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…
Why focus on vocabulary? Posted by Transparent Language on May 20, 2019 in For Learners, Learning + Usage Tips
“Why do you focus so much on vocabulary in your language platforms?” We get that question a lot, and it’s a more interesting question than you might think. We focus on language proficiency, which is largely made up of two things: vocabulary (declarative knowledge) and skills like pronunciation, grammar, structure, automaticity (procedural knowledge).[1] The CL-150…
New in Lesson Authoring: Lesson Unlocking, Excel Import, and More Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 30, 2019 in For Educators, Lesson Authoring Updates
Instructors using the CL-150 Platform and Transparent Language Online can create custom lessons using LessonGin, our lesson authoring technology for quickly building compelling, multi-activity language lessons that work on almost all common smartphones, tablets and laptops. We recently added a new batch of features and updates to LessonGin that give instructors more flexibility and control…
Add Your Own Vocab in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 18, 2019 in For Learners, Learning + Usage Tips, Learning Feature Updates
You can now add new words and phrases—or edit existing words and phrases—in the Learned Vocab Management dashboard Transparent Language Online. Our platforms provide end-to-end support for language programs: instructors can create lessons, students and individuals can learn and review material, and administrators can track and report on that learning—all from directly within the platform…
How 150 freelance linguists help us train tens of thousands of language professionals Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 26, 2019 in Company News
We talk a lot about how technology is transforming the way we teach and learn language. But we don’t talk enough about the transformation in how we create language learning content—and the team that helps us do it. The content challenge is different for professionals In contrast to many language learning companies, we primarily support…