Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at
4:02 pm
Have you ever
wanted to learn a new language for fun, travel, or business? The Coudersport Public Library is pleased to now offer our patrons access to the Mango Languages database. Mango is an online language learning system teaching practical conversation skills for real communication. It’s the fast, easy, and effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! You can log in from any computer with an internet connection. You can also use one of the public computers at the library.
Mango Languages is free of charge to all Coudersport Public Library cardholders and is the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language. To use Mango you will need a current library card from the Coudersport Public Library. To log in, you must type “CPL” followed by your library card number (no spaces). Call us at 814-274-9382 or email us at coudy502@hotmail.com if you have trouble logging in. You can create your own profile to track your progress in your courses.
Mango is available in three versions:
Mango Basic:
Perfect for a foreign language beginner, Mango Basic teaches everyday greetings, gratitude’s, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 49 foreign languages and 15 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. You can view all the supported Mango Basic languages and ESL courses here
Mango Complete:
Mango Complete offers a 100-lesson course that digs much deeper and is designed to provide a more complete understanding of the entire language and culture. It is available in 44 foreign languages and 13 ESL courses. Foreign language courses include Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. ESL courses include Polish, Spanish and Portuguese. You can view all the supported Mango Complete languages and ESL courses here
Mango Mobile Library Edition
Learn languages everywhere you go with the Mango free app for the iPhone® and iPod touch® (it also runs on the iPad®). Full featured, Mango Mobile Library Edition gives you access to all the Mango language courses offered through the library. Learn about the Mango Mobile App here
To learn more about Mango and get a short preview of what the program has to offer, you can visit the Mango company’s website . Even better, you can watch the videos about Mango Languages here