5 Ways to Raise a Bilingual Child When You Don’t Speak the Language Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 9, 2013 in Archived Posts
I always imagined my children would speak fluent Arabic, Spanish, French and English. Before having kids and up until the time they could talk, I thought this was totally realistic. Arabic they would get from their dad, a native speaker, Spanish they would learn from me, a non-native speaker but fluent, and French they would…
Practice Your Pronunciation Anxiety-Free with EveryVoice Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 4, 2013 in For Educators, For Learners, For Libraries, Learning Feature Updates
Speaking an unfamiliar language can be terrifying, but learners who avoid it never succeed at achieving proficiency. That’s why Transparent Language’s EveryVoice™ speech analysis technology relieves the tension by providing our users with a judgment-free environment in which to make otherwise life-endingly bad mistakes. So go ahead, stammer your way those foreign words until you…
5 Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism Posted by meaghan on Dec 2, 2013 in Archived Posts
Speaking more than one language certainly doesn’t hurt when job hunting or traveling, but the benefits of bilingualism go way beyond your resume or your passport. I’m talking about your brain. You’ve probably heard that bilingualism can stave off dementia or Alzheimer’s in as you age, but what is it doing for your brain right…
5 Reasons Why Language Learners Should Focus on Vocabulary Posted by meaghan on Nov 25, 2013 in Archived Posts
“While without grammar little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” – David Wilkins New language learners may assume that learning grammar is more important than learning vocabulary. Can you really learn a language if you’re unfamiliar with sentence structure, verb conjugation, noun-adjective agreement, and so on? If you want to reach advanced…
What the Flip? Transparent Language Unveils New Teacher Authoring Tools for Flipped Language Classrooms at ACTFL Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 20, 2013 in Company News, For Educators
Hey, foreign language teachers! We’re hoping to see all of you at ACTFL this year, where we’ll be unveiling some of our newest and best features to date: list and lesson authoring. You’ve probably heard about the wonders of the flipped classroom model by now. If not, you can get up to speed with this…
Flip Your Language Classroom the Right Way Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 18, 2013 in For Educators
The flipped classroom model is turning the education world on its head. (See what we did there?) Essentially, students listen to traditional lectures not in class, but in videos that they watch independently. In doing so, teachers can free up class time for more interactive learning activities. So, why wouldn’t every teacher do so? Here’s…
“Itchy Feet” Chronicles: Fear and Courgettes Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 13, 2013 in Archived Posts
Malachi Rempen is an American filmmaker, author, photographer, and cartoonist. Born in Switzerland, raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he fled Los Angeles after film school and expatted it in France, Morocco, Italy, and now Berlin, Germany, where he lives with his Italian fiancée. Itchy Feet is his weekly cartoon chronicle of travel, language learning, and life…