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Internet Radio is Global Radio
by Sara Jayne Crow
Internet radio has revolutionized our ability to enjoy music and culture from all over the world without the pesky limitations of terrestrial radio frequencies. It's now possible to listen to a Berlin station in Australia, a Spanish station in Antarctica, or an Iraqi station in Peru. If for instance you love Polish sea shanties, there's a good chance that your city doesn't have a radio station serving you. But simply choose "Polish radio" from the Multilingual Books online radio page (http://multilingualbooks.com/online-radio.html), and you're well on your way to bliss.
Of course for the language learner, Internet radio offers a great opportunity to hear a foreign language as it is spoken in the native country. With just a couple of clicks, you can listen to fast-talking DJs from Bulgaria to Zimbabwe.
While listening to Internet radio is a vastly improved way to access distant radio stations, broadcasting via the web is also vastly improved. A musician can stream a live set from his bedroom with software like SAM Broadcaster, a "radio station in a box" available for $200 (Spatialaudio.com). There is also free software available from Shoutcast, which is highlighted below.
Tips
For a good Internet radio listening experience, it is best not to run heavy, mission-critical applications while streaming. Listeners should tune in using a player compatible with MP3 audio streaming.
Recommended players
Please note that some sites will require you to download software.
Favorites
Samurai.fm
Samurai.fm is the self-described "gateway to a new international
soundscape". Featuring the freshest sounds from the international
scene as well as the finest home grown talent from Japan, [they] act
as a portal for Japan to the rest of the world and the rest of the
world to Japan. What's more, the site is a veritable smorgasbord of
sonic information: there's a shopping channel, music discussions,
event galleries and party reports, artist and label profiles, a news
page highlighting great music events throughout the world, and live
streaming, to boot.
KEXP (KEXP.org)
Although a Seattle-based radio station, KEXP features programming and
streaming that is global in reach. The station was founded in 1972 as
KCMU, a grassroots college broadcaster, and was later acquired by
Microsoft legend Paul Allen. KEXP was the first in history to offer
round-the-clock web streaming. They have since won the Webby Award for
Best Radio Website (2004), and continue to pioneer new innovations in
web-based streaming. KEXP features a wealth of diverse programming;
everything from indie pop and punk to blues and techno are
represented. What?s more, all music is available in an accessible,
user-friendly interface.
Shoutcast (Shoutcast.com)
Shoutcast is a Winamp-based directory for streaming audio from around
the world. With 14,995 servers and 296,160 listeners as of August
2006, the site is a powerhouse of accessible music.
We hope this brief guide will introduce you to the joys of global Internet radio. And again, a great place to get started is the Multilingual Books online radio page.
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FSI Chinese Now Available By Download! Language Associates FSI Standard Chinese (Mandarin) is now available in a downloadable version! The Language Associates Digital Editions are the popular FSI courses in full digital format - all course material is included, but all audio is in MP3 format and all reading material is in PDF format. These courses are considered by many to be the best and most complete language courses available. Get the benefits of full FSI courses with increased portability and substantial savings! Please note that Digital Edition courses require a computer capable of playing MP3s and displaying PDF files. Digital Edition downloads are currently available for French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Thai, Arabic, and Iraqi. Download and save! We are introducing our downloads at less than half the price of the hardcopy courses. Why? Well, when you buy in downloadable format, we save, so you save! No printing, reproduction, packaging, handling, and shipping costs for us means big savings for you. Check out our Digital Editions Download Store! |  |
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Last month's quiz: Language is often on the minds of the world's notable people. Who are the authors of these language-themed quotes? "Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms." - Francois de la Rochefoucauld, writer "Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, philosopher "A different language is a different vision of life." - Federico Fellini, director "Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages." - Dave Barry, humorist "Language is always ambiguous as to the exact proposition which it indicates. Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks." - Alfred North Whitehead, mathematician This month's winner is Paul Wojtczak. Congratulations and thanks to all who entered! This month's quiz: This month's quiz is all about numbers. Some of these may surprise you! How many of the world's languages have a million or more speakers? What approximate percentage of the world's languages does that represent? The reamining languages are spoken by approximately what percentage of world population? What nation has the most indigenous languages? How many? 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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Center for Applied Linguistics
From the site: "The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. Established in 1959, CAL is headquartered in Washington, DC." The Center for Applied Linguistics website offers various resources for the language teacher, school administrator, and others, most notably their digests of papers on topics of interest to the language educator.
Check it out at http://www.cal.org/index.html.
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