ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, is encouraging consumers to get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit and brush up on their brogue by offering a free, online trial of Irish. The trial is currently available through the Rosetta Stone Facebook page and the Facebook app that allows consumers to send an Irish greeting to friends will launch next week. Despite being the first official language of the Republic of Ireland and an official language of the European Union, fewer than 55,000 people in the world actively speak Irish today.
“We would like everyone to go beyond just wearing their favorite green shirt on St. Patrick’s Day and thought it would be fun for anyone to learn a few Irish words through our free trial and be able to send a message in Irish to their friends through the Facebook app,” said Duane Sider, director of learning at Rosetta Stone. “Not only will it encourage people to get into the spirit of the holiday, but we hope it will also generate awareness of a language that is spoken by so few people today.”
Prospective learners can visit facebook.com/RosettaStone for the free trial and app through the end of March. They can also participate in a St. Patrick’s Day Twitter Trivia Challenge by following Rosetta Stone on Twitter® (@RosettaStone) on March 17.
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