Pronunciator

'''Pronunciator''' is a set of webpages, audio and video files, and mobile apps for learning any of 315 languages. Explanations are available in 144 languages. 1,500 libraries in the US and Canada subscribe and make it available free to their members, including state-wide in Arkansas, Alabama and Wyoming.

==Methods of teaching== In each lesson (drop-down menus) students have to learn words in order, and can click to repeat when needed. The software can listen and score pronunciation, and students can record their voice, and compare it to the lesson. Some languages have grammar lessons as well as vocabulary. The "Main course" has "Core Vocabulary" with 100 categories from beginner to intermediate, Powerful Phrases with 50 travel categories, Conversations with 70 conversations, Creating Sentences with 2,223 instructional phrases, 100 verbs conjugated. Grammar notes and phrase analysis are available for all instructional phrase. Some languages have audio downloads of songs, with lyrics, called ProRadio. Some languages have videos with subtitles which let learners loop any phrase in the video. There are lessons to prepare for the US citizenship exam and Canadian citizenship exam.<ref name="pcontents">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pronunciator.com/app |title=Pronunciator |last=Pronunciator.com |website=www.pronunciator.com/ |language=en |access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

The recorded voices are native speakers of each language.

==Sample Languages taught== Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Pinyin), Chinese (Xiang), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (American), English (British), Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Japanese (Romaji), Javanese, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa<ref name="plang">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pronunciator.com/languages/ |title=Languages |website=www.pronunciator.com/languages/ |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-03}}</ref>

==Public reception== Pronunciator has been reviewed by Library Journal<ref name="lj1">{{Cite journal |last=Verma |first=Henrietta |date=2014-08-19 |title=Pronunciator |url=http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/08/reference/facts-to-make-your-mouth-drop-oxfords-dictionary-of-journalism-contemporary-slang-more-reference-reviews/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005100917/http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/08/reference/facts-to-make-your-mouth-drop-oxfords-dictionary-of-journalism-contemporary-slang-more-reference-reviews/ |archive-date=2017-10-05 |journal=Library Journal |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref><ref name="lj2">{{Cite journal |last=Chant |first=Ian |date=2014-08-01 |title=Library Linguistics |journal=Library Journal |language=en-US |url=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/08/digital-resources/library-linguistics/" |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> and was "Highly recommended" with three stars in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.<ref name="choice1">{{Cite journal|last=Johnson |first=S. L. |pages=2154–55 |volume=51 |number=12 |date=2014-08-01|title=Pronunciator|journal=Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries|url=http://www.choice360.org/products/reviews |issn=0009-4978|language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="choice2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pronunciator.com/pronunciator-choice-magazine-review/ |title=Choice Magazine Review |last=Johnson |first=S. L. |date=2014 |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> It is used to teach undergraduates at major universities,<ref name="au">{{Cite web |url=http://www.american.edu/cas/clear/CLEAR-digital-resources.cfm |title=Digital Resources, Center for Language Exploration, Acquisition & Research |website=American University |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="byu">{{Cite magazine |date=2015-02-17 |title=Pronunciator: Learn a Language. One of Dozens of New Digital Additions to the Library. |url=https://sites.lib.byu.edu/news/2015/02/17/pronunciator-learn-a-language-one-of-dozens-of-new-digital-additions-to-the-library/ |magazine=Library News, Brigham Young University |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="georgia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/laurens-pl/databases/prof-oco1/?Welcome |title=Pronunciator |website=Georgia University System |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="uga">{{Cite web |url=http://www.law.uga.edu/september-2014#sprechen |title=Dprechen Sie? |date=2014-09-01 |website=School of Law, University of Georgia |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="massart">{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.massart.edu/library/2013/09/06/pronunciator/ |title=Pronunciator |date=2013-09-06 |website=Massachusetts College of Art and Design |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="unc">{{Cite web |url=http://guides.lib.unc.edu/go23609286 |title=LibGuides: Pronunciator: Home |last=Arnold |first=Sarah |website=University of North Carolina |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="odu">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/researchresources/databases/p/index.htm |title=Pronunciator |website=Old Dominion University |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="rit">{{Cite web |url=https://library.rit.edu/dbfinder/index.php?query=alpha:P%2520OR%2520alpha:p&fq%5B%5D=resource_type:%2522Audio%2522 |title=Database Finder, RIT Libraries |website=Rochester Institute of Technology |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="sfai">{{Cite web |url=https://moodle.sfai.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=13496 |title=Academic Resources: Language Tools |website=San Francisco Art Institute |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="texas">{{Cite web |url=http://guides.lib.utexas.edu/c.php?g=528515&p=3614408 |title=LibGuides: Foreign Language Learning & Education: Online Resources |website=University of texas |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="wfu">{{Cite web |url=https://zsr.wfu.edu/2015/prepare-for-your-semester-abroad-with-pronunciator-and-global-road-warrior/ |title=Prepare for Your Semester Abroad with Pronunciator and Global Road Warrior! |date=2015-10-07 |website=Wake Forest University |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> and used for the public at major city libraries.<ref name="milw">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpl.org/databases/all/75 |title=Pronunciator · MPL |website=Milwaukee Public Library |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="nola">{{Cite web |url=http://nolalibrary.com/page/123/e-resources |title=e-Resources / e-Resources Instructional Videos ~ New Orleans Public Library |website=nolalibrary.com |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> It is cited in reporting on libraries.<ref name="sanang">{{Cite magazine |last=Bosquett |first=Marcy |date=2017-02-05 |title=BEYOND THE STACKS: Library warned of pirate attack |url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/scene/2017/02/05/beyond-stacks-library-warned-pirate-attack/97215022/ |magazine=Standard Times, San Angelo, TX |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="linc">{{Cite web |url=http://lincolnwoodlibrary.org/pronunciator-new-language-learning-program/ |title=Pronunciator — New Language Learning Program, Lincolnwood Public Library |date=2014-06-14 |website=lincolnwoodlibrary.org |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> <ref name="glq">{{Cite journal |date=Fall 2016 |title=Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System |url=http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1961&context=glq |journal=Georgia Library Quarterly |volume=53 |pages=2–3}}</ref> <ref name="hardin">{{Cite magazine |last=Hardin |first=Vickie |date=2017-09-23 |title=At the library: Learn for free at online academy |url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2017/09/23/library-learn-free-online-academy/105794182/ |magazine=shreveporttimes.com |language=en |access-date=2017-10-02}}</ref> <ref name="gv">{{Cite magazine |last=Bottemiller |first=Kitty |date=2017-10-01 |title=What could the local library look like in the future? |url=http://www.gvnews.com/news/what-could-the-local-library-look-like-in-the-future/article_4fdde22e-a5f1-11e7-bfab-83b926946449.html |magazine=Green Valley News |language=en |access-date=2017-10-02}}</ref> <ref name="hood">{{Cite magazine |title=Foundation gives $50,000 to library for collections, projects |url=http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2017/sep/23/foundation-gives-50000-library-collections-project/ |magazine=Hood River News |language=en |access-date=2017-10-02}}</ref> <ref name="gerova">{{Cite magazine |last1=Gerova |first1=Natalya |last2=Lapenok |first2=Marina |last3=Sheina |first3=Irina |date=2016 |title=Smart Technologies in Foreign Language Students' Autonomous Learning |magazine=Smart Education and e-Learning 2016 |series=Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies |volume=59 |language=en |publisher=Springer, Cham |pages=541–551 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-39690-3_48 |isbn=9783319396897 }}</ref> <ref name="truck">{{Cite journal |last=Truck |first=I, and M. DURAND and M. WATOREK |date=2014-03-17 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266218900 |journal=WSPC - Proceedings|pages=472–477 |doi=10.1142/9789814619998_0079 |isbn=978-981-4619-96-7 |title=Toward a Polish Intelligent Virtual Tutor: An Overview of Existing Work }}</ref>

==External links== * {{Official website|www.pronunciator.com}} * Review in *Library Journal*: [https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/pronunciator]

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Second-language acquisition Category:Language education materials Category:Multilingual websites Category:Language learning software