Category: Transparent Language

Nothing Sums Up Romance More Than a Trip to Paris

Do you want to knock the socks off your romantic partner? Nothing would beat a beautiful and romantic trip to the city of love, a trip to Paris. Organising a trip to foreign lands can be quite daunting though, especially if you don’t speak the same language.

Fear Not! Transparent Languages Online can help you learn everything you need to know.

This brilliant service is available free of charge from your local library. It empowers you to explore a new language at the library, at home, or on the go using any Internet-connected device. You have the flexibility you need to learn a new language anytime, anywhere.

So don’t let a little thing like language come between you and your romantic ideas this Valentines Day.

Communicating On Holiday is Easy!

Wherever you are planning to go for your summer vacation, Transparent Language Online is there to help you.

A free resource at your local library, you can learn the basics you need to make the most of your holiday.

With 100’s of languages to choose from, this great programme teaches you to read, speak, write and understand the language you want to learn.

Learn to communicate at your local library

Wouldn’t it be lovely to be able to chat to everyone in your community, but communicating in another language can be a struggle. Don’t let this stop you – just visit your local library and ask them about the Transparent Language Online service.

This is a free service which enables you to learn any of over 110 languages, from Africaans through English to Zulu. With specially developed programmes to help you read, write, listen and speak, you could be having a lovely chat in no time.

Available on the device that best suits you, be that computer, tablet or phone. There are also features like ‘Word of the Day’ and a social community where you can learn with friends (old or new!).

So why not pop into your library today.

Language GCSE’s Around the Corner

Those dreaded exams are just around the corner and approaching fast, preparation is vital if you want to succeed.

The free language service at your local library can really help you with your chosen language.

It helps you learn how to recognize, write, read and speak any language of your choice and is a fantastic resource to help you practice and revise for the approaching exams.

With easy to use practice modules and even modules to really test your knowledge.

Check out Transparent Language Online at your local library and pass those exams with flying colours!

Reciting the Qur’an for Ramadam

Fully understand and recite the Qur’an teachings with the help of Transparent Languages Online – free from your local library.

Transparent Language Online offers the following Arabic languages;

  • Modern Standar Arabic
  • Egyptian Arabic
  • Levantine Arabic
  • Iraqi Arabic

All of the above are also available in transliterated versions, which lets learners focus on pronunciation and vocabulary for spoken communication by presenting a language that normally uses a different writing system in the familiar characters of your native language.

Quranic Arabic is the form of Arabic in which the Quran (the holy book of Islam) is written. Quranic Arabic is also called classical Arabic. As the Quran was written as early as the 6th century A.D., the language will be slightly different from the Arabic of today.

Learn Shughni with Transparent Language Online

Shughni is an endangered language spoken by 75,000 people located throughout Central Asia, largely in northern Afghanistan and eastern Tajikistan.

This collection of 17 e-lessons presents groups of Shughni words that are still existent, as much of their vocabulary now comes from Persian.

Speak to your local library to find out more about this free language service, where you can learn +100 languages.

Transparent Language Online Wins Again!

For the 8th year in a row Transparent Language Online (TLO) has won the MLA Platinum Award.

The Modern Library Awards (MLA) are voted for by librarians who evaluate the products that they provide to their communities. After Transparent Language Online scooped this coveted award for the 8th consecutive year, it leaves no doubt that this is a fabulous product.

Librarians particularly loved the new additions to the product range launched in 2022, including;

  • English for Ukrainian speakers & English for Pashto and Dari speakers
  • Beginner & intermediate courses for professionals learning Chinese, French, Spanish, and Russian
  • The fantastic training and marketing support offered by TLO

Why not take a look at this award winning free resource at your local library.

Something To Look Forward To

We all need something to look forward to once the festive season has finished. Whether it be a Spring Break or a Summer Holiday, now is the time we all start planning.

Transparent Language Online, from your local library website, offers you hundreds of different languages to choose from. Wherever you are planning to visit, you can learn the basics and more to help ensure your stay is an enjoyable one. Being able to speak a few words in the host country’s language always endears you to the locals – thank you, 2 beers please, where is the train station – so why not visit your library to discover this fantastic free service for yourself.

Going Away for Christmas

Are you planning a trip away for the festive season?

Being able to speak a few words of the native tongue always makes you feel more a part of the country you are visiting, and the locals love it.

Use Transparent Online – a free service from your local library . Offering hundreds of languages, this brilliant service teaches you to read, write, speak and understand a language of your choice.

Helping Ukrainian Refugees

Your library service can help you learn Ukrainian and Ukrainian speakers to learn English. It’s free and easy.

The Beginner English for Ukrainian speakers course is available now in Transparent Language Online. Ваш бібліотечний сервіс може допомогти вам вивчити українську та українську мови для вивчення англійської мови. Це безкоштовно і легко.

Created specifically with Ukrainian refugees in mind, the course includes 100+ hours of lessons that can be mixed and matched to build the basic English knowledge and skills they need most. Курс «Для початківців для україномовних» тепер доступний прозорою мовою онлайн.  Курс, створений спеціально для українських біженців, включає 100+ годин уроків, які можна змішувати та поєднувати для формування базових знань та навичок англійської мови, які їм найбільше потрібні. Для початку роботи вам потрібна лише бібліотечна картка

It also includes learning Ukrainian for English speakers for those families and communities that have opened their doors to support refugees through these difficult times.

Please check out your library’s website for further information on gaining access to this great service. You only need your library card to get started, so don’t delay.