Announcing the new map-search feature at the UCLA Language Materials Project (fwd)

[Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong]

FYI

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Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:45:54 -0700
From: Barbara Blankenship <blankens at HUMNET.UCLA.EDU>
To: LCTL-T at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: [LCTL-T] Announcing the new map-search feature at the UCLA
    Language Materials Project

 Language Materials Project introduces new regional searching feature



*LMP adds a further search capability to its authoritative resource for less
commonly taught foreign language materials *



On your next visit to the Language Materials Project website,
lmp.ucla.edu<http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/>,
you will be greeted by a multi-colored world map that offers a great new way
to access information. Click a section of the map to see a list of the LMP
languages spoken in each country of the region. From there you are only one
click away from the complete list of teaching materials cited for any
language, or from a detailed Profile of the language.



This feature is ideal for everyone: tourists, business travelers, and
military personnel. If you are planning a trip to an unfamiliar part of the
globe you can click on the region you will be visiting and see a list of the
languages spoken in that region, and from there easily access a list of
teaching and learning materials or the Profile on that language to learn
more about the region you will be visiting.



Each Profile includes information about the historical, cultural, and social
roots of the language, a map showing where the language is spoken, basic
facts about the grammar, writing systems, and history of the language, and a
wealth of other sociolinguistic information.



Of course the traditional search menus are still available at the top of
every screen, so that you can focus your search on materials for a
particular type of audience (by age and proficiency level) or a category of
materials (such as textbooks, grammars, dictionaries, readers, phrasebooks,
authentic materials, websites, and more.)



We invite you to try out the new regional searching capability at
lmp.ucla.edu <http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/>. And watch for other new features
coming in the next few months.