Want to learn a foreign language? Michele from Saving Money In Real Life emailed in this tip:
I recently learned that my public library has an online foreign language program that I can access for free. There are dozens of foreign languages available that I can learn!
Many public libraries across the country have the same free program. It’s called Mango Languages. If you check their website, you can find out if your local library participates. You can find out if your library participates here.
I thought your readers might enjoy this program especially those who homeschool. My son and I just discovered it last week, and we’ve been having a lot of fun with it! -Michele from Saving Money In Real Life
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This is great. I homeschool and my girls and I are planning on learning Spanish this summer together.
They also have a free iPhone app. I’m a librarian and it was advertised in an industry publication. BBC also has great free lessons that are good for adults
I just want to say thank you, too! I’d planned on buying Rosetta Stone in August and if this works it will save us a lot of money!!
How awesome! I was looking into Rosetta Stone, too. Way too expensive! Thanks for the tip 🙂
My library has it too! This is something I’ll look into for the summer.
As a former children’s librarian, I highly recommend Mango. It is user friendly and helps you track your progress. You can see the words as well as hear them and can go back and relisten, if necessary. It is an awesome resource from your local library. Use the resource or your library probably will not continue to carry it!
This is beyond fantastic! My library participates, yay!! Thank you so much for sharing.
I am a French teacher, and one of my students told me about Mango last year. I have explored it quite a bit and it really is wonderful. They make it incredibly easy to learn and practice at home – even the verbal aspects, which can be difficult to practice. And they have many, many languages other than the standard French and Spanish. If only my local library was a part of the program (it’s not) !
Looks like my library has this! Thanks so much for the tip. Our homeschooling budget it tighter this year than it has been in past years and this looks like it would work as my sons language credit for this year.
I am glad I saw this tip. I will have to go and check our library to see if they have this program.Maybe this is something we can use next year in our homeschool. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Our local library has Auralog foreign language learning for free. I can also access several online encyclopedias.
I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish.. and my library has it.. so why not make that dream a reality! Thanks for the tip.
I’m glad that some of you found this tip useful! We just moved and saw the flyers at the library. When I looked it up, I found out that our old library had Mango, too, and I didn’t even know it. It’s a neat program!
Thanks! My library has it and we have been talking about investing in a program. I much prefer free at the library. y
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My husband and I used Mango before our trip to El Salvador. It was very helpful and we met other travelers who had gone through the Mango programming, too. I love libraries!
Thank you so much!!! We were just talking about purchasing a program for my husband. Now I hope we don’t have to!! Wahoo!
The direct link to finding if your library has it seems to be here:
http://www.findmango.com/
Sadly, my library does not have this. But it is a great suggestion – thank you!
That is a really neat program! My library here in Greenville, SC has it. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a deal!!! :):)
I just checked and my library participates! My daughter was born in Vietnam and my son in Korea, and this program offers both languages!
I had looked into Rosetta Stone, but it’s a little pricey so I am THRILLED to learn about this.
Thank you SO, SO, SO much 🙂
My library has it too! Thank you!
Yay! My library has it! Thanks a bunch!