML version)

Search terms used:
Web-based language learning reviews

I hope this would help you in your search. Please ask for a
clarification if you have questions or would require more information.
Thanks for being a part of Google Answers.

Regards,
Easterangel-ga

Dear bluelotus: 

Thank you for your question. I was unable to find any sites for
Spanish, so I instead decided to post this as a comment.


English:

PEAK English:
http://www.peakenglish.com/index.jsp

Peak English offers all of your requested features, and is my opinion,
your best bet. You can find more information by going to their
website.

American English Language Foundation:
http://aelf.com/cgi-bin/aelf/courses.cgi

AELF offers most of your requested features, and seems to be on par
with PEAK. However, the website design and PageRank popularity appears
to be lower than PEAK, so I offer this only as an alternative.

Related Google Directory Entry:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Online_Courses/


Best Regards,
blader-ga