How to Create ACTFL-Aligned, Authentic Language Lessons [Webinar] Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 19, 2015 in For Educators
At Transparent Language, we don’t just support learners of a foreign language, we support teachers, too! That’s why we started our Education Webinar series earlier this year. We’ve received so much positive feedback from attendees—and requests from educators unable to attend—that we’re repeating the series in early 2015! Up next: advice for creating ACTFL-aligned lessons…
Updates from the Field: Preserving the Balinese Language Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 14, 2015 in Company News, For Learners, Learning Material Updates
You may recall that in 2013, Transparent Language launched the 7000 Languages Project, an initiative created to support the world’s less common, less commercial languages. One such language is Balinese, spoken on the island of Bali in Indonesia. We partnered with the folks at BASABali to help preserve this beautiful language, providing Balinese resources to…
English: Germany’s Unofficial Second Language Posted by Malachi Rempen on Jan 12, 2015 in Archived Posts
I’ve already written about the ubiquity of English around the world and what you, if you’re a native English speaker, can do about it, but I feel there’s more to say about Germany. Germany is a special case. Much like Holland, Finland, and the Scandinavian countries, Germans seem to inhale English like they do beer…
What You Really Wanted to Know about Languages in 2014 Posted by meaghan on Jan 7, 2015 in Archived Posts
We’ve wrapped up another year here on the Language News Blog, and I dare say it was our best year yet. Whether you’ve read every post or you’re just clicking through for the first time, we want to make sure we’re helping you learn your second language efficiently, balance and maintain multiple languages over time…
An Introvert’s Guide to Language Learning Posted by meaghan on Jan 5, 2015 in Archived Posts
The abundance of language-learning materials available online has made it easier than ever to learn a language by yourself from the comfort of your own home. Total win, right? Not exactly… learning a foreign language isn’t like learning algebra or world history. To really progress and maintain your language skills, you need to do more…
A World of Words: the 2014 Words of the Year Posted by meaghan on Dec 31, 2014 in Archived Posts
As we wrap up 2014 and march boldly forward into 2015 (hopefully armed with lofty new language learning goals!), we are bombarded with a barrage of year-end lists and rankings. While I don’t quite care about the top 10 selfies of 2014, I do find one of the year-end campaigns quite interesting: the words of…
Setting a New Year’s Resolution to Learn a Language? Get Out of Your Own Way Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 29, 2014 in Archived Posts
As always, with the start of another year comes another opportunity to set a New Year’s Resolution. In theory, New Year’s Resolutions are big, ultra-goals that you set in January in anticipation of being a better, completely changed person come December. In practice, NYRs are poorly planned pipe-dreams that you set in January and forget…