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Living Language Launches Platinum—The First Fully Comprehensive Language Learning Program Accessible Through 6 Unique and Digitally Enhanced Platforms
NEW YORK, NY-Living Language, an imprint of Random House Inc., announces the launch of the new Platinum program providing foreign language instruction through printed text, audio, online courses, social community, e-tutors, and apps.
The Living Language Platinum program caters to the specific learning style of the user. Breaking free from the audio and oral centric approach, Platinum users can access instruction through written text, be it in a book or on a digital screen, through social interaction on the Living Language forums and in e-tutoring sessions, or visual and oral practice through mobile games and interactive activities.
“Living Language is really leading the charge in the new wave of publishing. We’ve strengthened our expert content by not limiting it to a print-first approach,” says Living Language Publisher and VP Amanda D’Acierno. “Each platform on Platinum, be it an online e-tutoring session or iPhone® app, can be used as a primary learning device, which enables the instruction to play to the strengths of the user, language, and immediate environment.” The Platinum program includes:
- Printed books: 3 books containing 46 lessons include review exercises, cultural notes, an extensive glossary, and a grammar summary.
- Audio CDs: 9 CDs, including vocabulary, dialogues, audio exercises, and more—listen with the books or use with your mp3 player for review on the go.
- Smartphone and Tablet Apps: Vocabulary flashcards, audio conversations, grammar notes, interactive games and the full beginner to advanced instruction all at your fingertips.
- Online Course: Access all the language content in a rich, interactive experience.
- E-Tutoring: Online tutoring sessions give personalized instruction from native speakers and language experts.
- Online Community: Practice, share tips, get advice, and receive feedback from native speakers, language experts and other language learners.
Living Language Platinum breaks from the marketplace standard by designing each program based on the individual needs of each language, acknowledging that grammar and syntax instruction are dependent on the language taught. The language-specialized approach affects not only the sequence and content of the material but allows for culture-specific information and context and enables rules unique to a language to come with explanation and examples—it’s no longer a guessing game to figure out why one sentence is wrong and another correct.
Living Language Platinum is available in French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic for $179, with additional languages to be added in 2013. The Living Language mobile apps are also available to be purchased separately for iOs, Android and Nook.
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About Living Language Living Language, an imprint of Random House, Inc., has been a proven and effective language learning instruction for over 65 years. Originally developed for the U.S. State Department, the Living Language Method™ follows a four point approach from building a foundation of essential words and phrases, advancing to full sentences and conversations, practicing with recall exercises aimed at both short and long term memory and developing practical language skills to equip the learner in any situation. With the Living Language Method™, the accent is on you.