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Florida Library Teaches ASL Classes with Transparent Language Online Posted by meaghan on Jul 8, 2024 in For Libraries, Library Success Stories
You can probably guess the languages our library patrons learn most: English, Spanish, French. But recently… ASL! Since we added American Sign Language to Transparent Language Online for Libraries, it’s ranked in the top 5 most learned languages (of 130 languages!) nearly every month. The 60-hour ASL course covers all the basics: 👉 fingerspelling 👉…
🥇 Compete with language learners around the world Posted by meaghan on Jul 1, 2024 in For Libraries
Compete with library patrons all over the world this summer! It’s simple. Log in to Transparent Language Online for Libraries. Pick any (or many) of the 130+ available languages. Learn as much as you can during from July 26 – August 11. The 3 library patrons with the most learning time in that window are…
Support English Language Learners at Your Library (Free Guide) Posted by meaghan on Jun 24, 2024 in For Libraries
Public libraries are on the front lines of helping the tens of millions of immigrants and refugees survive and thrive in their new homes. The foreign-born population accounts for 14%, 17%, and 23% of the populations of the US, UK, and Canada respectively. And they all share the same struggle: learning English. In the last…
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…
9x Platinum at the Modern Library Awards Posted by meaghan on Jan 12, 2024 in Company News, For Libraries
The word of the day is nonuple. You know double, triple, quadruple. But when you 9x something, it’s nonuple. We’re so excited to announce Transparent Language Online is now a NONUPLE Modern Library Awards Platinum Award winner! The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) are like the Oscars, but better because the voters are librarians evaluating the products they…
New: Beginner ASL Course Expanded Posted by meaghan 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…
Learn offline in the Transparent Language Online app Posted by meaghan on Feb 16, 2023 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
You can now download courses for offline learning in the Transparent Language Online app. The more often you engage with your language, the more you’ll learn and retain. That’s why we’re making it easier to learn anytime, anywhere—even if you don’t have internet access! To download courses for offline use, open the Browse tab and…