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The Language of Love - German?
While in the United States French is often said to be the language of love, in France the language of love is now German - at least according to the advertisements posted all over France this week. The campaign is built around the phrase "and learn German - a language of love!"
Hundreds of these advertisements will be posted all over France this week to try to woo teenagers to a language they often consider difficult and ugly. The campaign will be launched on "Franco-German day" on Thursday, which marks a post-war friendship treaty signed on January 22, 1963, and is aimed at halting a slump in the number of French students learning German. There has been a similar slide in German learning in the United States.
In this unusual attempt at social linguistic engineering posters in Paris's subway will show photos of French-German teenage couples kissing and cuddling. "Pierre is learning German" reads one ad, showing Pierre admiring Tanja, a freckled German girl smiling with braces, who he supposedly met while taking language classes in Munich. "She immediately fell for his charming French accent and he kept it on purpose. Since then, he has returned to France but hasn't ceased corresponding with her -- in German," say the ads, which were spear-headed by cultural bodies and the German foreign ministry.
"One hundred million people speak German in Europe -- the most-spoken mother tongue," said Cecile Coutheillas, whose 'Ailleurs Exactement' agency developed the advertisements for Germany's cultural Goethe-Institute. Marion Haase from Paris's Goethe-Institute put the cost of developing the ads at 200,000 euros ($250,000 US Dollars) and said other events included hip hop concerts, films and Internet contests.
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Each unit has an interactive video, speaking and listening, exercises, a pronunciation lab and games. What makes this program unique is the reliance on speech recognition, meaning that the student must speak in many exercises. This engagement is important as when you travel abroad you will of course want to speak. The new edition include more cultural units and offers a dynamic learning path based on how you do in the program. You may still also choose your own path. In the pronunciation sections you can compare your voice wave to the native speaker, see 3D animations of the lip movements, and hear the difference in your voice versus the native speaker. These features are some of what makes Tell Me More such an useful program.
The new version is actually less expensive - all three levels are now included for $195! Tell Me More version 6 is available for French, German, Italian, Spanish and ESL. The previous version 5 is still available and is still the best software option for Arabic, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese. School and network versions are available of Tell Me More as well. Teachers are given top of the line tracking tools and control over the student's learning path and difficulty level. Tell Me More Version 6 (Windows) (French, German, Italian, Spanish and English)Top Products
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Last month's trivia questions and answers: Here are greetings in several languages for "Happy New Year", you guess the language! Gelukkige nuwe jaar - Afrikaans Chu Shen Tan - Chinese Bliadhna mhath ur - Gaelic Feliz Ano Novo - Portuguese Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho - Urdu This month's winner was Christine Allan. Congratulations and thanks to all the entrants! This month's trivia question: Valentine's Day is coming up pretty quickly! We hope this month's question will help get you in the mood. Below is "I Love You" in several languages. Please guess the languages. Te Amo Je T'aime Ich Liebe Dich Ai Shite Imasu Ti Amo Wo Ai Ni Jag Alskar 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:
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Completely Lost in Translation
You don't have to see the wonderful Sophia Coppola movie "Lost in Translation" with Bill Murray to know that things sometimes go awry when traveling abroad. Check out this cool website. Although laughable, it is clear that learning a language can be a true benefit.
Check it out at https://www.provis-translations.com/funny-translations.htm.
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