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flexible pathways
flexible pathways
Learning a language no longer depends only on what is offered on your own campus or in your local area. Today, students can begin or continue studying Central and East European languages through online courses, shared university programs, and cross-institution partnerships that make access more flexible than ever before. Whether you are looking to add a language to your degree, continue previous study, or begin something entirely new, online learning can open opportunities that geography once limited.
🎞️ explore online opportunities
🎞️ explore online opportunities
The video below introduces how online learning, university partnerships, and shared academic programs are expanding access to language study. It highlights how students can take courses beyond their home institution, connect with instructors and classmates from different universities, and continue building skills from wherever they are.
You’ve just seen how online learning can expand what is possible for students interested in these languages. What once depended on location or a limited course catalog can now be shaped with far more flexibility through online access and cross-institution opportunities. For many students, this means more choice, more continuity, and more ways to keep learning even when local options are limited. As you reflect on the ideas from the video, consider which of these opportunities would be most valuable for your own goals, schedule, and future plans, then continue to the checklist below.
check what matters to you
check what matters to you
As you think about learning online, which of these opportunities sound most valuable?
✔︎ studying a language not offered at my school
✔︎ adding a language to my current degree plan
✔︎ learning from another city or state
✔︎ flexible access that fits my schedule
✔︎ earning transferable academic credits
✔︎ connecting with students from other universities
❗ If several of these matter to you, online learning may offer more possibilities than you first assumed. Today, the right course may not be down the hall—it may be online and ready when you are.
online language courses
online language courses
The list below offers a quick overview of selected universities and shared programs where languages may be studied online. Because course availability and formats can change over time, this section is intended as a starting point rather than a complete directory. For the most accurate, up-to-date, and more detailed information, please explore your chosen language(s) in the Languages section of this website.
Columbia University
📍 New York, NY
In collaboration with Cornell and Yale
Languages
🗣️ Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Serbian, Ukrainian
Department
Indiana University Bloomington
📍 Bloomington, IN
CourseShare Program for member universities. (see below)
Languages
🗣️ Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Ukrainian
Department
University of Florida
📍 Gainesville, FL
Languages
🗣️ Czech, Hungarian, Polish
Department
University of Kansas
📍 Lawrence, KS
Languages
🗣️ Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Montenegrin, Serbian, Ukrainian
Department
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
📍 Lincoln, NE
Languages
🗣️ Czech
Department
University of Pittsburgh
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
Languages
🗣️ Slovak
Department
University of Texas at Austin
📍 Austin, TX
Languages
🗣️ Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Montenegrin, Serbian
Department
Course Share Initiative: The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) CourseShare program allows degree-seeking students of member universities to take language courses offered at other Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions remotely (synchronously), while paying their standard home university's tuition rate.
🎞️ OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
🎞️ OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
What if one click could open the door to a new language, a new culture, and opportunities you did not know were within reach? Today, students beginning college have more ways than ever to start learning—without waiting for the perfect class, the right schedule, or expensive materials. The video below explores how Open Educational Resources are making language study more accessible, flexible, and possible from day one.
Not long ago, beginning a new language often started with a costly textbook, limited materials, and few ways to learn beyond the classroom. Today, that story is changing. Open Educational Resources are re-imagining how languages are learned—bringing high-quality materials online, free of cost, and within reach of anyone with curiosity and connection.
✔︎ For students, this means greater access, more flexibility, and the freedom to learn in ways that fit real life.
✔︎ For instructors, it means materials that can be updated, adapted, and shaped for the learners in front of them.
✔︎ And for Central and East European languages, it means something even more important: visibility, momentum, and new pathways into languages and cultures that deserve to be discovered.
📚 ONLINE TEXTBOOKS
📚 ONLINE TEXTBOOKS
Free, high-quality online textbooks are making language learning more accessible than ever before. For several Central and East European languages, students can now begin studying with interactive, openly available materials that combine text, audio, video, and guided practice. These resources make it easier to explore a new language, continue learning independently, or supplement university coursework—without cost becoming a barrier.
croatian 1 & 2
croatian 1 & 2
With Croatian, open resources become something more immersive: a learning journey built through story, interaction, and culture. With Tako Lako and Navrh Jezika, students learn through dialogues, story-based progression, interactive tasks, and authentic video perspectives that connect language with everyday life.
czech
czech
With Reality Czech, students hear native speakers, follow authentic conversations, and engage with a rich visual environment designed to make meaning clear from the very first lesson. Interactive practice turns grammar and vocabulary into tools for communication—not just rules on a page.
ukrainian
ukrainian
Dobra Forma is a separate grammar-focused resource that supports learners who want to strengthen core structures and review foundational Ukrainian with confidence. Together, these resources expand access and offer flexible ways to begin.
UKRAINIAN
UKRAINIAN
Podorozhi UA is a beginner-level textbook designed for university instruction as well as self-learning, giving students the freedom to study anytime, anywhere, on any device.
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