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Spanish for All Ages: The Transparent Language Spanish Curriculum Posted by 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…

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Transparent Language 2016 Year-in-Review Posted by 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…

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Learn English with Transparent Language Online Posted by 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…

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Where to Find OERs for Your Language Classes Posted by on Oct 5, 2016 in For Educators

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A recent higher education survey lamented that many educators do not make use of Open Educational Resources (OERs). Surprising to me, however, were the main barriers cited by teachers: 48% of those polled noted they had “difficulty located the resources needed” and 49% said there were “not enough resources for [their] subject”. I hope that…

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L’école is in session with the French Elementary Course Posted by on Sep 5, 2016 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates

For this generation of digital natives, using technology to learn a new skill is practically a given. What’s not so certain, though, is the quality and relevance of that tech for any given student. If you’re teaching grade-school students, you have to be particularly careful with language learning applications – you don’t want to end…

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Learn 100+ Languages On the Go with Transparent Language for iPad Posted by on Aug 3, 2016 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Feature Updates

For language learners, time and place restrictions can be discouraging at best and extremely disruptive at worst. Mobile learning puts learners in control of when and where they learn, meaning downtime or periods of absence—from the daily commute to an overseas deployment—are suddenly more productive. That’s why Transparent Language Online is now available in full…

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Teach Language Asynchronously (Free eBook) Posted by on Jul 6, 2016 in For Educators

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Language teachers, add the free Teach Language Asynchronously eBook to your reading list! We live in a digital world that allows our students to access information 24/7. Today’s young learners are digital natives, accustomed to and excited by researching, discovering, and learning online. Why not use all of this to your advantage by teaching your…

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