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Beef up your vocab 🐄 Posted by on Jan 23, 2024 in For Learners, Learning + Usage Tips

Add context to your learned vocab

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…

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Transparent Language Online Year in Review 2023 Posted by on Dec 12, 2023 in Company News, For Learners, Learning Material Updates

new language courses in transparent language online 2023

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…

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Real World Collection “Distinguished” Level (CEFR C2) Posted by on Aug 15, 2023 in For Learners

CEFR C2 Chinese lessons

Say so long to the intermediate plateau with the most advanced lessons ever added to Transparent Language Online! The new “Distinguished” level in the Real World Collection is equivalent to CEFR C2/ACTFL Distinguished—that’s 36 hours of reading and listening practice at native-like proficiency. Analyze long, complex texts and learn to detect sarcasm, allusion, or bias…

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Workforce English Essentials Course Posted by on Jul 25, 2023 in For Businesses, For Learners, Learning Material Updates

business english tutoring

Don’t let language barriers come between you and your customers. Get your customer-facing employees conversation-ready ASAP with Workforce English Essentials. Unlike the typical Business English course, what employees learn is up to you (with help from our tutors if you’d like). No linear course with time wasted on things they already know or don’t need…

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Push past the intermediate language plateau with the Real-World Collection Posted by on Jun 13, 2023 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates

Every language learner will get stuck on the dreaded intermediate plateau. It’s the point when traditional materials made for learners stop being engaging and effective. But authentic sources (news, podcasts, novels) are still really challenging. You feel like you’ll never improve. We’ve launched a new collection to fill that gap and get you unstuck. Push…

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New: Beginner ASL Course Expanded Posted by on May 22, 2023 in For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates

8 new units. 242 new signs. 33 more hours of American Sign Language instruction. The first 8 units of our ASL course were released last September. In only 4 months, American Sign Language had already entered the top 10 most learned languages in Transparent Language Online in 2022! So, we teamed up with Signing Savvy…

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New: Intermediate Spanish for Professionals Posted by on Mar 30, 2023 in For Businesses, For Learners, Learning Material Updates

B1 Spanish Course online

Push past the plateau. Make deeper personal and professional connections in Spanish with the Intermediate Spanish for Professionals Course. Progress from CEFR A2 to B1 with 80+ hours of vocab, grammar, conversations, and culture. And if you’re starting from scratch—combine it with the Beginner Spanish for Professionals for the most comprehensive 165-hour acquisition course available…

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