“Yes, It’s Time To Do This”: How a Native American Tribe is Preserving its Language With Technology Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 4, 2013 in Company News
When I first started thinking about working on Koasati, I realize now, I knew nothing. I knew Koasati was a living language spoken by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. I knew that the majority of Coushatta people once spoke the language, but it now had fewer than 500 speakers…
Bringing the Balinese Language to Balinese Schools Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 23, 2013 in Company News
At Transparent Language, we are proud to contribute our innovative language learning technology to the world’s under resourced languages as part of the 7000 Languages Project. More exciting than the language learning resources we create, however, is how those resources can be integrated into the community to preserve and promote that language. Back in February, we announced our…
A Year in Review: What’s New in Transparent Language Online Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 25, 2013 in Company News, For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries
It’s been a busy year for us here at Transparent Language. Last year we launched our online language learning system, aptly known as Transparent Language Online. We’ve spent much of the last twelve months improving Transparent Language Online with new features, capabilities, and courses. So here’s what we’ve been up to… Adding New Features…
Putting the FL in STEM: the Link Between Foreign Languages and the STEM Fields Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 12, 2013 in For Businesses, For Learners
Dr. Bill Rivers is the Executive Director for the Joint National Committee for Languages – National Council for Language and International Studies, and a leader in U.S. language policy development. We’ve all heard about the importance of improving education in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and math. But did you know that foreign languages…
Learn Spanish Online with Authentic Conversation Videos Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 10, 2013 in For Learners, Learning Material Updates
The beauty of an online learning environment is that it can easily grow and evolve over time. We’re always making improvements, adding new features, activities, and even languages to Transparent Language Online (which already offers over 80 languages). Newest to our lineup of courses is the Spanish Conversations Course, a video-based course that follows the…
Transparent Language Launches the 7000 Languages Project Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 1, 2013 in Company News
How many languages can you name off the top of your head? Now, how many languages do you think exist in the world right now? According to Ethnologue, there are approximately 7,105 living languages in the world today. If most people are only aware of a hundred or so languages (and if you made it…
Transparent Language Partner School Receives Award for Excellence in Education Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 11, 2013 in Company News, For Educators
Here at Transparent Language, we take pride in supporting language programs in schools, especially in our own community. That’s why we are extremely excited to congratulate our partners at East Kingston Elementary School (EKES), who received the 2013 Elementary School of Excellence. Presented as part of the New Hampshire Excellence in Education Awards (the “EDies”)…