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…
How To Enjoy Reading In A Foreign Language, Even When You Can’t Read That Language! Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 11, 2013 in Archived Posts
In my “Late Life Language Learning” series I was thinking mostly of older folks – like me – who might have been intimidated – as I was – at the thought of learning a language. But starting here I’m shifting gears. I’ll begin to cover ideas, thoughts, and experiences that are relevant to any language learner…
Spice It Up! Five Quick and Simple Language Learning Recipes Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 6, 2013 in Archived Posts
Guest Post by Sam from Lingholic. (If you missed his last guest post on language learning habits, you’re missing out!) Would you eat the exact same meal every day? I bet you wouldn’t. You’d get fed up pretty quickly and look for something else. Why would language learning be any different? Learning a language is all…
“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…
Just Ask Alex: October 2013 Edition Posted by Alex Rawlings on Oct 28, 2013 in Archived Posts
Avid language learner Alex Rawlings believes everyone can master a language, or many languages, like he has. That’s why he’s sharing his advice and answering your questions each month in the Just Ask Alex series. Missed a previous entry? See them all here. Have a question for Alex? Leave a comment or tweet @TLILanguages using #JustAskAlex. Learning a new alphabet…
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…