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Does President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration Have Anything To Do With Spanish?
(PRWEB) January 20, 2013 Some believe that part of President Obama’s win came after wooing the Spanish vote. Back in 2008, President Obama began to reach out to Hispanics as he said, campaigning to English speakers, “You need to make sure your child can speak Spanish,” and that, “we should have every child speaking more than one language.” Next, in 2012, President Obama not only outspent Mitt Romney reaching out to Hispanic voters, he had more widely accepted policies on immigration. He also took the time to practice Spanish, and with a surprisingly good Spanish accent, campaigned directly to Hispanics. It comes as no surprise that President Obama did so well among Hispanic voters and won a second term. “We’re honored to have a President who puts such an emphasis on language learning and …
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LearnALanguage.com Will Disrupt the Language-Learning Industry
(PRWEB) January 21, 2013 On Monday, January 21st, LearnALanguage.com plans to release the beta version of its language-learning courses. These courses, which have been taught in over 130 countries, at schools and major corporations are now entirely free. The company believes that people are paying far too much to learn a new language. “The reality is, with the evolution of the internet, things that used to cost money are now completely free. If people can get encyclopedias, dictionaries, personalized music, children’s learning games and video games free on the internet, there is no reason that language learning shouldn’t be free as well,” remarked Dave Clark, CEO of LearnALanguage.com. The new learning system is offered in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese and Russian. The company aims to help individuals stay motivated with …
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