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New Image-Based Learning Activities Posted by meaghan on May 5, 2020 in For Educators, Lesson Authoring Updates
Let’s get visual! Two new image-based activities are now available in the lesson authoring tool in Transparent Language Online for Education. We remember more of what we see than what we hear[1]—a fact that should be exploited particularly in language teaching. Images of objects bring vocabulary items to life and street scenes from far off…
Online Language Lessons to Address COVID-19 Posted by meaghan on Apr 10, 2020 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
Looking for a meaningful way to address COVID-19 in your language classes, or incorporate it into your personal language studies? The COVID-19 lessons from Transparent Language Online are now freely available for anyone to use. You might not want to talk about COVID-19 with your language students, or you might be using language learning as…
There’s a lesson for that. Posted by meaghan on Mar 31, 2020 in For Educators, Lesson Authoring Updates
Or there could be in just a couple hours. A quick Amazon search for “advanced Spanish lessons” brings up 500+ results. But how many of those advanced Spanish lessons cover terminology relating to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela? Probably none. And what about materials for less common languages? A search for “Advanced Yoruba lessons”: zero…
Want to learn a language? We’ll be your accountability partner. Posted by meaghan on Mar 24, 2020 in For Learners, Learning Feature Updates
If you have a language learning goal but you don’t hold yourself accountable, does the goal even exist? If you’ve logged into Transparent Language Online this month, you’ve probably noticed there’s a new Goals panel on your dashboard (or in the hamburger menu on mobile). And if you haven’t logged in yet this month… this…
6 Free Language and Culture Resources You Can Access at Home Posted by meaghan on Mar 18, 2020 in Archived Posts
Explore the world, practice your pronunciation, and more from the comfort of your couch! Hi, language teachers, librarians, parents of kids stuck at home, and all language lovers. Below we’ve compiled a list of FREE language and culture resources that you, your students, and your kids can access from home in the coming weeks. The…
Online Language Courses for Professionals Posted by meaghan on Feb 11, 2020 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
Prepare to live and work abroad with our “For Professionals” collection. Think of this collection as the perfect Goldilocks middleground between basic language courses meant for tourists and highly industry-specific courses meant for a specific industry like finance. After completing these beginner and intermediate courses, you’ll be able to use the language appropriately in real-life…
Transparent Language Online Wins Fifth Consecutive Platinum Award Posted by meaghan on Jan 14, 2020 in Company News, For Libraries
Good things come in fives: fingers, food groups, the Great Lakes, and LibraryWorks’ Modern Library Awards. We’re thrilled to receive our fifth consecutive Platinum Award in 2020 for Transparent Language Online. The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) are like the People’s Choice Awards, but better because the voters are librarians. The MLAs were established to recognize…