Mango Languages

Mango March Madness

Looking for ways to spread the word about Mango at your library? Take a note from the St. Clair County Library System in Michigan who celebrated Mango for an entire month! March was Mango Languages month, in which patrons could enter a drawing to win some awesome Mango swag. They were also directed to their library’s website to create an account and get started learning a language with any one of Mango’s 39 foreign languages and 16 ESL courses!

The library system promoted Mango Month on their home page, making it easily visible to anyone who visited their site. Also, they displayed a decorated board in the library (written in perfect penmanship, might we add) to make sure the promotion was visible to anyone who came to the library.

Hats off to you, St. Clair Library System – and not just because you also hail from the great state of Michigan (though it definitely doesn’t hurt)!

Has your library ever promoted Mango in a fun, exciting, or unique way? Tell us about it! Either leave a comment on the blog or contact your account manager. Not only will you be helping others promote Mango at their library, but who knows? Maybe YOU will be featured in a future blog post or newsletter!

Honored Guests at the Mango Grove

We were thrilled to welcome a distinguished delegation of students and professors from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for an inside look at a growing software company in metro Detroit.

Mango Languages CEO Jason Teshuba spoke on the relationship between the technological progress being made in metro Detroit and that in Israel:

“People don’t think of metro Detroit as a center for technology and digital entrepreneurship, but we’re seeing it happen more and more as companies like Mango grow and expand. Much of our success mirrors what’s happening in Israel, in large part because of the incredible work done at the Technion. We hope that this cultural exchange continues to strengthen the bonds between those pushing the boundaries of technology around the world.”

The students; Marina Toger (architecture) and Guy Bershansky (engineering and medicine), along with Professor Zalman Palmor (the Technion’s deputy executive vice president for academic affairs); also shared their experiences about the value of their world-class educations and the vital role public universities can play as incubators for technology and business.

Introducing: Conversational English for Mimes

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our highly anticipated, Conversational English for Mimes course!

At Mango Languages, we are proud to promote language and culture learning for the world’s most in-demand languages. Mango Passport: Conversational English for Mimes will provide a user-friendly and practical language-learning resource to support one of the most blatantly underserved and unrecognized cultural communities: mimes.

Helping the world communicate and promoting the growth of a more united global community means more than creating courses to help people learn to speak Spanish or learn to speak French. We are reaching out to a group whose language-learning needs have previously been ignored by our industry, “____________________________  ________________________________________________________
__________________,” said Mime Society President of Verbal Communication.

Mango Passport: Conversational English for Mimes boasts the same innovative features as our other online language learning resources: phonetic pronunciation guides, grammar and culture notes and the mime-community favorite, a voice comparison tool.

Mimes on the go never have to sacrifice mobility with Mango. Our mobile options allow you to learn while you’re performing on a street corner, traveling the world or stuck in a glass box.

What can a mime expect to learn with Mango Languages? Chapter topics include:

• Telling someone you’re stuck in a box.
• Interjections to convey surprise.
• Expressing that you’re sick of pulling that rope.
• Getting help finding face make-up in a store.
• Asking if your beret is artfully askew.

Check out the course in action with Nicolas, Director of Pantomime at Mango:

Mango Makes “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch”

We here at Mango are thrilled and honored to have been recognized as one of the 2012 “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch!”

Representing all regions of the state and a diverse range of industries, the amazing companies we join on this list are known for their exceptional entrepreneurial leadership, use of innovation in creative ways, and their sustainable competitive advantage.

Winners were selected by Michigan-based judges from the banking, economic development, entrepreneurship development, industrial and venture capital communities.

Thank you to our wonderful customers, fans and supporters for helping us enrich lives through language and culture!

Outdoor Language Learning

Imagine a typical foreign language classroom. Now imagine the complete opposite.

The furthest thing from typical classroom instruction, Adrienne Blattel’s Anglais en Plein Air (or English Outdoors) provides conversational language lessons to English and French-speaking Montrealers. The coolest part: students learn outdoors while snowshoeing, hiking, rollerblading and partaking in other recreational activities.

We spoke with Adrienne in French to learn more about her language-learning innovation. Click on the link to practice your French and listen to our interview with her!

Entretien avec Adrienne Blattel d’Anglais en Plein Air

An bhfuil tart ort?

Just one more day to learn some Irish before St. Patrick’s day!

Today’s phrase: “Are you thirsty?”

Want to learn more? Mango Languages is available online at thousands of libraries across North America. Find Mango near you!

Irish Stew, anyone?

Looking for the perfect meal to accompany your whiskey on St. Patrick’s day? Learn to order Irish Stew with Mango’s Irish course!

Want to learn more? Mango Languages is available online at thousands of libraries across North America. Find Mango near you!

Kiss me, I speak Irish!

Dia duit, hello!

Gearing up for St. Patrick’s day? For a wee bit o’fun in the pub, you can learn to speak Irish with Mango Languages!

Here’s an interesting culture note you can use to impress your friends over green beer!

Want to learn more? Mango Languages is available online at thousands of libraries across North America. Find Mango near you!

Here’s to French wine, cheers!

Your delicious glass of French wine is poured, now what? The French are very particular about their glass-clinking traditions. Here are a few phrases to know before your first sip:

Santé - Health (as in, “To your health.” The French say santé when “cheers” would be used in English).

À la vôtre - To yours (as in your health).

Tchin-tchin - This is the noise of glasses clinking and is often said before one takes their first sip.

Alors, santé, tout le monde! (So, cheers everyone!)

Celebrating Women and Language

A powerful message from female polyglots on the importance of women learning foreign languages. Happy International Women’s Day from Mango!

Are you a multilingual woman? How have you used your languages to better yourself and the world around you?