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How to Get Started With Babbel for Business

Anika Wegner
Published: 23rd June 2023
Updated: 28th May 2024

You’ve just received your invitation to learn a language with Babbel from your company, but what happens now? No stress, we’ve put together this guide with all the information you need to know to kickstart your language learning journey. It’s quick and simple!

How to Register to Babbel for Business and Log In

Once your employer has added you to the list of participants in their admin portal, you will receive an invitation email with a link to activate your own Babbel account. Follow these steps to start your language learning journey:

  1. Click “Accept Invitation” and follow the registration process.
  2. Choose your desired learning language.
  3. Enter your name and company email address.
  4. As it’s your first time logging in, you will be required to confirm your email address: Go to your corporate email account, open the email from Babbel in your inbox, and click on the orange button “Confirm Email Address.”
  5. You will then automatically be directed to your Babbel homepage.

Congrats, you are now free to start learning a new language with Babbel!

How to Start Learning a Language with Babbel

Learn with Babbel on your desktop

Your current learning language is indicated by the flag in the top right corner of your Babbel homepage. To either change or add a new learning language, click on the flag, and a drop-down menu will appear with the 14 different languages on offer. You can switch languages at any time.

  • Homepage — The homepage contains your dashboard. You can easily keep track of your progress and weekly activity on the right-hand side of the homepage. After starting a course, your next lesson will always appear here. So just click on the orange “Start” button to continue your learning. (The first time you arrive on the homepage after registering, your dashboard will automatically display “Newcomer Course 1, Lesson 1” for your chosen learning language).
  • My Level — Here you can pick your level, or even take the option of a placement test to find your starting level. It contains all the progressive courses, so it’s a great place to start, especially if you’re a complete beginner!
  • More Courses — Here you can find, you guessed it, more courses! Choose from a whole host of extra content on topics such as Countries & Traditions, Business, Grammar, Reading & Listening, Specials, etc.
  • Review — Here you can consolidate what you’ve already learned within the courses and commit vocabulary to your long-term memory. You can choose your preferred method of reviewing, whether, Flashcards, Listening, Speaking or Writing.
  • Help — For further support, you can find a range of different FAQs here.

Learn with Babbel on your mobile device

Navigation of Babbel on mobile devices is very similar to the desktop, just with a few differences in format. Here’s a brief overview for reference:

how to get learning a language with Babbel
  • Home  Like on the web version, the homepage contains your dashboard, displaying your next lesson.
  • Courses  Here you can find all the available courses.
  • Review  Like on the web, here you can consolidate what you’ve already learned in the courses and commit vocabulary to your long-term memory.
  • Profile  Here you can change your learning language (under My Languages), alter your Settings, and find Help if you need it.

This should give you all you need to get your language learning journey underway. If you need more help, don’t hesitate to contact your dedicated Customer Success Manager for support or visit our website for more information.

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Anika Wegner

SEO Content & Blog Manager — Exploring other cultures through language is particularly important to her. That's why she loves writing for Babbel about topics, how companies can benefit from language-learning solutions.

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