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4 new indigenous languages added to Transparent Language Online Posted by on Oct 14, 2024 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates

online ekpeye language course

More voices. That’s the goal. To promote language learning at large. And to protect languages at risk. Advocating for more voices has been the goal since we started our first indigenous language course (Balinese!) way back in 2013. Here we are—11 years and 35 indigenous languages later—marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day with four new additions to…

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Live Panel: Supporting English Language Learners at Your Library Posted by on Oct 8, 2024 in Company News, For Libraries

Update: the panel discussion event has passed. We had a blast. The panel shared tons of great tips you definitely don’t want to miss. Watch the recording here. Libraries are on the front lines of supporting immigrants and refugees in their communities. That means building literacy of all kinds: digital, financial, and of course English…

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Welcoming Ukrainian refugees to the library (and the community!) Posted by on Aug 22, 2024 in For Libraries, Library Success Stories

English for Ukrainian refugees in Transparent Language Online

But first, coffee. 🍵 That’s the approach one UK library took when supporting dozens of Ukrainian refugees resettling in their community. Libraries are on the front lines of supporting immigrants and refugees. Which in the UK is more than 17% of the population as of 2021. Libraries are responding with a slew of creative literacy…

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Close Your Rings, Learn a Language Posted by on Jul 10, 2024 in For Learners, Learning Feature Updates

Transparent Language Online redesign

What are you lookin’ at? Oh, the new learner portal design in Transparent Language Online!? Us too. 😍 Goodbye cloud background (IYKYK). Hello clean new dashboard. The new look reduces distractions. So learners can focus on what matters most. ⭕ Completing your next lesson. ⭕ Meeting your daily goal. ⭕ Reviewing regularly. It’s like closing the…

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Florida Library Teaches ASL Classes with Transparent Language Online Posted by on Jul 8, 2024 in For Libraries, Library Success Stories

ASL classes at Seminole County Public Library with Transparent Language Online

You can probably guess the languages our library patrons learn most: English, Spanish, French. But recently… ASL! Since we added American Sign Language to Transparent Language Online for Libraries, it’s ranked in the top 5 most learned languages (of 130 languages!) nearly every month. The 60-hour ASL course covers all the basics: 👉 fingerspelling 👉…

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🥇 Compete with language learners around the world Posted by on Jul 1, 2024 in For Libraries

Transparent Language Online contest

Update: the winners are in! Congratulations to… 🥇 Felix from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library in North Carolina, who spent more than 60 hours learning Chinese! 🥈 Lucy from Bay City Public Library in Texas, who completed 31 Japanese lessons! 🥉 Mereke from Fort Bend County Library in Texas, who learned 353 new words in English!…

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Support English Language Learners at Your Library (Free Guide) Posted by on Jun 24, 2024 in For Libraries

Public libraries are on the front lines of helping the tens of millions of immigrants and refugees survive and thrive in their new homes. The foreign-born population accounts for 14%, 17%, and 23% of the populations of the US, UK, and Canada respectively. And they all share the same struggle: learning English. In the last…

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