The library subscribes to Mango Languages, a web-based language tutor contains thousands of online lessons in nine different foreign languages. To use Mango from home you must have a West Linn library card. Go to www.lincc.org, click the Online Databases, then click the link for Mango Languages. (Please note that you will need to enter your library card number and PIN, and then you will need to create a free account on Mango.) For more information, call the information desk at 503-656-7853, x6.
Languages available on Mango:
* Arabic (Levantine)
* Chinese (Cantonese)
* Chinese (Mandarin)
* Croatian
* Czech
* Danish
* Dari
* Dutch
* Farsi (Persian)
* Finnish
* French
* French (Canadian)
* German
* Greek
* Haitian Creole
* Hawaiian
* Hebrew
* Hindi
* Indonesian
* Irish
* Italian
* Japanese
* Korean
* Norwegian
* Pashto
* Pirate
* Portuguese (Brazil)
* Russian
* Slovak
* Spanish (Latin America)
* Tagalog
* Tamil
* Thai
* Turkish
* Ukrainian
* Urdu
* Vietnamese
Looking for ESL courses? Mango has those for the following:
* Arabic Speakers
* Chinese (Cantonese) Speakers
* Chinese (Mandarin) Speakers
* French Speakers
* German Speakers
* Greek Speakers
* Italian Speakers
* Japanese Speakers
* Korean Speakers
* Polish Speakers
* Portuguese (Brazilian) Speakers
* Russian Speakers
* Spanish (Latin American) Speakers
* Turkish Speakers
* Vietnamese Speakers