Language Learning

Online Language Learning

Over 70 languages - find languages listed here
Little Pim for children ages 0 - 5. Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, English/ESL
Use your Tenafly Library card to create a Mango account. Mango is easy to use but you can view a full tutorial here.

Language Transfer - Use the rules of English to help you become conversational in a new language.

Open Culture - Pick the language you want to learn and find free programs and open online classes.

New student ESL applications accepted in person

Monday, August 24, 2026 - Friday, September 11, 2026.

We have limited openings. New students will be contacted when they have been placed in a class.

Classes are scheduled to start the week of September 21, 2026 and will continue through the week of June 7, 2027.

We need volunteer tutors for ESL classes this fall.

Training takes place online at your own pace. We have gathered resources, including short videos and vocabulary lists/worksheets, from across the internet to help you get started.
We supply ESL learning materials such as Easy English News and News for You.
Classes begin in September/October and run through June.
You set your own class schedule. Classes typically meet 1 time per week for 1 hour.

Adults who are interested in becoming ESL tutors should contact ESL Coordinator, Marcia Literati, at marcia.literati@tenafly.bccls.org or 201-568-8680.

ALL ESL - resources for ESL Tutors

Education First - grammar, idioms, vocabulary, quotations and names

Elizabeth Claire's Easy English News - monthly audio recordings of Easy English News articles

ESL Bits - Read books in English while listening to the correct English pronunciation

ESL Video - Free quizzes, lessons and online conversation classes for English language learners

Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation - video lessons and audio quizzes on all aspects of English

News For You - weekly online newspaper - listen options, vocabulary definitions, games and more (passcode: 063718)

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - online listening with comprehension quizzes - all levels of English

USA Learns - video lessons with activities, includes US Citizenship course