Learn a New Language

You do not need to do all the activities on your course. If you feel confident that you have attained the required language level, you can scroll down to attempt the final test and earn the course certificate.

There is currently no way to unsubscribe from a course. If you wish to unsubscribe, please contact eu-academy-support@ec.europa.eu.

There is a progress bar next to every course module, showing what percentage of the module has been completed. Note that optional activities do not count toward course completion.

You can find language courses at levels A1 and A2 for all 29 languages.

We also offer courses at levels B1 and B2 for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. These are the five languages that you are most likely to need on your journey abroad.

Should you have specific questions – even if they are for a higher level than what is available – you can always reach out to your Community Manager in the "Practise Your Language" community forum.

OLS uses an immersive approach to language learning. This means that you will see a lot of content in the language you are learning.

Research shows that immersion is an effective way to learn a foreign language: by using the language more, you will pick it up faster.

Don't worry if you don't understand every word! You will understand it later – the important thing is to see it in context.

On the other hand, the instructions are always available in five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Moreover, most of our videos offer subtitles in 29 languages – be sure to check if they are available when you watch them.

Finally, if you have a question, don't forget you can always get in touch with your community manager in the "Practise Your Language" community forum.

There is currently a bug that makes the "Finish review" button non-responsive in some cases. The technical team is working on fixing it. In the meantime, here are some tricks that allowed other users to solve the issue.

First of all, we recommend using Google Chrome with a desktop device (personal computer). The platform has issues with other browsers (especially Safari and Explorer), and with mobile devices in general.

Secondly, we suggest trying to access the certificate through this procedure:

1. Go to your dashboard and open the placement test.
2. Click: "Start Assessment".
3. There you should see your finished exam. Click "Review" on the right.

4. On the right side of the screen, under "Quiz Navigation," click: "Finish review".

5. You will be taken to your Assessment Results, where you can download the PDF certificate on the right-hand side.