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The Best Part of Flipping My Classroom Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 6, 2017 in For Educators
Guest Post by Heather Witten, a Spanish teacher at Elizabeth High School in Colorado, where she has been on the CCFLT (Colorado Congress of Foreign Language) Board for the last 4 years. She has been flipping her Spanish class for the last 7 years and has written a chapter in the book “Flipping 2.0” describing…
Spanish for All Ages: The Transparent Language Spanish Curriculum Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 8, 2017 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Spanish is not as foreign of a language as it once seemed. Of the world’s 400 million Spanish speakers, more than 37 million live in the United States. It’s no surprise, then, that Spanish is by far the most studied second language in U.S. schools and universities. Unfortunately, American students are notorious for reaching only…
Transparent Language Online Receives Platinum Award for Second Year in a Row Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 11, 2017 in Company News, For Libraries
It really is a happy new year! We just found out that Transparent Language Online is receiving the Modern Library Award’s Platinum Award again this year. The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format. Products and services were submitted in the fall using…
Transparent Language 2016 Year-in-Review Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 21, 2016 in Company News, For Businesses, For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
Goodbye 2016! It seems like most people are ready to say good riddance to 2016, but we’ve actually had a memorable year here at Transparent Language! Our engineers have been cranking out new features, our linguists continue to fill our products with new languages and courses, and our sales folks have partnered with more organizations…
Learn English with Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 23, 2016 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Of the 100+ languages offered in Transparent Language Online, English is our most requested. For good reason! Linguistic diversity is on the rise in the United States, bringing with it a number of opportunities, but also some challenges. According to the 2012 Census data, half of the foreign-born population self-reported that they speak English less than “very…
Non-Profit “7000 Languages” Uses Technology to Protect Indigenous and Endangered Languages Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 21, 2016 in Company News
Hello, language-lovers everywhere! I’m thrilled to announce the expansion of Transparent Language’s 7000 Languages Project into a full-fledged nonprofit organization. My name is Alexa Little, and I’ll be serving as the Executive Director of the new nonprofit, 7000 Languages. Today, over 3,000 of the world’s 7,000 languages are endangered. Languages become endangered when political, social…
Transparent Language Online User Spotlight: Kevin Barr, USMC Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 2, 2016 in For Learners, For Libraries
The winner of last month’s Library Card Sign-up Month photo contest is… Kevin Barr! Kevin’s photo submissions came all the way from Iwakuni, Japan, where he is stationed with the US Marine Corps. We were curious to see a Marine like Kevin is learning Indonesian with us, so we exchanged a few emails to find…