BBC World Service | Learning English (2024)

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What happened to BBC Learning English? ›

Unfortunately, the BBC Learning English app closed on 13^th December 2023. Since that date, the app has no longer worked, and you will not be able to access any of the programmes in the app or any programmes that you have downloaded. Don't worry, though.

One of the world's most popular providers of English language teaching material, BBC Learning English, has launched its free app.

How to use BBC English lessons. My suggestion is to log into the English lessons site and spend 10-15 minutes per day trying different activities. For example, do some grammar quizzes on Monday, some vocabulary practice on Tuesday, some listening practice on Wednesday and so on. Just have fun and explore what's there!

Intermediate level. Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters.

The reason for the closedown was twofold; one, with resources at full stretch fighting the war, television for around 20,000 viewing families in London and the Home Counties was a luxury the nation could not afford; and two, the single transmitter at Alexandra Palace would serve as a direction-finder for enemy aircraft ...

We've redesigned the website to make it easier to read, watch and find more from the BBC. You'll notice it has an updated, cleaner look and feel, but rest assured, everything you've grown to love and trust about BBC.com is right where you left it.

BBC Learning English is a free online program English language learners. The website has a huge amount of excellent content, including courses and lessons on vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. It also has many ways to consume authentic English, like news articles, podcasts, quizzes, audio dramas and more.

Learning English with Duolingo is fun and addictive, and it's a great way to improve your foundation and basics. If you are just starting to learn English, Duolingo is a wonderful option, and it helps you keep track of your progress throughout your English learning journey.

Speak English Professionally

This online free English speaking course from Coursera will not only boost your English speaking skills but also improve them and help you speak at a professional level. Your pronunciation will improve, fluency will increase and you would get to learn so many new words.

Without signing in, you won't be able to play programmes or choose to benefit from the personalised features that BBC iPlayer offers including adding programmes for later, getting personalised recommendations, and picking up where you left off across your devices.

What is the purpose of BBC Learning English? ›

As part of the BBC World Service, BBC Learning English has been teaching English to global audiences since 1943, offering free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.

By the time a learner reaches the advanced level, they will have mastered all the grammar rules and a wide range of idioms to help them express themselves creatively in their written work. It usually takes around 1,200 hours to reach this level of fluency.

From 3 January The Papers will no longer run as a regular segment on BBC News, and instead we will continue to feature paper reviews and stories throughout BBC programmes including: BBC Breakfast. The Today Programme. Politics Live.

In March 2021, the BBC announced that the technology department, including Click, would be relocating to Pacific Quay in Glasgow. The show stopped producing new episodes during April 2022 to facilitate the move, with repeats shown, and aired the first episode produced on Glasgow on 7 May 2022.

The BBC closed the SD versions of all its TV channels on satellite on the 8th of January 2024.

What happened to the BBC News app? As part of our mission to better serve digital audiences, we have launched an all-new app experience that will bring together more content from across the BBC.