{"id":3690,"date":"2024-02-24T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2024-02-26T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T22:24:05","slug":"did-you-know-every-au-student-and-staff-member-has-access-to-free-language-learning-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2024\/02\/24\/did-you-know-every-au-student-and-staff-member-has-access-to-free-language-learning-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know?: Every AU Student and Staff Member Has Access to Free Language Learning Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The university gives everyone with an AU email access to Films on Demand (FOD). Included in their library is a large number of language learning videos on Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Sign Language, and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We at Media Services are most excited about the American Sign Language (ASL) learning videos because these resources are the hardest to come by, and the videos on Films on Demand are especially high quality with expert instructors and lively demos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check out the cute ninja teaching French videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/FOD-French.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Films On Demand's French language lessons featuring a cartoon ninja\" class=\"wp-image-3691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/FOD-French.png 375w, https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/FOD-French-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re enrolled in the many world language courses offered at AU, you can do some extra work by following along with the pronunciation and phrasing videos on Films on Demand, and show up to class dressed to impress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore all of Films on Demand&#8217;s offerings <a href=\"https:\/\/go.openathens.net\/redirector\/american.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffod.infobase.com%2FPortalPlayLists.aspx%3Fwid%3D103247\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/go.openathens.net\/redirector\/american.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffod.infobase.com%2FPortalPlayLists.aspx%3Fwid%3D103247\">here<\/a>. Search by subject &#8220;World Languages&#8221; to find all foreign language videos, and narrow down your search using filters like language and video type (Educational Video, Lecture, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy learning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The university gives everyone with an AU email access to Films on Demand (FOD). Included in their library is a large number of language learning videos on Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Sign Language, and Spanish. 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