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Play Ball… En Español! Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 31, 2015 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
Fear not, sports fans. We may be wrapping up the Multilingual Madness Tournament, but baseball season is just around the corner. This year, the Major League Baseball season will not commence with an international game as it has in previous years, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to add a little international flavor to opening…
Transparent Language Library Spotlight: Jacksonville Public Library Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 25, 2015 in For Libraries, Library Success Stories
In 2011, things got a little brighter for the Jacksonville Public Library system in sunny Jacksonville, Florida: they subscribed to Transparent Language Online, providing their customers free language-learning resources in more than 80 languages. Inspired by his friends’ New Year’s Resolutions to learn a new language, Eric Soriano, a member of the library’s e-services team…
How Language Changes Our Perception of Color Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 18, 2015 in Archived Posts
Recently, the Internet has been abuzz with discussions about color, thanks to a now-notorious dress that some people perceive as gold and white, and others perceive as black and blue. There have been several explanations offered for this disparity, the most popular being that our perceptions vary based on how our brains interpret the amount…
Announcing the 2nd Annual Multilingual Madness Tournament Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 16, 2015 in Archived Posts
Edit: The tournament is now closed. The competition was fierce, but mighty Bulgarian has come out on top in 2015! Congratulations to our contest MVP Marit Ombudstvedt! It’s that time again… Transparent Language’s 2nd Annual Multilingual Madness Tournament is here! Reigning 2014 champion Italian is ready to defend the title, but we’re switching things up this year. If…
When are Language-Learning Products Worth the Investment? Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 4, 2015 in Archived Posts
As a language-learning company, we at Transparent Language interact with language learners from all walks of life. Sometimes, we meet at conferences. Other times, we communicate on social media websites. Every now and then we also meet a school instructor or librarian with a passion for language learning in our daily jaunts travelling back and…
Hacking Pronunciation in Any Language with the IPA, Part 2: Vowels Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 2, 2015 in Archived Posts
Jakob Gibbons writes about language and travel on his blog Globalect. He often shares his experiences with learning languages on the road, and teaching and learning new speech sounds is his specialty. Learning words and how to put them into sentences is certainly the first step in learning a new language. But once you’re ready to…
How to Teach Grammar Through Technology [Webinar] Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 25, 2015 in For Educators
At Transparent Language, we don’t just support learners of a foreign language, we support teachers, too! That’s why we started our Education Webinar series earlier this year. We’ve received so much positive feedback from attendees—and requests from educators unable to attend—that we’re repeating the series in early 2015! Up next: how to teach grammar through…