Have you always told yourself you’d like to learn another language? Maybe just revisit the one you studied in high school and promptly forgot? Maybe in preparation for a long anticipated trip? If so, then May’s eResources are just what you need. May’s eResources are our language learning tools --- Mango Languages and Powerspeak.
Access either of these programs from the library’s eMedia page (https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/e-media). Just scroll down and find the section labeled Language Learning. You will need your library card.
Mango Languages online offers a fun convenient way to learn a new language with multi-media tools and plenty of self-paced exercises and activities. Mango offers a number of courses including Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Arabic, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Greek, Latin, and more. Mango also has English for speakers of 19 different first languages.
Once you’ve clicked into Mango Languages for the first time you will want to make an account so that you can keep track of your progress, pick up where you left off, and all that sort of thing. Fortunately, making an account is easy.
Powerspeak Languages offers a fun, proven, and powerful way to gain quick language proficiency using stories, activities, and innovative learning tools to help you develop in depth language skills. Powerspeak offers courses in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean ESL Spanish and ESL Mandarin
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If you prefer language learning with an audio book course, consider taking a look at our e-audiobook providers, Overdrive and RBDigital. Both providers have Pimsleur courses in a wide selection of languages available for checkout.
If you have questions about using any of these language learning tools don’t hesitate to swing by your local library branch and chat with the librarian, who will be happy to help.
