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Multilingual Books November Newsletter

Thanks for reading the Multilingual Books newsletter, your source for foreign language news, information, and product information and specials from Multilingual Books. This is also available as a web page at our website, www.multilingualbooks.com. In this issue: Feature Article - Bilingualism On The Rise Product News - Language Littles Dolls; Holiday Gift Guide Featured Site - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Language Trivia Contest - Answer correctly and win FREE language products! Newsletter Specials - Special offers only for our newsletter subscribers! Send to a Friend Please send this along to anyone you think might be interested by clicking the link above. Unsubscribe/Subscribe Information This newsletter is intended as a service to language enthusiasts and customers of Multilingual Books. You have received this because our records indicate you have ordered products from us or have asked to join our mailing list. If this message was unwanted, we apologize and offer an automated unsubscribe service: Unsubscribe, or, send an e-mail from the address you want to unsubscribe to multilingualbooks-unsubscribe@topica.email-publisher.com. If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to subscribe, we offer automated subscription: Subscribe, or, send an e-mail from the address you want to subscribe to multilingualbooks-subscribe@topica.email-publisher.com. Thank you.		Featured This Issue
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Feature Article

Bilingualism On The Rise

One in five people speak a language other than English in American homes. Commonly spoken languages are Spanish, Chinese and Russian. While this is a well-known phenomenon in for example California and New York, states such as Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina are also now seeing a marked rise in bilingual residents.

Why? Perhaps because of an immigration surge, according to 2000 Census figures, in the ten years before the census was taken. The Census itself was printed in Spanish, Tagalog, and Korean, among other languages. This surge is also reflected in the population of California, New Mexico, and Texas.

Bilingual speakers are enjoying increasing exposure in American culture at large and many people and institutions need or want to communicate with these people in their primary or birth languages. Marketers are changing the way they produce ad campaigns by infusing foreign language and cultural references to target those who speak different languages. Government agencies are adapting to this trend, for instance school districts are finding they need bilingual teachers. Emergency and social services workers also often may need foreign language skills. Since companies and institutions are in need of bilingual speakers for progress, learning a language can be an essential step for many people who seek a successful and exciting career.

As might be expected, language learning overall is on the upswing as well. The Modern Language Association recently released a study showing that in all, 1.4 million students took a foreign language course last fall at U.S. colleges and universities. This is the highest number of language students ever recorded and a 17.9% increase since 1998, the last year the MLA compiled statistics. In comparison, undergraduate enrollment increased 7.5% in that period. The increase is broad based, with American Sign Language and Arabic being two of the fastest growing languages being studied. Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Farsi are also becoming an important part of many people's lives for vital reasons. We at Multilingual Books are proud to offer the latest language products for anyone wanting or needing to learn a new language at any age.

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Product News

Language Littles Speaking Dolls

These soft-bodied, sixteen-inch plush dolls represent children from France, Italy, China, Japan, Israel, Germany, Russia and Spanish-speaking countries. These dolls are very cute but what makes them truly unique is their ability to introduce foreign language to children from preschool through grade school. Simply press one of the doll's hands and she will recite a series of "kid friendly" phrases like "hello", with a recorded human voice. Press the doll's other hand and she will count, recite colors, or days of the week. Press a heart on the doll's knee and she will respond by saying "I love you". We suggest the dolls as a good tool for beginners or as a reinforcement for any young learner. More information for Language Littles...

Multilingual Books offers a wide range of children's products; check out our children's page for more ideas. Feel free to email any questions to us at or call us with your questions at 206-328-7922. Get free shipping on any order of children's items over $20 with our newsletter special for one week only! See our newsletter specials for details.

Holiday Gift Guide

This holiday season, give the gift of language with enjoyable and effective language learning gifts from Multilingual Books! The following are excerpts from our Holiday Gift Guide. Please visit our site for more details and ideas. 1. Platiquemos Spanish Course 2. Muzzy Video Series 3. Language Littles Speaking Dolls 4. Harry Potter Books 5. Tell Me More Language Software 6. The Twisted Doors (The Scary Way to Learn Spanish or French) 7. Le Petit Prince in 30+ Languages 8. Bilingual Baby VHS 9. Foreign Service Institute - The Course That Works! 10. Talk Now CD-ROM Language Courses 11. Musical Spanish Book and CD-ROM 12. World Literature in Spanish on Tape

Harry Potter The Twisted Doors The Little Prince

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Trivia Contest

Last month's trivia questions and answers: Name one of the languages commonly spoken in each of the following countries: Mayotte: French Tobago: English Bhutan: Dzongkha Moldova: Romania This month's winner was Francisco J. Cordero. Congratulations and thanks to all the entrants! This month's trivia question: What is the country of origin for the following words: Celebrate Gift Holiday Sled Turkey Vacation Winter The answers and the winner will be in our next newsletter. Winner will receive their choice of one Talk Now or World Talk language CD-ROM! No purchase necessary to enter. E-mail your entry to: info@multilingualbooks.com

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Featured Website

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACTFL is an organization of more than 7,000 foreign language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry, dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. Their website includes free downloads of ACTFL studies, white papers, and other documents; an extensive links list, and much more.

Check it out at http://www.actfl.org.

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November Newsletter Specials

Save $50 on Any FSI CD Course Priced Over $100! For a very limited time, we are offering our newsletter subscribers $50 off the regular price on our FSI CD courses priced over $100! Our CD courses have greatly improved sound quality as compared to the commonly available cassette courses and are exclusive to Multilingual Books. Save $50 on any FSI CD course priced over $100! Offer good for one week only, so act now! Please use promo code MB-F50-1120 to receive your special. For ordering and more information, please visit our FSI page.

FREE Talk Now or World Talk CD-ROM Courses With Purchase! Talk Now! is a beginning-level language course on CD-ROM available in over 50 languages from Afrikaans to Zulu, and is excellent for travelers who must pick up a language in a hurry. Available for Windows and Macintosh computers. We recommend the Talk Now! series for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, colors, numbers, food, shopping, time, countries, and so on. World Talk picks up from Talk Now! at an intermediate level, and follows on with over 20 languages in the same format of interactive learning with entertaining games and drills. Buy one Talk Now or World Talk, get one FREE! Regularly $69! Save with our newsletter special for one week only! Use promo code MB-TN-1120 to receive this special. Talk Now information and ordering...

FREE Shipping on New Language Littles Speaking Dolls! These soft-bodied, sixteen-inch plush dolls represent children from France, Italy, China, Japan, Israel, Germany, Russia and Spanish-speaking countries, and are expressly designed to represent many ethnic backgrounds, as opposed to the blonde, blue-eyed prototype so often seen on toy store shelves. What makes them unique is their ability to introduce foreign language to children from preschool through grade school. Unlike other speaking dolls, Language Littles have a human recorded voice. Simply press one of the dolls hands and she will recite a series of "kid friendly" phrases. Press the other hand and she will count, recite colors, and/or days of the week; press a heart on the doll's knee and she will respond by saying "I love you". Each doll offers a direct translation from English to her designated language with perfect inflection. They offer such instant rewards that kids will delight in showing off their 'fluency' in a new language, while keeping them gleefully occupied. Language Littles information and ordering... Save with FREE standard shipping (US orders only) on Language Littles for one week only! Use promo code LLFS-1120 to receive this special.

Free Spanish Audiobook With Purchase of 2 Multilingual Books is proud of our selection of audiobooks in Spanish. We offer many titles of classic literature, children's books and more! Check out our Spanish page for more information. Get a free Spanish audiobook with your purchase of 2 or more with our newsletter special for one week only! Use promo code MB-SAB-1120 to receive this special. Visit our Spanish page for information and ordering.

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