Archive for 'For Learners'
Free language learning at every library in Denmark (for Danes and newcomers!) Posted by meaghan on Dec 9, 2024 in Company News, Learning Material Updates, Library Success Stories
Since 2023, every Danish citizen has been able to learn a language for free with their library card. But only if they were comfortable learning a new language using English. Now every Dane—and newcomers to Denmark—can access free language courses taught in their native language. No more language barriers. “Danish for Migrants” course for speakers…
4 new indigenous languages added to Transparent Language Online Posted by meaghan on Oct 14, 2024 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
More voices. That’s the goal. To promote language learning at large. And to protect languages at risk. Advocating for more voices has been the goal since we started our first indigenous language course (Balinese!) way back in 2013. Here we are—11 years and 35 indigenous languages later—marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day with four new additions to…
Advocating for More Voices Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 5, 2024 in Company News, For Learners
What does it mean to be a language advocate? What are we even advocating for? The best way I’ve heard it put: “more voices.” More voices. That’s what we need to celebrate and increase multilingualism. Our languages are foundational to our identities. When one dies (which happens at a rate of one language every two…
Close Your Rings, Learn a Language Posted by meaghan on Jul 10, 2024 in For Learners, Learning Feature Updates
What are you lookin’ at? Oh, the new learner portal design in Transparent Language Online!? Us too. 😍 Goodbye cloud background (IYKYK). Hello clean new dashboard. The new look reduces distractions. So learners can focus on what matters most. ⭕ Completing your next lesson. ⭕ Meeting your daily goal. ⭕ Reviewing regularly. It’s like closing the…
Learn a language offline with the Transparent Language Online app Posted by meaghan on Jun 17, 2024 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
It’s 2024. Surely everyone learning a language with us has home internet, right? Unfortunately, no. Tens of millions of US households don’t have internet. And potentially more soon. Congressional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program ran out on May 31. The program provided a home internet subsidy to more than 23 million low-income households. If…
Beef up your vocab 🐄 Posted by meaghan on Jan 23, 2024 in For Learners, Learning + Usage Tips
If your 2024 goal is to improve your proficiency, vocab is the way. Proficiency levels have consistently been shown to increase in tandem with vocabulary size.1, 2, 3 And studies show that of all factors contributing to language proficiency, vocabulary size is by far the single most significant factor.4, 5, 6 In most cases, you’re looking…
Transparent Language Online Year in Review 2023 Posted by meaghan on Dec 12, 2023 in Company News, For Learners, Learning Material Updates
According to Oxford dictionary the word of the year is “rizz”… mkay. For us, the word of the year has been depth! Learners have always been able to choose from a lot of languages in Transparent Language Online. 120+ languages at this point. This year we focused on adding more courses and more levels to…