Some useful links for free courses/downloads inn French & Arabic (and others!)
BBC Languages - Best for: French, German, Spanish, Italian.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml
LiveMocha - Best for: Interactive learning with native speakers.
http://www.livemocha.com/
MIT OpenCourseWare - Best for: University-level course materials.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-La...ures/index.htm
OU LearningSpace - Best for: Straightforward German, French, Spanish.
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/
Language Podcasts at online directories - Best for: mp3 fanatics.
Link: Open Culture, The Podcast Directory, PodcastAlley, Odeo
Before You Know It (BYKI) Lite - Best for: Quick Conversational Skills.
Link: BYKI Lite