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Septmber 7, 2006 Library to Offer Rosetta Stone® Language Learning Software Online, Free to SPPL CardholdersSAINT PAUL , MINNESOTA , September 5, 2006 -- Due to a generous gift to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library by the Steve and Linda Kantner family, the Library will soon offer help in learning English and Spanish through their website. The Rosetta Stone online software will allow anyone with a Saint Paul Public Library card and internet access to learn English or Spanish at their own pace. Several levels are available for each language, and an unlimited number of people can use the online program at any given time. Rosetta Stone programs help users develop everyday proficiency naturally, the same way people learn their first language—by associating new words with real-life meaning. Rosetta Stone’s Dynamic Immersion™ method uses thousands of real-life color images to convey the meaning of the spoken and written phrases in the program. Its carefully sequenced structure, use of native speakers and ability to provide instant feedback teaches new language without memorization, translation or grammar drills. Rosetta Stone was founded in 1992 on two core beliefs: that the natural way people learn languages as children remains the most successful method for learning new languages; and that interactive technology can replicate and activate that immersion method powerfully for learners of any age. The free, online English and Spanish Rosetta Stone programs launch at the Saint Paul Public Library on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Starting on that date, Saint Paul Public Library cardholders can visit the Library’s website – www.sppl.org – to log onto the English or Spanish lessons. For more information on the Saint Paul Public Library’s English and Spanish language lessons, call 651-266-7400. Rosetta Stone and Dynamic Immersion are trademarks of Rosetta Stone. Copyright 2002-2008, Saint Paul Public Library - 90 W. 4th Saint Paul, MN 55102 Melanie Huggins, Library Director | Library Board Webmaster: SPPLWeb@ci.stpaul.mn.us |
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