{"id":9552,"date":"2019-02-07T10:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T10:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=9552"},"modified":"2019-02-05T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T10:52:18","slug":"spotlight-on-language-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2019\/02\/07\/spotlight-on-language-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on&#8230; Language Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.81em;padding: 0px;border: 0px currentColor;color: #000000;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;clear: both;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: #ffffff\">Welcome to the second of our \u2018<strong>Spotlight on\u2026\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0blog series! As part of #LoveYourLibrary month, our Student Advisors will be bringing light to some of Catalyst\u2019s lesser-known fantastic features.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9540\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/insta-spotlight-on.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learning a language\u00a0has an\u00a0exciting array of benefits. So why not enhance your memory, improve your first language, benefit your academic performance and even\u00a0widen your career choices with a multilingual library pick?<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Catalyst has lots of foreign language resources you can delve into as a starting point. Whether you&#8217;re\u00a0beginning from scratch or are already a seasoned Spanish speaker, browse\u00a0the library&#8217;s\u00a0inspiring collection of both grammar and teach-yourself exercise books. There&#8217;s no excuses!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9555\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/langs.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor of Catalyst (400-470) you can find extensive books on learning several languages. These include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French<\/li>\n<li>German<\/li>\n<li>Celtic<\/li>\n<li>Mandarin Chinese<\/li>\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9558\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang2.jpg 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t enough, Catalyst also offers sign language resources&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/02\/lang3.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With so many languages to choose from, half the fun\u00a0may even\u00a0be in discovering a tongue you didn&#8217;t know existed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.62em;padding: 0px;border: 0px currentColor;color: #373737;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: #ffffff\">Written by: DYLAN BOOTH<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.62em;padding: 0px;border: 0px currentColor;color: #373737;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: #ffffff\">3rd Year Creative Writing Student<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.62em;padding: 0px;border: 0px currentColor;color: #373737;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: #ffffff\">Student Advisor for Library &amp; Learning Services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the second of our \u2018Spotlight on\u2026\u2019\u00a0blog series! 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