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The #1 Tool for Remote Language Teaching: A Library Card! Posted by Erin on Aug 27, 2020 in For Educators, For Libraries
We’re less than a week away from the beginning of September, and you know what that means! Back to school! Or stay-at-home school! Or hybrid school! Or… this used to be a lot more straight forward, didn’t it? Wherever your kids or students find themselves come September, the Unsung Superheroes of the Pandemic have got you…
New: Advanced English Listening and Reading Lessons Posted by meaghan on Jun 9, 2020 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Highly proficient English learners, you can now sharpen your listening and reading comprehension with the new Advanced Listening and Advanced Reading lessons in Transparent Language Online. The new advanced English lessons—ten listening-focused and ten reading-focused—are intended for learners near or at the CEFR C2/ACTFL Superior level. All lessons are based on authentic materials created by…
Transparent Language Online Wins Fifth Consecutive Platinum Award Posted by meaghan on Jan 14, 2020 in Company News, For Libraries
Good things come in fives: fingers, food groups, the Great Lakes, and LibraryWorks’ Modern Library Awards. We’re thrilled to receive our fifth consecutive Platinum Award in 2020 for Transparent Language Online. The Modern Library Awards (MLAs) are like the People’s Choice Awards, but better because the voters are librarians. The MLAs were established to recognize…
Transparent Language 2019 Year in Review Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 23, 2019 in Company News, For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
Any serious language learner will know the importance of reviewing what you’ve learned. So, it’s only logical that we apply that practice ourselves and look back on what we’ve learned and accomplished in 2019. What have we been working on? The Transparent Language team spent a good chunk of 2019 improving and expanding our language…
Expanding Our ESL Programs Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 11, 2019 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
You probably know that English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Of the world’s approximately 1.5 billion English speakers, an overwhelming majority speak it as a second language. Yet, here in the United States, we are facing something of a crisis in teaching, and learning, English as a second language (ESL) In…
Non-profit Partnership Adds Four Native Alaskan Languages to Transparent Language Online Posted by Gary Locke on Jul 9, 2019 in Company News, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Sometimes, when you look at the world, it can be easy to despair at the passage of time and the things we lose along the way. Luckily, there are those who make an effort to change the course of what seems to be an inevitability. With dedication, resourcefulness, and teamwork comes success. And so it…
Transparent Language Online Wins Fourth Consecutive Platinum Award Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 15, 2019 in Company News, For Libraries
We’re feeling very fourtunate to receive our fourth consecutive Platinum Award in LibraryWork’s 2019 Modern Library Awards! Providing language learning opportunities to library patrons must really be our fourte. (Okay, that’s all of our number puns… four now.) The Modern Library Awards are special awards because they are voted on by the librarians with whom we…