The Top 100 Language Blogs 2009 is the largest language blog competition and is hosted annually by bab.la and Lexiophiles. It is aimed at finding the best blogs related to languages and awarding language-loving bloggers. This year there were 473 nominated blogs from 26 different countries in four categories. You will find the Top 100 Language Blogs below (more on the ranking method here).
In addition, you might want to check out the Top 10 Blogs for each category as well:
Language Learning | Language Teaching | Language Technology | Language Professionals
| 1. | Listen to English | |
 | Podcast and blog for learners of English. Topics include current events, items of interest and cultural quirks. | |
| 2. | The Linguist on Language | |
 | Language blog for people who love languages or would, but were discouraged. | |
| 3. | Der Englisch Blog | |
 | New explanations and exercises for the English language every day. | |
| 4. | Tofugu | |
 | A wonky Japanese language and culture blog | |
| 5. | The English Blog | |
 | Blog covering both old and new Internet resources for learners and teachers of English. Not only reviews and presentations, but also advice on how to get the most out of it. | |
| 6. | Fluent in 3 months | |
 | Language learning tips from Benny the Irish polyglot, who speaks 7 languages, and his story as he travels the world to learn new ones! | |
| 7. | All Japanese All the Time | |
 | How you can learn Japanese (and many more languages) without taking classes, by having fun and doing things you enjoy—watching movies, playing video games, reading comic books—you know: fun stuff! | |
| 8. | Inglês Online | |
 | Tips, experiences and websites for people learning or teaching English. | |
| 9. | Nihongo Notes | |
 | Lessons and Advice to Help You Learn Japanese ...and a little bit about life in Japan | |
| 10. | Grammar Girl | |
 | Blog with quick and dirty tips for better writing. | |
| 11. | larryferlazzo | |
 | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL | |
| 12. | Angela Maiers | |
 | Putting Learners and Learning First | |
| 13. | English Experts | |
 | Blog on studying english as a second language online for Portuguese speakers. | |
| 14. | separated by a common language | |
 | Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK | |
| 15. | Becoming a Better EFL Teacher | |
 | Know Better. Live Better. | |
| 16. | Box of tricks | |
 | Technology and Education | |
| 17. | Languagehat | |
 | General language blog covering academic language realted issues. Among other things discussing recent developments in the field of language studies. | |
| 18. | Joanne Jacobs | |
 | Joanne Jacobs presents her views on current educational topics and themes. | |
| 19. | todo ele 2.0 | |
 | Spanish as a second language, resources, lessons. | |
| 20. | Teach42 | |
 | Education and Technology. Looking att different tools to use and how to use them, by Steve Dembo. | |
| 21. | Blog covering the latest in fields of Learning, Knowledge, Tech and Social Media | |
| 22. | Library related materials | |
| 23. | Learn free. | |
| 24. | Teaching technology abroad | |
| 25. | Real English for real people | |
| 26. | Putting a spark in the English learning community with tools to learn, share, collaborate and connect. | |
| 27. | English language blog | |
| 28. | Naming, taglines, and other verbal branding. | |
| 29. | Blog focusing the commentary to all things Taiwanese — Taipei, Taiwan | |
| 30. | Teaching & Learning in the new information landscape | |
| 31. | The weblog of Wesley Fryer | |
| 32. | Education and teaching blog | |
| 33. | Language blog from the research group of the German language (Forschungsgruppe Deutsche Sprache) | |
| 34. | Names, brands, writing, and the quirks of the English language. | |
| 35. | Teaching EFL Teachers How To Teach Speaking | |
| 36. | Our Esperanto Blog is a series of frequently published articles about Esperanto language. Our blogger, Alex Joy, speaks and studies Esperanto and is very passionate about sharing his knowledge with our readers. | |
| 37. | Blog created to help English learners with their studies focused on common difficulties that Portuguese speakers have when learning English. | |
| 38. | German blog on language, Russian and translation. Includes articles on the latest news on related areas. | |
| 39. | A freelance translator blogs about lessons learned at the wordface, her experiences as a freelancer and the changes facing the profession. | |
| 40. | Our Arabic blog addresses learners of Arabic as a foreign language. It introduces some aspects of the Arabic language: grammar, vocabulary and dialects, as well as certain aspects of Arabic culture and history. | |
| 41. | LETUTOR's guide to languages | |
| 42. | The blog about learning Spanish, to fluency, on your own and without ever visiting a classroom. | |
| 43. | Education + technology + ideas | |
| 44. | Blog to help understand all things China. Includes articles on language, culture and everything inbetween. | |
| 45. | Blog about language use, publishing and the media in general | |
| 46. | Live Video Learning | |
| 47. | Tips on sounding like a native speaker. Videos and other tools to help eliminate mistakes common for both foreign and native speakers of English. | |
| 48. | Ruminations on technology, leadership, and the future of our schools | |
| 49. | The Web-Translations blog is a mixture of informative, serious, and light-hearted content focusing on various areas of language and the localization industry. All members of staff are welcome to contribute, and we encourage comment from our readers. | |
| 50. | Procrastinations, musings, digressions, and a little bit on writing. Or the miserable little life of a PhD student and would be novelist | |
| 51. | English teacher sharing his knowledge with English learners | |
| 52. | Tips and tricks, toys and tools - everything about translation. | |
| 53. | The Magic of Learning through Technology | |
| 54. | blog which collects and organizes information, resources, advices, new, and everything that can be useful to intercultural teaching and foreign students | |
| 55. | A blog on the danish language. | |
| 56. | Beyond Words is ALTA Language Services' blog, wherein ALTA's language professionals comment on issues involving translation, interpreting, language testing, and the intersection of language with current events. | |
| 57. | "If you talk in his language, that goes to the heart." Nelson Mandela | |
| 58. | Experimenting with web 2.0 tools to enhance language learning | |
| 59. | All about Italy | |
| 60. | Personal page of a translator, lots of resources | |
| 61. | Featuring musings life in general and the translation industry. | |
| 62. | I use this blog as a place for me to reflect on best practices, and the practices I'm (trying to) putting in place in my classroom. | |
| 63. | Demonstrating the power of technology to transform learning, energize communities and inspire innovative thinking. | |
| 64. | Fun articles about languages and French in general | |
| 65. | You will find my attempt to use web 2.0 tools in my teaching and to enthuse my students, recipes, singing news, film reviews, unusual stuff, stuff I've discovered thanks to my amazing PLN. | |
| 66. | English learner willing to share his knowledge through tips and lessons for other English learners. | |
| 67. | A bilingual blog | |
| 68. | Our Russian Blog is a series of frequently published articles about the Russian language and Russian Culture. Our blogger is Josefina Lundblad, a talented and prolific Swedish-born writer who has been living in Russia for several years. | |
| 69. | This is a blog provided by アイモ君 and i-osmosis for English learners. It brings you news and useful information for leaning English | |
| 70. | A English Virtual Community online | |
| 71. | Our Polish Blog is a series of frequently published articles about Polish language and culture. Our multilingual blogger Anna Etmanska, a Polish native, makes this blog very educational but also very exciting. | |
| 72. | Tips to learn German and study in Germany. | |
| 73. | Learning with the read/write web | |
| 74. | A Spanish blog about Technology | |
| 75. | News, views and reviews | |
| 76. | Blog by Natalia Zudaire, professional translator and geek. | |
| 77. | Linguistical blog for Italian language lovers | |
| 78. | A co-operative blog journal for educational technology & change. | |
| 79. | For fellow teachers… | |
| 80. | Everything to do with phonetics. | |
| 81. | Stephen works for the National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He specializes in online learning, content syndication, and new media. | |
| 82. | English teacher shares her knowledge, lots of resources, everyday a new "lesson" | |
| 83. | A blog from a French teacher on which his Korean students can post articles in French | |
| 84. | busuu.com is an online community for learning languages. | |
| 85. | Expat making her way through Thai language and culture | |
| 86. | English person attempting to learn Mandarin from the Internet. Resources and advice to help other budding Mandarin students in a similar position. | |
| 87. | English language blog | |
| 88. | Translator Portuguese-English-German and his experiences with the language. | |
| 89. | Strategies for Lossless Langage Convrson | |
| 90. | A Scoop of Real Italian Life for Travelers & Friends | |
| 91. | About the special learning techniques aimed at language learning | |
| 92. | Return to Sweden | |
| 93. | News and views on language and technology | |
| 94. | Q and A blog on grammar. Readers questions on use of English are answered and discussed on a daily basis. | |
| 95. | Learning Japanese Blog | |
| 96. | Blog on use of English in business | |
| 97. | Blog about e-learning | |
| 98. | Medical Translation * Regulations * Technology | |
| 99. | Reflections on words, expressions and the difficulties encountered on the bridge from the English to the French language. | |
| 100. | Our German Blog is a series of frequently published articles about German language and culture. Our original blogger, Nathalie La Vache, is a multilingual teacher who lived in Germany for several years. |
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the competition. Without all of you, the users, this competition would not have been possible. If you are on the list, you might want to add a Top 100 Language Blogs 2009 button to your blog. We hope to see you back soon on Lexiophiles or the bab.la dictionaries.
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