Lingualearn Xmas News "Our business is language learning and international communications" -------------------------------------------------------------- NEW WEBSITE - PHENOMENAL GROWTH! 1. Traffic on our new website has increased dramatically over the past few months: from 40,000 hits per week in July to around 130,000 in November! A big "thank you" to all our readers. 2. On-line sales of software have increased by a factor of 10 over the last year! One of our new products is fast becoming a best seller - see our range of InPage Urdu Wordprocessors: http://www.lingualearn.co.uk/learners/adpages/inpage.htm 3. We have updated and extended our range of Authentik products, including a new beginner-level audio-magazine for learners of Spanish: http://www.lingualearn.co.uk/learners/adpages/authentik.htm 4. There are also some useful links and advice on selecting language laboratory equipment, including a link to the Keylink website and a recent review: http://www.lingualearn.co.uk/equipment.htm Our website is an on-line resource centre for advice, information, links and other resources to help language learners and language teachers with English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch, Hebrew and Swedish. -------------------------------------------------------------- NEW RETAIL OUTLET Our partners "PJ Languages" have a good selection of our best-selling language learning materials in stock. If you live in the Hove/Brighton area, why not drop in and pick up some educational Xmas presents: books, literature, tapes, CD ROMs, DVDs, dictionaries etc. They even have some hand-made Xmas cards in French, German, Spanish and Italian! Tel: 01273 727722 for mail order or call in at 13 Victoria Terrace, Kingsway, Hove (near the King Alfred) -------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Champs-Elysées Audio-magazines (for intermediate-to-advanced speakers) The approach of winter is an excellent time to brush up on your French, German, Italian or Spanish. With a subscription to Champs-Elysées you'll never run out of interesting and authentic cultural audio material and you'll soon find that your language skills have improved leaps and bounds. Click here for more info: http://ads.champs-elysees.com/lingnews1 -------------------------------------------------------------- XMAS GREETINGS At this time of the year we would like to send the season's greetings to all our loyal customers and dedicated staff. N.B. The Lingualearn offices will be closed from 19th December to the 6th January inclusive. -------------------------------------------------------------- Some other news to finish: 1. "Children gain hugely from language learning. And the younger they start the better" (Time Online, 29 October 2003) Read more at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-50-871489,00.html 2. "Headteachers say the study of modern foreign languages should be compulsory for sixth formers" (Independent, 13 October) Read more at: http://education.independent.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=452700 3. "Increased use of broadband internet connections could boost the UK economy by £22bn, according to a new report" (BBC, 19 November 2003) -------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Lingualearning, Mike -------------------------------------------------------------- P.S. Apologies for cross-posting If you'd like your name withdrawn from our newsletter mailing list, please send a short message to remove@lingualearn.co.uk