Mango Languages

Learn a language with more Mango Passport content

More Mango Languages content = more adventure.

We are excited to announce the addition of Mango Passport Journeys Two and Three to our online language learning course offerings.

With triple the content for eight of the world’s most popular languages, Mango Passport now takes you even further.

Your Journeys await. Start learning today.

Formerly the original Mango Passport, Journey One features the basic tools you’ll need to get the most out of your trip, such as greetings, getting around and ordering food:

Journey Two goes beyond the travel-focused content learned in Journey One. In no time at all, you’ll learn how to describe surroundings, make small talk, plan leisure activities and more:

In Journey Three, build upon the knowledge gained in Journeys One and Two. Topics covered include discussing culture, addressing medical conditions, expressing thoughts and feelings and making plans:

Check out our blog posts all this week to hear about the journeys of users just like you and for the chance to win a free bundle of Mango Passport Journeys One, Two and Three in one of eight available languages!

Your Journeys await. Start learning today.

Seeing Mango in Action

Seeing the Mango program in action will never get old.

This past weekend, members of the Mango Languages marketing department headed down to Atlanta, Georgia, in tie-dye t-shirts for a Travel and Adventure trade show where we had the opportunity to demonstrate our product to travel enthusiasts and professionals.  This being my first trade show since I started working at Mango, I was thrilled to see the program through the eyes of interested language learners of all ages and backgrounds.  Here are a few things I learned:

1. Age is just a number.

Seeing children walk up to our booth at the show and immediately begin to pick up on a foreign language within a few minutes of a demonstration was phenomenal to see. Also seeing a 70-year-old man, previously convinced he was too old to learn a language, pick up on it within a few minutes is even more amazing.

2. Language is personal.

Hearing stories from attendees about why they wanted to learn a language made me realize just how amazing an endeavor learning a language is. People genuinely want to connect with other people and cultures; whether it’s to feel connected to the rich art history on a trip to Paris or to finally have a conversation with their Spanish-speaking future mother-in-law.

3. People love tie-dye.

We proudly sported tie-dyed t-shirts at our trade show booth. Say what you want about tie-dye; deep down, everyone loves it.

So, what feature do you like the most in the Mango products? Are there new features you would like to see?

Learn to Speak Pirate

We are so excited to announce that the Mango Pirate Language Course is here!

Ahoy mateys! If it’s pirate chatter ye be after, you’ve come to the right place. Mango’s Pirate Language Course will teach you everything you need to know to “parley” in perfect Pirate. It’s available for a limited time, and right now, it’s FREE!

In just a few minutes, you’ll learn:

• The appropriate way to hail your fellow gentlemen o’ fortune.
• A few choice names to call your lazy excuse of a crew.
• The finer points of swashbuckling.
• A bit about Pirate history, and the part it played in forming modern democracy.
• All sorts of practical Pirate lingo!

We had so much fun creating this course and along the way, got a little caught up in the life of a Pirate. Watch the footage of what the Mango Grove looked like when were were creating this course.

Looking forward for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie to come out later this month? Well now you can ACTUALLY understand everything that Johnny will be saying!

Just go to http://www.mangolanguages.com/store/pirate-day.html to start your Pirate Course for free!

Enjoy Mateys!

Let’s Talk About Organic Learning!

When I was trying to learn a foreign language in the past, there always seemed to be a rude awakening at the end of the course.  I could no longer acquire new information as soon as the course book ended, the audio tape finished, or the class was over. It was frustrating to know that I spent so much time trying to learn a language and couldn’t continue to build on what I knew after the intense learning method was over.

I wish Organic Learning was incorporated into the different language learning methods I used to try.

Mango’s organic learning lessons are designed to help users continue increasing their vocabulary and cultural insights outside of the Mango lessons! These lessons are focused on teaching you to ask a variety of useful questions and use vital communications that allow users to ask about a word they don’t know, request additional information about any given subject, get clarification from the person they are speaking to, and more. The more you implement organic learning, the more you’ll be able to learn after the end of the course!

Intuitive Language Construction integrates vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, culture, as well as comprehension and retention strategies into organic learning to make Mango a fun, easy, and incredibly effective resource for foreign language and ESL users!

We can’t teach you every single one of the thousands of vocabulary words that make up a certain language, but we can teach you how to find out this information as you use the language. For example, you may find yourself in Spain and not know the name for a specific fruit you want to buy at a farmer’s market.  After using Mango, you would be able to point to the fruit and say, “Come se dice (point to object) en Español?” which means, how do you say (this) in Spanish? (Literal traslation: What is this called in Spanish). Not only will you now learn the appropriate word, but this technique will allow you to engage in conversations and grow more confident in your communication skills.  It’s a win-win, if you ask me.

See it in action – try a lesson for free!

Also, watch our methodology video to see all the unique features of Mango Languages courses.

Mango Elves Launch New Website

We are so excited to announce our new website. www.MangoLanguages.com

This has been a labor of love to all of our current customers and their requests. We tried to make it user friendly, fun to go through and helpful in finding the information you need. We have customized our new website to provide information for all of our markets and all of our fans. Our new website is all about about our passion for language learning and international communication. From cool graphics, getting to know the Mango elves, new product information, the Mango Blog, to our methodology and testimonials, the new www.MangoLanguages.com has it all.

Please take a look around…get comfortable, so you can watch the videos, click on links and let us know what you think! After all you helped us build it!

Please leave us a comment and share your impression of the site!

Coming Soon: A New Mango Website!

We are so excited to announce the launch of our new website. We have been busy working to improve  our existing website www.mangolanguages.com and have added all sorts of cool features to make it as fun and informative as possible. Our new website will launch with a new, more interactive interface.  It will be the place to find everything you need to know about Mango Languages!

The new site has been customized for each of the markets that we’re serving. You can look forward to getting more of information about our languages, products, customer service, FAQ’s, testimonials, and so much more. You can also learn about the elves that work here at Mango Languages. We basically live and breathe language learning around here, but we make sure to have fun doing it. You’ll have a chance to dive into the Mango Culture through videos about the unique people that are behind the creation and production of  the Mango Courses.

Ultimately we wanted to provide a website that allows everyone to see what we’re all about. Not only what and who Mango is, but how and why it works so well. You’ll be able to meet the owners and see what has inspired them to come up with what Mango Languages is today.

We’re very excited about this and hope you enjoy the new site. It’s coming in the next few weeks!

Mango Languages for K-12 Students

Mango has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on our Educator Edition that is currently being made available to our K-12 customers and higher educational facilities.  This new edition has some very exciting functionality designed specifically with students and teachers in mind.  One cool feature is the ability to track students’ usage as they progress through the Mango lessons.

Teachers can segment their student population into virtual classrooms, making it extremely easy to track different groups of students. They can name their virtual classrooms any name they wish and view small portions of students with whom they are actively involved.  Once inside the virtual classroom, each student has their own set of statistics to view including which language they are using, which lessons they have attempted, and how long they have spent on each lesson.  Teachers now have the ability to assign Mango as homework with our unlimited remote access feature, and they can actually see which students are completing the selected lessons!

This is just one of the features that makes our Educator Edition such an effective tool to help teachers share their love of language learning with their students.  Teacher feedback was critical to the design of this unique interface, and it their suggestions have also put Mango to work on our assessment feature and custom lessons.  Think of all the tools you have available in your school for language learning:  can you think of other features that we could include to make it even better? What kinds of features do you wish you had had as a student when you were learning a foreign language in your school?

Mango iPhone App Coming Soon!

The possibilities to learn a foreign language are now endless.  Always on the run?  With the launch of our iPhone application scheduled to be released by the end of 2010, learning a language on the go is easier than ever.  Think of all of the things that you are now able to do because of your iPhone and iPad, such as reading books, getting news, checking emails, and watching videos.  Now you can add learning a foreign language to that list!

Mango Mobile is a Mango Languages application for the iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad™.  By downloading the application for free from the iTunes® store, library patrons will be able to access Mango courses just about anywhere!

How does it work?  The lessons themselves work just like the online Mango lessons!  The presentation, functionality, and course organization is very similar.  Users simply touch the screen to reveal answers, hear pronunciations, and interact with the lesson format.  Mango Mobile will be available to library patrons who have an iPhone.

What language will you learn from your iPhone?

New Voice Comparison Feature!

We are excited to announce that on Monday, Mango launched our new voice comparison feature.

This feature is automatically included in your current subscription at absolutely no charge!

Voice comparison helps users improve their speaking skills.  It’s completely integrated within each Mango Basic Lesson (currently not in the Complete version).  All you need is a microphone and a passion for perfectly proper pronunciation!

This is how it works:  after a user completes a slide, the voice compare button will appear.  They can then record their voice and play it back to hear themselves speak.  In addition, they can align a visual representation of their recording with the native speaker’s version for comparison.  Users may adjust their pronunciation until it lines up with ours–they’ll be speaking like a native in no time!

Want to see a one-on-one demo? Contact us at a 877-Mango-11.

Introducing Mango Basic!

The latest addition to Mango’s Online Language Learning System.

Mango Basic is designed to teach users simple, practical and polite conversation skills in a foreign language.

It’s fun, easy to use, and on November 23rd, it will be available to all our subscribers as part of the Mango Family.

Mango Basic offers a variety of new features and enhancements:

1. New Teaching Formula - delivers the simplest conversation skills with even greater speed and efficiency for casual students – each course takes approximately 2-5 hours!

2. Enhanced Exercises – for grammar building and critical thinking allow users to easily adapt what they learn to other similar situations, phrases and vocabulary.

3. Easy to Follow Structure – includes clearly defined goals, giving users an overview of what they will learn for each block, and setting their expectations for what’s ahead.

4. New Learning Options – allows users to customize their experience and learn more effectively by viewing both literal and understood meanings.

5. Multiple Audio Options – allows users to hear audio at conversational and articulate speeds, both recorded naturally by native speakers.

6. Fresh New Interface – makes learning simple while setting a visual theme for each new language.

Each Mango Subscription includes:

*36 guided language learning experiences, including 22 foreign language and 14 English as a Second Language courses.
*Multiple ways to learn with Mango Basic and Mango Complete.
*Simple learning and memory tools, including color coded meanings and phonetic spelling displays.
*Remote access through a web-based system – no training, downloads or installation required.
*Specialized support staff, dedicated to library needs.

The Mango Languages family of products is ideally suited for use as a library resource, and focuses on providing simple and fun language learning for patrons and staff alike. With easy-to-follow interfaces, practical conversation skills, and audio from native speakers, Mango offers a variety of easy and effective ways to learn.

If you want to schedule a 15-minute demo please call 877-Mango-11 or visit our website for more information.

• Categories: New Features, New Language Courses, New Products
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