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10 Must-Watch TED Talks for Language Learners Posted by meaghan on Jun 6, 2016 in For Learners, Learning + Usage Tips
TED Talks are short, influential lectures from experts in science, technology, design, education, and beyond. If you haven’t visited the TED website, you should. There’s something on there for everyone, and many lectures come with subtitles in other languages, so it’s a great language learning tool to boot! Below is a collection of 10 of…
How to Make More Time for Learning a Language Posted by Transparent Language on May 30, 2016 in For Learners
In a recent survey, we asked more than 500 of our customers to identify some of their biggest challenges when it comes to learning a language. More than 41% indicated that finding the time to learn was a major problem. Fortunately for them (and for you!), this is a problem you can solve if you’re…
Practice Activities in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on May 11, 2016 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Feature Updates
There are four parts to the language puzzle: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All of the courses and vocabulary lists in Transparent Language Online include a mix of activities to build all four skills. But what if you’ve mastered writing (or typing) a set of words and phrases, but you want to practice saying them?…
Introducing Teen Voices: Spanish Course Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 2, 2016 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Each year during the second week of March, the Young Adult Library Services Association sponsors Teen Tech Week. The national initiative focuses on building teens’ digital literacy, particularly by encouraging them to take advantage of educational and recreation technology at their local libraries. To celebrate the impending Teen Tech Week, we’re launching our Teen Voices Spanish…
Keep Current, Learn English in Context Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 25, 2016 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
Since 2016, we made good on our promise of free, online English lessons that were more interesting than a textbook and less intimidating than a newspaper. You can now enjoy dozens of lessons, powered by Transparent Language Online. English in Context lessons cover current events like the changing role of women in the U.S. military…
Learn More Than 100 Languages in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 23, 2015 in For Businesses, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
You can never know enough languages. That’s why we add a few new languages to Transparent Language Online each year. Over time, our language scientists have experimented with several dozen languages that we never released to our individual consumers (though you may have seen these languages before if you were ever registered through a subscribing…
Free Online Spanish Lesson: El Día de los Muertos Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 21, 2015 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
El Día de los Muertos (more commonly called “Dia de Muertos” in Mexico, or the “Day of the Dead” in English) might sound like a frightful holiday, but don’t mistake it as the Mexican version of Halloween. The holiday, originating in Mexico and observed to some extent throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, is actually…