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You Can Homeschool in a Foreign Language You Don’t Speak Posted by Transparent Language on May 15, 2017 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
Homeschooling is a unique opportunity to shape your child’s education and pass along your wisdom. But what if your vast pool of knowledge doesn’t extend to a foreign language? Given the many good reasons to learn a language (and the fact that many colleges require at least 2 years!), it’s likely not something you want…
Make the Most of Every Feature in Transparent Language Online—Now On Mobile! Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 24, 2017 in For Businesses, For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Feature Updates
Learn on the go on any device! Transparent Language Online is now mobile responsive in all browsers on tablets and phones. For quite a while now we’ve given you multiple options to learn when, where, and how you want with Transparent Language Online: the web version, featuring our full suite of learning activities and content…
New Typing and Spelling Activities in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 20, 2017 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Feature Updates
What’s new in Version 2.2 of Transparent Language Online? New typing and spelling activities! Master the alphabet with Typing Tutor and Spelling Inspector, which are now available as Practice Activities for languages with alphabet courses. Learning to type in language is critical in today’s world of texts and emails. Being able to “write it down”…
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 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…
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…