Basic Chinese

Conversation — Level I
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Learn Mandarin with an experienced instructor

using the Mango Languages database
www.nypl.org/mango
Walk-in class | No registration required | No placement test

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10 Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30pm

Group meets in Room 101 on the first floor

Fall 2014
*September 2 September 30 November 4
*September 9 October 7 November 18
*September 16 October 28 November 25
September 23

The first three classes will meet on the first floor Corner Room.
For more information please contact hungyunchang@nypl.org or call 212-576-0075

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MID-MANHATTAN LIBRARY
455 FIFTH AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY | 10016

midmanhattanlibrary @midmanhattanlib

This branch is fully accessible to wheelchairs

All programs are FREE and subject to last minute cancelation

 Mango Languages @ NYPL
Mango Languages is an interactive program that lets you learn a language at your own pace. The courses are
conversationally based, provide lots of speaking practice, and build in many opportunities for review. You
also have the option to record your speech and compare it with the narrator’s.
Mango Languages currently offers courses in more than 60 foreign languages for English speakers as well as
English courses for speakers of other languages.

Getting started with Mango Languages:

Go to www.nypl.org/mango Click on Connect to database Enter your 14-digit library card number.
 At the Mango home page, you can click on Sign up now to create a profile using an email address, which
allows Mango to track your progress. If you prefer not to sign up with an email address, you can simply
click on Quick Start to begin a course without logging in.
 Click on Languages on the left navigation menu. You will see a list of some of Mango’s most popular or
“Top languages.” To see all available language courses, click on the All languages icon.
 Click on the language you want to learn. For most languages, you will see one option - Mango Conversa-
tions. Further down the screen, you will see a section labeled Culture, which offers some basic back-
ground about the language. For Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, and English for Spanish speakers,
additional film-based Mango Premier courses are available. Mango also includes several specialized
courses, such as Medical Spanish and Spanish for Librarians, under Spanish (Latin America).
 To launch a Mango Conversations course, click on the green Get Started button.
 Click on Start Learning and then click on a chapter and a lesson within the chapter. (Some courses are
organized into Units 1 & 2, then into chapters, then lessons.)
 Click on Start to open the lesson. You will see a list of learning goals.
 Click on the colored arrow tab on the right side of the slide to move to the first page of the lesson.
 Use the colored arrow tabs to move forwards or backwards through the lessons.
If you create a profile, you will see your dashboard when you log in to Mango. The dashboard displays the
courses you have selected and how much time you have spent studying with each one. When you return to a
course, Mango will ask if you want to resume the course where you left off.

Free Mobile Apps: There are also free Mango Mobile Library Edition apps available for iOS and Android de-
vices. You will need to create a Mango Languages profile through the NYPL databases login before you can
set up the free app on your device. The mobile apps allow you to download lessons and work offline, but the
Voice Comparison Feature is not available.

Mango Premiere: Language Learning Through Film

If you are beyond the basics covered in the Mango Conversations courses, Mango has introduced new cours-
es based on full-length feature films. You can watch the film with or without subtitles in English and/or the
original language. The “engage” mode includes scene introductions, cultural notes, explanations of words
you will encounter, and other information and practice activities to help you understand and reproduce the
conversations in the films. There are currently four languages available in Mango Premiere through NYPL:
French, Japanese, Mandarin, and English for Spanish speakers (four films).