{"id":4999,"date":"2016-12-28T07:14:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:34:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:34:43","slug":"10-most-read-language-news-posts-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2016\/12\/28\/10-most-read-language-news-posts-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Most-Read Language News Posts of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year, language learners! 2016 has gotten a bad rap, but we love to look back on another year of posts. Whether you\u2019re a long-time reader or just stumbled upon the blog in 2016, we hope our posts have been\u00a0informative, inspiring, and entertaining. By now we all know the importance of reviewing, so let\u2019s review the most read posts of the year!<\/p>\n

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    Your Results May Vary: How Differently Your Language Learning Will Be Received<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may receive different reactions to your language skills, but your love for this humorous post was universal. Malachi Rempen, lovingly known as Itchy Feet, explains how his attempts at speaking the local language were met with varying responses throughout Europe.\"\"<\/p>\n

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      10 Must-Watch TED Talks for Language Learners<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You\u2019re likely all familiar with TED Talks, but you probably haven\u2019t seen all of these 10 Talks for language learners, including advice on becoming a better learner, discussions on how our languages affect us, and stories of language advocacy. Perfecting binge-watching material for your holiday break.\"\"<\/p>\n

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        When Your Brain Fights Back<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Do you ever feel like your brain is fighting back against all of the new languages you\u2019re cramming inside of it? You\u2019re not alone\u2014Itchy Feet feels your pain.\"\"<\/p>\n

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          Do you know \u201cWhich is English?\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          To celebrate the release of our newest version of our Which is English proficiency game, we put together the following list of the five most challenging\u00a0questions. Even native speakers seem to get them wrong! Do you know Which is English?\"\"<\/p>\n

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            Looks Aren\u2019t Everything in Language Learning<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Itchy Feet discusses the pros and cons of looking like a local when you\u2019re abroad. If you don\u2019t blend in, your language skills will take locals by surprise, usually in a good way. But if you do blend in and don\u2019t speak the language\u2026 reactions might fall on the other end of the spectrum.\"\"<\/p>\n

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              Americans Speaking to Americans in French<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Itchy Feet appears for the fourth and final time on this countdown to uncover how Americans speak to one another abroad. Do you always fall back into English when you\u2019re speaking to other Americans?\"\"<\/p>\n

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                3 Ways to Learn a Language with Wikipedia<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                If you\u2019re not searching something on Wikipedia once a day, you\u2019re not using the internet right. That\u2019s a big of an exaggeration, but for language learners it\u2019s actually good advice. In this post, Jakob gives language learners 3 good reasons to learn a language with Wikipedia.\"\"<\/p>\n

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                  Learn 100+ Languages On the Go with Transparent Language for iPad<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Apparently you were all as excited to share in our big news from this summer\u2014Transparent Language Online is now available for iPads! Learn more about the app and start learning anytime, anywhere.\"\"<\/p>\n

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                    Where to Find OERs for Your Language Classes<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    When 48% of educators polled in a higher education survey indicated that they had difficult locating Open Education Resources (OERs), we knew we had to step in. We\u2019re glad we did\u2014this list of our favorite OERs for language teachers was the ninth most viewed post of the year!\"\"<\/p>\n

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                      Teach Language Asynchronously (Free eBook)<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      We love sharing our expertise with language teachers around the world, particularly when it comes to teaching languages in the virtual classroom. In this free eBook, we share\u00a0the benefits and challenges of asynchronous teaching, best practices for setting up a Learning Management System\u00a0(LMS), some of\u00a0our\u00a0favorite online learning tools, and more!<\/p>\n

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                      Happy New Year, language learners! 2016 has gotten a bad rap, but we love to look back on another year of posts. Whether you\u2019re a long-time reader or just stumbled upon the blog in 2016, we hope our posts have been\u00a0informative, inspiring, and entertaining. By now we all know the importance of reviewing, so let\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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