Pronunciator

Pronunciator is a set of webpages, audio and video files, and mobile apps for learning any of 87 languages. Explanations are available in 50 languages. 1,500 libraries in the US and Canada subscribe and make it available free to their members, including state-wide in Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

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, and 100 verbs conjugated. 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 health vocabulary.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pronunciator.com/window2.php |title=Pronunciator |last=Pronunciator.com |website=www.pronunciator.com/window2.php |language=en |access-date=2017-10-03}}

The recorded voices are native speakers of each language.

Languages taught

Public reception

Pronunciator has been reviewed by Library Journal{{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}}

{{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}}

and was "Highly recommended" with three stars in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.{{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}}

{{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}}

It is used to teach undergraduates at major universities,{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.odu.edu/researchresources/databases/p/index.htm |title=Pronunciator |website=Old Dominion University |access-date=2017-10-04}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

and used for the public at major city libraries.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpl.org/databases/all/75 |title=Pronunciator · MPL |website=Milwaukee Public Library |language=en |access-date=2017-10-04}}

{{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}}

It is cited in reporting on libraries.{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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}}

{{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 }}

{{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 }}

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