BBC Learning English

About BBC Learning English

The official BBC Learning English app brings together all of your favourite lessons and presenters in one fantastic, simple-to-use package. It's the best way to keep your English up to date!

AND NOW - it's even better! You asked to be able to download our audio programmes so that you can listen to them whenever you want. UPDATE your app today and you will find a new download button with all of our audio programmes (6 Minute English, 6 Minute Grammar and 6 Minute Vocabulary). Click to download and listen offline. We'll be adding more audio programmes over the coming weeks.

So, whether you want to study grammar, improve your pronunciation, develop your English through topical new stories or learn the latest phrases to use in your everyday conversations, our app has the series for you.

Take us with you; we'll always be there to help you become a brilliant English speaker.


Learning English

The best way to learn a language to is to practise a little bit every day. Our app helps you do that with daily updates of amazing, fun and topical lessons, transcripts and quizzes. Watch your English grow!

Features that will help you learn

Audio programmes that you can download so that you can listen to them as often as you need whether you have an internet connection or not.

Watch or listen to each programme without using the text support. Then watch or listen again using the built-in transcripts and subtitles. Once you've practised your listening and reading skills, use the quizzes to test your understanding. The app will remember your scores so you can keep trying until you get the result you want.

Other Features

- Lessons available first on this app – even before our website
- New lessons daily
- Notifications to help you continue your learning
- Easy-to-find programmes listed by series name or category: (Everyday English, Learn English with the News, Business English, Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation)
- Follow your favourite series
- Share your favourite programmes to your social networks, or email/SMS to a friend

Which programmes are available?

All of our most popular programmes are here, including:
- The English We Speak
- 6 Minute English
- English at Work
- English in a Minute
- The award-winning Tim's Pronunciation Workshop
- LingoHack
- News Review
- And many more

About BBC Learning English

BBC Learning English is one of the world's most popular providers of free English language teaching material. For more than 75 years it has been helping millions of learners, in over 100 countries, become better English speakers. Find out more about BBC Learning English and access other free English language teaching materials by visiting our website: bbclearningenglish.com

If you choose to receive push notifications, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Urban Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to disable notifications from the BBC Learning English app in your phone’s 'Settings'.

No other personal data relating to you (such as a username or email address) is processed.

The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy

If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms

The app is published by BBC Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of BBC Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235 BBC © 2019