Pictorial Vocabulary Guides Learning the thousands of words needed to be comfortable in a language is a great challenge. The vocabulary guides are in essence virtual worlds. Users visit different parts of this world (i.e. insects, the family, the farm). They can then place their cursor over any of the images and hear their names pronounced and see them spelled out. In some pages, a notepad is displayed next to the title. Placing the cursor over this notepad will reveal a list of supplementary vocabulary .

Grammar Guides

So far introductory grammar guides have been developed for French and Spanish ( audio hasn't been fully integrated yet). Users of these guides, can hear the pronunciation of sentences and words by placing the cursor over them. The guides also feature interactive audio based quizzes as well as additional features. We eventually hope to sponsor the creation of guides for all the world's major languages.

Interactive Readings

The interactive readings help users develop comprehension skills by allowing him or her hear the reading of a text, maneuver within the sound track and rehear difficult phrases, as well as see the text of what is being read. In addition, the readings allow students to build vocabulary and develop reading skills. Right now only readings for learning French are available but we hope to eventually create extensive readings in different languages, tailored for different levels of fluency. For an example of a reading see Chère Maman, cher Papa (dear mother, dear father).