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Updates from the Field: Preserving the Balinese Language Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 14, 2015 in Company News, For Learners, Learning Material Updates
You may recall that in 2013, Transparent Language launched the 7000 Languages Project, an initiative created to support the world’s less common, less commercial languages. One such language is Balinese, spoken on the island of Bali in Indonesia. We partnered with the folks at BASABali to help preserve this beautiful language, providing Balinese resources to…
Introducing Our New Indonesian Language and Culture Blog Posted by meaghan on Jul 16, 2014 in Company News
You know all of those lovely language and culture blogs we run? Well, there’s a new blog in town: the Indonesian language and culture blog! Whether you’re an expat living in Indonesia, a traveler planning a quick trip to the country, or just someone who is curious about the language and culture, our blog is…
Protecting Alaskan Languages: the Doyon Foundation 7000 Partnership Posted by Transparent Language on May 29, 2014 in Company News, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Remember last year when we launched the 7000 Languages Project to bring our world-class web and mobile technology to the world’s other 7000 languages? Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Doyon Foundation 7000 Partnership, the latest initiative of the 7000 Languages Project. Though we may be donating our technology for this project…
What differentiates Transparent Language Online from other language learning programs? Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 20, 2014 in Company News, For Businesses, For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
It probably comes as no surprise that we feel Transparent Language Online is the best learning solution for libraries, and a much better value than any other education and library language solution on the market. There are the obvious reasons, such as having more languages and more content for each language than any competing system. But let’s…
What the Flip? Transparent Language Unveils New Teacher Authoring Tools for Flipped Language Classrooms at ACTFL Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 20, 2013 in Company News, For Educators
Hey, foreign language teachers! We’re hoping to see all of you at ACTFL this year, where we’ll be unveiling some of our newest and best features to date: list and lesson authoring. You’ve probably heard about the wonders of the flipped classroom model by now. If not, you can get up to speed with this…
“Yes, It’s Time To Do This”: How a Native American Tribe is Preserving its Language With Technology Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 4, 2013 in Company News
When I first started thinking about working on Koasati, I realize now, I knew nothing. I knew Koasati was a living language spoken by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. I knew that the majority of Coushatta people once spoke the language, but it now had fewer than 500 speakers…
Bringing the Balinese Language to Balinese Schools Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 23, 2013 in Company News
At Transparent Language, we are proud to contribute our innovative language learning technology to the world’s under resourced languages as part of the 7000 Languages Project. More exciting than the language learning resources we create, however, is how those resources can be integrated into the community to preserve and promote that language. Back in February, we announced our…