Archive for June, 2010

Hello-Hello Launches Language Learning iPad app for Kids

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Hello-Hello releases language & number learning iPad app for kids
 

Hello-Hello, the leading mobile language learning company, today announced the launch of Hello-Hello Kids version 1.0, an iPad apps, which is designed to help children to learn NUMBERS in seven languages – English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese. The app is available through the iTunes Stores at an attractive introductory price of $0.99.

Hello-Hello Kids version 1.0 allows children to learn new languages while solidifying their initial mathematical base (i.e. strengthening the knowledge of the number system from 1 to 20). The application offers an engaging playful self teaching platform with an animation-enriched interface, which combines visual and audio clues for learning numbers with beautiful sound effects.
 
The Hello-Hello Kids’ educational methodology includes a time-tested combination of learning and playing. Kids can LEARN with animated flashcards, adorable icons along with entertaining sounds. The PLAY section of the application offers numbers quizzes to improve a child’s retention of numbers.
 
According to Hello-Hello CEO & Founder, Sarah Gontijo “Hello-Hello Kids is the perfect app for parents who want to provide educational entertainment for their children. The app is especially attractive to parents who want their kids to learn their numbers while developing their language skills at a young age.”
Hello-Hello also offer language learning apps for adults featuring 30 conversational lessons and hundreds of flashcards developed in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The Hello-Hello Spanish iPad app was part of the Grand Opening of the iPad App Store, reached #2 position in the Education category and was features as one of Apple’s Staff Favorites right after its launch. You can find all Hello-Hello apps using the following link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hello-hello/id371655433

Hello-Hello also offers a free language learning website (www.hello-hello.com) combined with social networking where members can:
 
(1) Learn a new language with complete online courses that develop all the skills they need;
 
(2) Teach other members their language by providing feedback on their exercises and learn from native speakers by submitting exercises for them to review;
 
(3) Communicate with native speakers through audio, video and text Chat to practice the language and make friends all over the world!
 
The website was launched in August 2009 and today has a worldwide membership base which spans over more than 70 countries.
 

 

  

 

Hello-Hello Pioneers Mobile Language Learning on the iPad

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Hello-Hello Launches Courses for French, German, Italian and Portuguese on the iPad

Hello-Hello, an innovative language learning company, today announced the launch of the world’s first complete language courses for French, German, Italian and Portuguese on today’s most desired gizmo – the Apple iPad. Hello-Hello developed these courses in collaboration with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) and has attractively priced these complete sets of 30 conversational lessons at $9.99 each.

With the release of Hello-Hello French, Hello-Hello German, Hello-Hello Italian and Hello-Hello n  Portuguese language learning apps, along with the Spanish app that was released in April as part of the Grand Opening of the iPad App Store, Hello-Hello has established itself as the market leader in mobile language learning. Hello-Hello Spanish was featured as one of the Apple’s staff favorites and achieved the #2 position in the Education category shortly after the launch of the iPad.

The Hello-Hello language learning courses are based on an innovative learning approach powered by iPad’s unique interface that gives freedom to the user to access lessons anywhere, anytime. Hello-Hello language Apps stores the entire course content locally on the iPad device itself and requires no network connection (such as Wi-Fi or 3G) to work providing speedy response time and easy access to learning on this device. The courses follow ACTFL’s research-based methodology to teach languages; each language course includes 30 conversational lessons based on realistic situations and are supplemented with hundreds of flashcards containing words and sentences for vocabulary building.

Sarah Gontijo, CEO & Founder of Hello-Hello said, “Our company is proud to establish our position as the market leader in mobile language learning. Bringing content to this revolutionary new platform makes it more accessible, more convenient and fun for early adopters of the iPad to learn a new language.”

Hello-Hello also offers a free language learning website (www.hello-hello.com) combined with social networking where members can:

(1) Learn a new language with complete online courses that develop all the skills they need;

(2) Teach other members their language by providing feedback on their exercises and learn from native speakers by submitting exercises for them to review;

(3) Communicate with native speakers through audio, video and text Chat to practice the language and make friends all over the world!

The website was launched in August 2009 and today has a worldwide membership base which spans over more than 70 countries.