Multilingual Books December Newsletter

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In this issue:

• Feature Article - Phonics, whole-word and whole-language processes add up to determine reading speed, NYU study shows
• Product News - New: Talk Business CD-ROM Courses - Top 10 Products
• Featured Site - Linguamón - House of Languages
• Language Trivia Contest - Answer correctly and win FREE language products!
• Newsletter Specials - Special offers only for our newsletter subscribers!

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Talk Business

If you want to succeed in business abroad, then this Talk Business CD-ROM is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. It focuses on must-know language ranges from basics like 'what is your website address?' to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets. Special features include: a wide range of topics: business meetings, trading, IT, the internet, advertising, negotiations, banking and many more, words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn., quizzes that test your knowledge, the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's' - and then award yourself marks for ability, three levels of awards to achieve, automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from, a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt.

Talk Business is available in versions for learning the following languages: Afrikaans, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, American English, British English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Mexican Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Scots Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss German, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh.

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1. Platiquemos Spanish Course

2. Talk Now CD-ROM Language Courses

3. Language Associates FSI Courses

4. Say It With Sign ASL Video Course

5. Language Tree Children's Videos

6. Musical Spanish: Lessons for the Road

7. Language Associates FSI Digital Downloads

8. Pimsleur Audio-only Courses

9. World Talk CD-ROM Language Courses

10. Spanish On The Go Preloaded MP3 Player

Last month's quiz:

This month we diverge to a radio-themed quiz, in support of our internet radio promotion.

When was the first radio audio broadcast? Christmas Eve 1906; radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden broadcast a program of music and voice received by ships at sea.
What was the first major sporting event reported live by radio? The 1899 America's Cup yacht race was reported live by Guglielmo Marconi for the New York Herald newspaper.
It's widely known that radio was invented by Marconi. Or was it Tesla? Or... Well anyway: Who invented FM radio? Edwin H. Armstrong
FM radio in the US uses the familiar 87.8 to 108.0 MHz frequency band. What frequency band is used by Japan? 76-90 mhz
What radio station was the first to broadcast on the Internet? WXYC, the student radio station for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on November 7, 1994.

The winner is Dennis Doherty. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who entered.

This month's quiz:

What do the following languages have in common? Bulgarian, Greek, Maltese, English, Finnish
Which of these doesn't belong? Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Slovak
The European Union has how many official languages?
What percentage of EU residents speak a second language fluently?
What percentage of Americans speak a second language fluently?

The answers and this month's winner will be in our next newsletter. Winners receive their choice of one Talk Now or World Talk language CD-ROM! No purchase necessary to enter.

Have a favorite item of language trivia? Send it to contest@multilingualbooks.com. You will receive credit for your contribution if your item is used.

E-mail your entry to: contest@multilingualbooks.com

Talk Now and World Talk CD-ROM Courses
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. Find out more about Talk Now courses at our Talk Now page.

Talk Business CD-ROM Courses
If you want to succeed in business abroad, then this Talk Business CD-ROM is for you. Aimed at people who already know the basics, it gives the specialised language you need for doing business abroad. It focuses on must-know language ranges from basics like 'what is your website address?' to more advanced discussion of exchange rates, product guarantees and marketing budgets. Special features include: a wide range of topics: business meetings, trading, IT, the internet, advertising, negotiations, banking and many more, words spoken by native speakers so you can repeat and learn., quizzes that test your knowledge, the chance to record your pronunciation, compare it to your 'teacher's' - and then award yourself marks for ability, three levels of awards to achieve, automatic localisation - lets you choose the language you learn from, a printable phrasebook of what you've learnt. Talk Business is available in versions for learning the following languages: Afrikaans, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, American English, British English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Mexican Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Scots Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss German, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh. Find out more about Talk Business courses at our Talk Now page.

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Now you can study language anywhere, with a portable audio package that is tiny, reliable, and robust! We are now offering combined packages of FSI or Platiquemos language courses and the Apple iPod. Tune up on your pronunciation, practice your verbs, work on conversation anywhere, with this comprehensive set of lessons. With support for up to 75 hours of video and a 2.5-inch color display, the new iPod lets you take music videos and TV shows on the road. The player comes preloaded with all the MP3 audio tracks and written lessons in PDF format. With this tiny player, you can carry a year's worth of language lessons, practicing pronunciation and conversation drills with the audio tracks, and upload a PDF lesson and read or print it out on any computer. Note: PDF format print content requires PC or other PDF-capable device.
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