R 050042Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 629/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC /MRA//
SUBJ/MANGO LANGUAGE ONLINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES//
POC/CYNTHIA SHIPLEY/NF-05/UNIT:MRR1/-/TEL:DSN 278-9550//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN GIVES NOTIFICATION OF THE VAILABILITY OF MANGO LANGUAGE ONLINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES, FOR ACTIVY DUTY, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE LIBRARY PATRONS.  IT SUPERCEDES MARADMIN 228/10, ROSETTA STONE ONLINE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE LIBRARY PATRONS.
2.  THE LIFELONG LEARNING GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM NOW PROVIDES MANGO LANGUAGES TO ALL ELIGIBLE LIBRARY PATRONS IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY.  THE PREVIOUS ROSETTA STONE CONTRACT WAS NOT RENEWED.  ACTIVE DUTY STILL HAS ACCESS TO ROSETTA STONE THROUGH MARINENET, PROVIDED BY TECOM. THEY ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO USE MANGO LANGUAGE THROUGH THE LIBRARY PROGRAM.
3.  TWELVE FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARE OFFERED TO REGISTERED USERS.  MANGO COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL LANGUAGE LEARNERS.  EACH LANGUAGE COURSE INCLUDES INTERACTIVE LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND SELF-TESTING MODULES. 
4.  THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF LANGUAGES AVAILABLE: ARABIC (LEVANTINE), FRENCH, GERMAN, BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE, TAGALOG, JAPANESE, ITALIAN, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, HEBREW, KOREAN AND MANDARIN CHINESE.  IN ADDITION THERE ARE 4 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) COURSES AVAILABLE: ESL JAPANESE, ESL SPANISH, ESL ARABIC AND ESL KOREAN.
5.  LIBRARY PATRONS MAY REGISTER FOR A MANGO LANGUAGE ACCOUNT THROUGH THEIR INSTALLATION LIBRARY AND MUST BE A REGISTERED LIBRARY PATRON. REMOTE USERS MAY EMAIL MS. LUCINDA LOREI AT LUCINDA.LOREI(AT)USMC.MIL AND MS. CINDY SHIPLEY AT CYNTHIA.SHIPLEY(AT)USMC.MIL. LANGUAGE LESSONS ARE ACCESSED REMOTELY OR IN THE LIBRARY.  STUDENTS CAN USE THEIR ACCOUNT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T.R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//