http://www.liquidelearning.com/2008/03/lingro-launches-new-free-langua
Lingro have translated their site into French, Spanish, German, Italian and Polish, so massively expanding their targe user base. And they've launched some brand new FREE language learning tools (again I ask, HOW are they doing it???). I've not had a chance to play properly with everything, but I've grabbed two of their widgets to help ESL readers of my blog.
The first of these is a badge that enables users to open my page in Lingro. This means they can then translate it to the language of their choice. If this is helpful for any of my readers who have English as a second language, please please let me know! It's near the bottom of the right-hand column - try it out now.
The second widget for your blog or website displays a real depth of thought from the Lingro team. When users find a translation missing in Lingro, they can use the widget to contribute a translation for the missing word. This is clever because although the Lingro team have put a huge up-front effort into creating their tools and resources before launching, the Web 2.0 model of their ongoing project requires user-generated content to continually add value. Disseminating widgets to where their people might need them most is a great idea.
I haven't had time to check out the other tools, so if anyone has a go and wants to feedback here, they're more than welcome!
New FREE Lingro language learning tools include:
- a "sentence history" page that lets you see the sites you've visited through Lingro, the words you clicked on and the sentences they were in.
- A new dictionary building tool that lets people enter translations of missing words.
- A Swedish dictionary which translates back and forth between all the other languages on Lingro (Lingro say they've had loads of requests for it from users).
I'm a fan of Lingro...but I'd love to know what other people think! Post a comment with what you think of Lingro's new tools.
Check out my previous post on Lingro for more info on the website and tools.
Keywords: e-learning, language language, web 2.0
