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New in CL-150 Cohorts: Easier Enrollment Posted by gail on May 1, 2017 in For Learners, For Program Managers, New in CL-150 Cohorts
We’ve made it faster to enroll in a CL-150 Cohort! Follow these 3 easy steps. 1. Log in to the CL-150 via the portal you wish to use, such as: [US Government site] Joint Language University (jlu.wbtrain.com) [US Government site] Special Operations Forces Tele-training System (softsonline.org) [Open site] CL-150 Portal (usg.transparent.com) 2. Select the Cohorts…
New in CL-150 Cohorts: New Cohorts available in MSA, Farsi, Korean, Levantine Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Russian, and Spanish Posted by gail on Sep 26, 2016 in For Learners, For Program Managers, New in CL-150 Cohorts
What is the CL-150 Cohort Coaching Program? Each week, expert “Coaches” develop and distribute new software-based language lesson “workouts” at each of three proficiency levels in each of eight languages. Lessons are based on current, authentic content covering professionally relevant topics such as culture, economy, geography, military, politics, science, security, society or technology. Each lesson…
New on Mobile: The CL-150 for iPad App Posted by gail on Sep 1, 2016 in For Learners, New in Mobile
What device(s) do you use for your language learning? Desktop? Laptop? Tablet? Phone? The CL-150 supports them all, with different activities available on each, as appropriate. The CL-150 even synchronizes your work across your devices if you use more than one. Many CL-150 users mostly use an iPad and its Safari browser. Now these iPad…
CL-150 Cohorts Sustainment Service Now Available for MSA and Farsi Posted by gail on Oct 26, 2015 in For Learners, For Program Managers, New in CL-150 Cohorts
It’s easy for a linguist’s language proficiency to fall off between formal language courses. Even with the best of intentions, life gets in the way and time flies by. CL-150 Cohorts fight that tendency with regular, short lessons that feature current, engaging content in a given language at a target proficiency level. CL-150 Cohort Coaches…
Official vs. User-Created Content Posted by gail on Dec 2, 2014 in For Instructors, For Learners, For Program Managers
The list of language-learning materials available on the CL-150 is long and varied. There are courses, Cohort lessons, and LessonGin lessons in over 100 languages, at every proficiency level, addressing dozens of general and government-specific domains, from humanitarian relief to nuclear test site inspections. For students with materials assigned by an instructor or mentor, the…
New in Reporting: Class Activity Report, Instructor Activity Report, Program Manager Report Posted by gail on Nov 24, 2014 in For Instructors, For Program Managers, New in Admin Reporting, New in Class Reporting
New CL-150 reporting features allow users to easily run more comprehensive reports on the progress of individual users, groups of users, and whole organizations, all within a specified date range. Users can print the reports, generate PDFs, or save CSV files to store the report information. Class Activity Report Available in the Instructor Portal and…