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Quote mss025 Replybullet Topic: Donation for new course
    Posted: 10 June 2006 at 10:36pm
 You could set up a pay-pal donation page.  Each person could donate a dollar or two to get a new course on the website.  Just an idea.  I don't know how well it would really work.   I think that you are doing a great job with this webpage.  Keep up the good work.

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Quote nieuk Replybullet Posted: 13 June 2006 at 5:59am

Yeah, I think it'd be worth listing a Paypal link for donations.

Even if the money isn't used for acquiring new courses it could go toward bandwith costs.

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Quote Farley Replybullet Posted: 13 June 2006 at 9:24am

I think a Pay-Pal donation page would be a great idea to help you compensate for bandwidth and time.  It would probably make a number of us feel better about using the courses.

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Quote rafaelrbp Replybullet Posted: 13 June 2006 at 10:06am
I would be willing to donate more than one or two dollars! I downloaded the entire French course (Volume I), and I'm waiting for the Volume II. If I could help somehow...

A friend of mine is interested in the FSI Spanish course, I have just the first 15 lessons.

It would be a good idea to create a "Supplemental section" in the site, where users could add their own comments / documents / ways to use the course, etc.

Thanks gdfellows, for your kind contribution to the language learners.


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Quote gdfellows Replybullet Posted: 13 June 2006 at 5:54pm

Thanks for all of the nice comments!  Please do not worry about compensating me for bandwidth or my time - I am happy to help.

However, I am always willing to accept loans or donations of original FSI materials for the website.  Many members have contributed already, and that is why we have as much as we do now.  If we all share what we have, then all can benefit.  For those who do not have courses to donate, don't worry - freely use what is here to advance your language learning, for that is the mission of this website.

Here is a list of courses that I now have and will be loading to the website next:

  • French Revised Volume 2
  • The rest of German Volume 1
  • Standard Chinese module 9
  • Turkish Volume 1
  • Spanish Volumes 1 and 2
  • Italian Volume 1

Except for Turkish, I will have to digitize the audio tapes, and that takes a lot of time (not hard work, but it has to be done real-time).

I am happy to hear that the work is appreciated and is of benefit to the members of this forum.

 

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Quote Francis Replybullet Posted: 14 June 2006 at 7:32am
You can add me to the chorus of voices that would be happy to donate towards the cost of obtaining further fsi courses.  I'm am working my way through the revised French course presently, and it's by far and away the best language I've ever studied.

Well done to everyone concerned with the site, and many thanks for your efforts.
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Quote gdfellows Replybullet Posted: 17 June 2006 at 6:25pm

Originally posted by rafaelrbp

It would be a good idea to create a "Supplemental section" in the site, where users could add their own comments / documents / ways to use the course, etc.

You will now find a new forum entitled "Learning Languages".  I've started with a "General" forum and forums for several of the more popular languages.  If you would like to see more of these forums, let me know.



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Quote snifty Replybullet Posted: 18 August 2006 at 5:21pm
Would you add content that other people ripped to mp3 for you? I think I know someone who has the Amharic course.

thanks again for an awesome site.
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Quote gdfellows Replybullet Posted: 18 August 2006 at 5:57pm

Originally posted by snifty

Would you add content that other people ripped to mp3 for you? I think I know someone who has the Amharic course.

If we can be sure that it is the original government audio, then yes, I would be most happy to have the mp3 files.  If they were ripped from a copyrighted course such as MultiLingua or AudioForum, then no, we cannot post them here.

Let me know what you find.

 

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Quote Tronovan Replybullet Posted: 27 October 2006 at 8:12pm

Ever though about using bit torrents to serve the courses?  --cheap bandwidth

Like karate, language is a disipline. You can learn a lot about karate by reading books and listening to audiobooks, but you'll never learn karate until you fight!
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