{"id":2578,"date":"2017-11-14T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2017-11-14T15:52:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T15:52:40","slug":"celebrate-international-education-week-with-pronounciator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/2017\/11\/14\/celebrate-international-education-week-with-pronounciator\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate International Education Week With Pronounciator"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Arkansas Tech family celebrates other cultures throughout the world with International Education Week<\/a>,<\/strong> many of you may find yourselves wondering how to say “More Tikka Masala please” in Hindi.\u00a0 Before you run out to buy Rosetta Stone, take advantage of the language-learning software called Pronunciator<\/a><\/strong>, available free for Arkansas Tech students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n

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To get started and help you track your progress, you will need to create your own account at first using your ATU email address.<\/p>\n

Once logged in, you have your choice between\u00a080 non-English languages<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 If you are a non-native English speaker, no problem–the service also provides ESL courses for speakers of 51 non-English languages including Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese, Swedish and many more.<\/p>\n

Learn at your own pace, have a live conversation, or, for targeted objectives, learn through guided courses.\u00a0 The guided courses range from early learners (3-6 years old), young learners (7-12 years old), 8-week travel prep, beginner courses, and even a healthcare course.\u00a0 Choose the main guide to independently roam and explore the language through \u201cpostcards\u201d where you can learn common expressions, cultural information, and more.<\/p>\n

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Get the most out of Pronunciator using a microphone and headphones, which allow you the ability to practice speaking the language.\u00a0 Pronunciator will play your recorded phrases back to you in comparison with the native speaker, provide drills to score how well you pronounce certain words and phrases, and offer assistance when you just can\u2019t get the hang of it.<\/p>\n

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As you progress in each language, Pronunciator will let you review your overall progress and stats.\u00a0 You can also take practice quizzes, review flashcards, and nail\u00a0your rolling R\u2019s with drills.<\/p>\n

Not only can you learn a language structured in a learning course, Pronunciator doubles as handy phrasebook, giving you instant access to probably the most important phrase you\u2019ll ever need to know:<\/p>\n

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Remember, there is also a Pronunciator App for\u00a0mobile devices<\/a><\/strong>, capable of syncing to your existing account.\u00a0 No matter where you are in the lesson, your phone or tablet can take your progress with you on the flight, train, ocean liner, or rickshaw.<\/p>\n

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Have a question about Pronunciator, the library, or where to find the\u00a0best brunch in Stockholm<\/a><\/strong>? \u00a0Ask us!<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>You can also find us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a><\/strong>, and Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the Arkansas Tech family celebrates other cultures throughout the world with International Education Week, many of you may find yourselves wondering how to say “More Tikka Masala please” in Hindi.\u00a0 Before you run out to buy Rosetta Stone, take advantage of the language-learning software called Pronunciator, available free for Arkansas Tech students, faculty, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-2578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library","tag-foreign-languages","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3lPyb-FA","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578\/revisions\/2583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}