New: The World’s First Digital Taíno Course Posted by meaghan on Sep 29, 2025 in For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
You’ve probably never heard of the largest Indigenous group in North America: the Taíno. They were the first Native Americans encountered by Europeans in 1492. Their language was the lingua franca of the Caribbean, spoken in what is now the Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and beyond. They and their language…
New: English Proficiency Estimator Posted by meaghan on Sep 22, 2025 in For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
There are lots of big milestones along an English language learner’s journey. Getting a job. Earning a GED or college degree. Becoming a citizen. All things that involve demonstrating your English skills. But people are notoriously bad at estimating their language abilities. And those formal English tests are long and expensive. So how can you…
New: ASL Course for Babies & Children Posted by meaghan on Sep 2, 2025 in For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Ever wish your baby could just tell you what they want? No crying. No tantrums. This course is for you. Introducing the “American Sign Language for Babies & Children” course in Transparent Language Online. Created by the experts at Signing Savvy (who created our Beginner ASL course for adults), this course is made for any…
New: English Course for Fulani Speakers Posted by meaghan on Aug 18, 2025 in For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Material Updates
Fulani may be a “less common” language. But not in Ohio. The Fulani are the largest nomadic group in the world, settling down across the length of West Africa. That includes Mauritania, a country facing such severe turmoil that more than 15,000 Mauritanians have made the risky journey to the United States since 2023[1]. Many…
New: English Course for Gujarati Speakers Posted by meaghan on Jul 21, 2025 in For Learners, For Libraries
Ever heard of Gujarati? It’s a language spoken by more than 60 million people in India. And increasingly in communities in the United States, which more than one million Gujaratis call home. One such community is McKenzie, Tennessee. Carol Nanney, the school librarian at McKenzie High School, recently requested an English course for Gujarati speakers…
Incorporate language learning into your library’s Summer Reading Program Posted by meaghan on Jul 3, 2025 in For Libraries
Looking for a program that encourages teens in your community to: ✅ participate in your library’s Summer Reading Program ✅ make use of library resources like Transparent Language Online ✅ learn a new language Magaly Garcia, the Library Youth Coordinator at Speer Memorial Library in Mission, Texas has an idea for you. She runs a…
New: Ukrainian Localization Posted by meaghan on Apr 15, 2025 in For Learners, For Libraries
Our most learned language in Transparent Language Online: English. And of the 36 languages we teach English in, one language has been surging: Ukrainian. Since the release of the beginner English for Ukrainian speakers course, it’s become the 4th most learned English pair among library patrons. Which makes sense given that libraries have taken the…