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Hi there listener,

When students start learning Spanish, a ton of questions start popping into their brains like…

“How’d the Spanish language come to be?”
“What are the top 100 Spanish words I should know?”
“What’s the deal with this crazy grammar?”
“Where’s a good dictionary when you need one?”

You’ve got questions; we’ve got answers.

You’ll find them and a lot more at the newly redesigned Spanish Resources Corner. It covers everything from language origins, the writing system, grammar, and must-know vocabulary down to extras like mobile apps and the dictionary. Best of all, you get access to FREE resources like:

The Spanish Resources Corner is a master list of everything you’ll need to know about Spanish. Jump in, master the basics of reading, writing, and grammar, and reinforce the material you learn from Audio and Video lessons.

Hello Listener,

Why go for anything less?

Right about now, the best of the best are gathering in London for the 30th Modern Olympic Games. That’s over 10,000 athletes, all aiming for a gold medal. Their eyes are on the prize. Are yours?

Want to learn Spanish? You will.

Unlike at the Olympics, there’s no losing here; you only get better – day by day, word by word, grammar rule by grammar rule. So, don’t just learn a few phrases, learn to speak Spanish the way you know your own language.

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Greetings from Team SpanishPod101!

We’re stopping by the blog today to tell you about an exciting new feature we’re slowly rolling out on the website. A few select users have been chosen to test drive the new Dashboard feature.

Log in to your account today to see if you’re one of them!

The new Dashboard aims to help you track your Spanish learning quickly and easily. We’ve produced a lot of lessons in our lifetime and while we pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of lessons to our users, we realized that it can been pretty overwhelming for some.

Where do I start? What level is best for me? What series do I move on to now?

These were common questions coming in from avid users like you, so we set out to solve these commonly asked questions, and the Dashboard was born!

We’ll of course continue to listen to our fans and tweak the Dashboard to provide the very best experience for everyone. If you have questions or feedback for us, send us an email here.

To help you get started, here are a few of the big changes:

• Your learning progress

• Recommended lesson alert

• Your learning profile

• Account information

• Quick links to useful tools

We hope you enjoy the brand new Dashboard! Stay tuned for more tweaks and updates to the site and head over to SpanishPod101.com to test out the new Dashboard beta.

Hello Listener,

What can you do in 3 minutes?

You can…

Check your Facebook feed…(and accomplish nothing)
Stare at your homework assignment in confusion…

OR learn to introduce yourself in Spanish, pick up new phrases and start speaking a new language.

Three minutes is all you need.

Introducing our newest video series, Learn Spanish in Three Minutes.

In this 25-lesson series, you’ll learn the basics needed to talk confidently with Spanish speakers. Our Spanish lesson host will take you step-by-step through must-know phrases such as “Hello, my name is…” and “Thank You/You’re Welcome.” The phrases and conversation get more advanced as the series progresses.

How It Works
In each lesson, every phrase is broken down on screen while the lesson host explains the grammar and composition. That’s the beauty of video!

Plus, you’ll get what many Spanish beginners don’t get to learn until much later: tips on sounding like a natural when interacting with Spanish speakers.

Three minutes is all you need.

Hello Listener,

Last week, we confirmed Bulgarian, Finnish, and Vietnamese are coming in July, 2012.

In fact, you can go and sign up right now!

Just keep in mind that these fast, fun, and easy lessons don’t start ‘til July 2nd, while we get ready for launch. But let’s get back on track.

The next three languages are…

*drumroll*

Filipino, Norwegian, and Turkish!

Why these languages? The users have spoken.

And we had to deliver.

Plus, while there were tons of website teaching a few basic words and phrases, they all skipped what really matters: speaking and understanding native conversation.

Before you choose one (or all three), remember – every new lesson published will be FREE to access for 3 weeks, when you sign up for any of our InnovativeLanguage.com sites!

Learn Filipino with FilipinoPod101.com

This Austronesian language opens you up to beautiful weather and rich culture of the 7,107 islands within the Philippine archipelago. Not to mention, there are over 100 million Filipinos around the world to practice with! English is the second official language of the Philippines, so someone will always be able to help you understand the language better!

Start Speaking Norwegian with NorwegianClass101.com

English speakers rejoice! Norwegian is one of the easier languages to learn. It’s a Germanic language like English and thus has many words in common. There are about 5 million Norwegian speakers and as an added bonus, it’s more or less mutually intelligible with Swedish and Danish. That’s like learning one language and getting the next one free! Scandinavia, here we come!

Turkish Made Easy with TurkishClass101.com

Turkey is like an open air museum with ancient temples everywhere you go. If that’s not enough for you, its turquoise seas will surely seal the deal. There are over 85 million Turkish speakers in the world and the country itself is a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. But isn’t the Turkish language hard, you ask? No! What you see is what you get. Turkish uses latin characters and is pronounced as it’s written. Plus, Turkish is an Altaic language and closely related to Japanese!

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Basic and Premium users enjoy access to all the lessons we’ve ever made and will make as well as Lesson Notes for each lesson. Premium members will speed up their learning with Premium learning tools such as online flashcards, line-by-line audio, video lessons, and mobile apps.

Save the date! July 2nd, 2012 is when our Bulgarian, Filipino, Finnish, Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese sites go live!

Hi there listener,

200 Million Lesson Downloads!

That’s a ton of lessons downloaded! That’s a lot of Spanish mastered!

Since we couldn’t have done it without you, we gave out 120 Premium Memberships!

If you missed out on the big giveaway, here’s another chance to learn Spanish for LESS.

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Meaning: The fun, fast, and easy lessons that users love (and downloaded 200 million times!) are all yours. You’re getting all the lessons we’ve ever made, and will make during your year with us. And on top of that, follow along with the Lesson Notes that give you easy to understand explanations of the grammar and vocabulary presented in the audio. These printable lesson notes are all yours with any Premium Subscription.

Begin Spanish today or continue your studies here – our lessons cover Absolute Beginner level up to Advanced.

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The kind that are dead-set about speaking and understanding Spanish. No excuses. It will be done and you can’t tell them otherwise.

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Once again, thank you for helping us reach 200 Million downloads and learning with SpanishPod101.com!

Hello Listener,

Get ready! We’re getting some new additions to the family!

No, you’re not getting a brother or a sister.

Come July 2nd, 2012, 6 new languages will join the Innovative Language family. That’s a total of 27 languages that you can be fluent in. And knowing how insanely passionate about language our listeners are, 27 will not be a problem.

Want to know what the new languages are? Here are the first three!

Bulgarian, Finnish, and Vietnamese.

And the others? Find out in an upcoming blog post, but in the meantime, tell us which languages you’d like to see next!

Why learn with Innovative Language?

It’s the tried and tested Pod101 method we’ve been doing since 2005! And it’s the lessons that our listeners love most! Almost 200 million lessons have been downloaded to date.

Here’s why the lessons are effective!

Ready to speak like a native?

With a Free Lifetime Account, you’ll get the first 3 lessons of every series AND access to every new lesson that’s published weekly. Basic and Premium users enjoy access to all lessons we’ve ever made and will make as well as Lesson Notes for each lesson. Premium members can speed up their learning with premium learning tools such as online flashcards, line-by-line audio, video lessons, and mobile apps.

Why Bulgarian, Finnish, and Vietnamese?

Sure, Bulgarian, Finnish and Vietnamese may not be the most popular language choices out there, but it doesn’t mean they should be neglected. To us, all languages are important and should be celebrated! There aren’t a lot of online resources devoted to Bulgarian, Finnish or Vietnamese (trust us, we looked.) So it was only natural that InnovativeLanguage.com jump in and welcome these rich and beautiful langauges to our family.

Learn Bulgarian with BulgarianPod101.com!

Get Started with Finnish at FinnishPod101.com!

Discover Vietnam at VietnamesePod101.com!

Sign up today and get pre-launch offers! Browse around the new sites but remember, they’re still under construction!

Want to learn at 50% OFF for life? The first 101 listeners to sign up for the Founding Fathers Club will get a lifetime 50% off discount. That’s lifetime access to language learning for close to nothing while future members will pay full price!

Save the date! July 2nd, 2012 is when the 6 new language sites go live and when you can start learning Bulgarian, Finnish, Vietnamese and more the fast, fun and easy way!

Hey there Listener!

Here’s a thought:

The world around you needs to have little Spanish labels.
Anything you see, you’d know its Spanish meaning immediately.

Office building? Check.
Train station and everything inside? Check.
The items in your kitchen? Check.

Learning Spanish would take half the time!

With InnovativeLanguage.com’s Visual Dictionary Spanish iBook, you can do just that. This Visual Dictionary is the first of its kind. Even iTunes has noticed!

Learn by Exploring the World in Spanish!

Just tap and zoom through 26 different everyday scenarios. You see the word in its real-world context, read it and hear its pronunciation. From the city streets, to train stations, and right down to your own kitchen, you learn 550+ Spanish vocabulary words for anything and everything you’d encounter along the way.

Each scenario comes with:

With Visual Dictionary Spanish (Enhanced Version), you can:

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Understanding Spanish as soon as you hear it…
And reading Spanish with one glance?

If you can do that, that’s a Pretty Big Deal.

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Why? You jump right into native Spanish conversation with native Spanish hosts. They break down Spanish grammar and phrases so you can speed up your learning and speak like a native. Master real-life Spanish conversation, learn the words and grammar behind it and you’re ready to speak ASAP.

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You’ve downloaded. You’ve tuned in. You’ve learned.

And iTunes has noticed!

Today, InnovativeLanguage.com is featured on the front page of the US iTunes Podcast section. The InnovativeLanguage.com iTunes page brings together 21 language 101.com sites, 19 Survival Phrases series, over 300 mobile apps, and more.

But it’s not only a collection of language lessons, it’s a community of passionate language learners like you that download, tune in, and learn regularly. And we wouldn’t be on the front page without you.

Whether you tune in on iTunes or with a Free Lifetime Account on one of our websites, thank you for learning with us!

JapanesePod101.com, our Japanese language learning site is also featured in the New and Noteworthy Section! Check it out!