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Mango Languages Now Available at Tavares Public Library

Friday, January 27, 2012

The Tavares Public Library is pleased to announce that it now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons. Mango is free for all users at the library computers, or for those with a Tavares Library card, the lessons can be accessed from their home computers or mobile devices.

Mango offers a fast and convenient solution for anyone trying to learn a new language. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. The courses are presented with an appreciation for cultural nuance and real-world application that integrates components of vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and culture. Users learn actual conversation, breaking down complex conversational elements within an audio-visual framework that allows the user to draw important connections between pieces of information they have already learned. Mango is available in more than 35 languages and 15 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

Mango is available in two versions. One is Mango Complete, a 100-lesson course that is designed to provide a deep understanding of a language and its culture. It is available in 37 foreign languages and 15 ESL courses. The second is Mango Basic, which teaches every day conversational terms and helpful phrases in a short period of time and is designed to appeal to a beginner in a new language. The courses, which require only two to five hours of time to complete, are currently available in 34 foreign languages and 15 ESL courses.

To learn more about Mango and to get a preview of what the program has to offer, stop by the library for an introduction at 314 N. New Hampshire Avenue, Tavares, or access Mango courses remotely from anywhere via the library website at www.Tavares.org.

For more information, contact the Library at (352)742-6204.