Building Up Your Confidence Posted by Sean Young on Dec 20, 2012 in Archived Posts
Have you heard that the more languages you learn, the easier it is to learn another? It’s not because of being smarter or possessing some special powers. It’s because of the techniques you’ve learned, familiarity with new sounds and letters and the confidence built up from your experiences. The only thing holding you back is…
Transparent Language Partners with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Offer World Language Apps Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 14, 2012 in Archived Posts
As a company passionate about language learning, we often partner with other like-minded organizations on language projects in addition to our own language products for educators. We recently partnered with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to create a new pair of language apps, HMH Spanish Vocabulary and HMH French Vocabulary. These vocabulary building iOS apps pair…
Am I Ready To Speak The Language? Posted by Sean Young on Sep 28, 2012 in Archived Posts
This is a question I’ve heard people ask after a few lessons of study. It is thought that if you don’t have enough basic vocabulary, grammar or a general understanding when others speak, then you’re not ready. Let me get straight to the point – You are always ready to speak a language, no matter…
You Don’t Have To Be A Genius Posted by Sean Young on Sep 21, 2012 in Archived Posts
Let me start this post by saying that I, Sean L. Young, am fluent in nine languages and can have a conversation in an additional nineteen with varying degrees of fluency. I have been awed, praised, put on a pedestal and hated because of that. The fact of the matter is that I’m not a…
Maintain Your Language Health Posted by Sean Young on Aug 28, 2012 in Archived Posts
Imagine having a car. You drive it to work, you go out of town. What if you forget to maintain it? Oh, you put in the oil when you remember to but you haven’t yet added grease to the axles or you might get around to checking on that noise next week. How long do…
A Language Course in Your Pocket Posted by Sean Young on Aug 27, 2012 in Archived Posts
If I were to tell you that you can get a complete language course that will teach you how to communicate in practically any situation in your choice of dozens of languages for less than ten dollars – you might think I’m crazy or you might want to know where to find such courses, right?…
One Picture Says a Thousand Words Posted by Sean Young on Aug 15, 2012 in Archived Posts
When you see a picture, what goes through your mind? Can you describe it to someone? Or can they describe it to you and you can see in your imagination what they’re describing? How about describing a situation to your friend who wasn’t there but can imagine what happened based on your description of it?…