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Transparent Language Enables Online Language Learning in Schools

Byki Online for Education Will Bring New Flexibility, Effectiveness & Curriculum Support to Foreign Language Instruction

Nashua, NH, April 21, 2010 - Transparent Language Inc. today announced that Byki™ Online for Education, the company's newest foreign language learning innovation, will be available for schools to use on May 15th, 2010. Engineered for the specific needs of educational organizations including K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, Byki Online for Education is delivered over the internet — making it cost-effective and scalable to any educational environment. Backed by a robust support program, Byki Online includes almost unlimited instruction for learning over 70 languages. Byki Online also meets schools' growing need for ESL resources by offering English material for Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic learners among others.

Byki Online for Education quickly and successfully builds the learner's vocabulary in the target language through an intuitive interface and "best practices" pedagogy. Its adaptive learning technology develops and maintains perfect recall in a personalized user experience. Byki Online also features native speaker recordings and the "SlowSound™" feature to allow the learner to hear every nuance of a spoken word or phrase. Byki Online is also supported by an active user community and a wide array of existing materials, allowing educators to create, edit, and share their own content for use in any language curriculum.

This Education version of Byki Online follows the successful launch of Byki Online for Libraries. Launched in September 2009, Byki Online for Libraries has proven itself an extraordinarily reliable and effective way for public libraries to deliver language learning to patrons. With over 100 libraries already subscribed and more joining every month, Byki Online is getting rave reviews from patrons and librarians alike.

"Byki Online for Education will seamlessly enhance the success of a school's foreign language instruction," said Michael Quinlan, CEO of Transparent Language. "Rather than disrupting an established curriculum, Byki Online strengthens it with proven tools for rapid language acquisition." Quinlan notes that Byki Online for Education will include support for many popular foreign language textbooks, as well as empower teachers to create their own content. "Through Byki Online's management system, language instructors will be able to quickly and easily issue assignments, monitor completion, and track student performance."

Other benefits expected from Byki Online for Education include:
  • Convenient and cost-saving accessibility from almost any internet-connected environment — including classrooms, computer/language labs, and home computers
  • Simple-to-use interface, for language learners and instructors
  • Engaging, interactive tools such as pronunciation analysis and activities
  • Access to free resources including the Byki.com List Exchange of over 10,000 vocabulary & phrase lists
  • Pre-configured reports for quick measurement of student activities and results
  • Password security and privacy protection of student and school information
Over 4 million English-speaking language-learners have used Byki products to learn another language, and Transparent Language expects Byki Online for Education will enable a broader population to succeed in the language learning process. School subscriptions to Byki Online for Education will be available for purchase on May 15th, 2010. Final pricing will vary, but the company expects Byki Online for Education will be substantially more cost-effective than traditional single-seat licensed software.

About the Byki System

Byki formerly "Before You Know It," is a 3-Step, rapid learning system employing spaced interval repetition. Experts agree that the key to language learning, especially at a beginning level, is to first build a strong lexical foundation - a ready supply of words and phrases locked into one's working memory. Byki is the fastest, most direct path to that goal. Byki takes users through three simple learning steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings, representation, and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time. Millions of people around the world already use Byki, which currently comes in more than 70 languages.

About Transparent Language, Inc.

America plays a prominent role in world affairs, and yet our longstanding English-centricity has left us weaker than we should be in our ability to communicate globally. At Transparent Language, we attempt to correct this problem by developing language-learning resources and systems that deliver more rapid, reliable, and engaging language learning to those who need language skills for work or school, as well as those who simply find joy in learning and using other languages. Each day we use our expertise in the research and practice of language learning to build programs that are licensed for use by all personnel of Foreign Service Institute, Defense Language Institute, US Special Operations Command, US Marine Corps, US Navy, and many other government organizations, as well as by thousands of schools, hundreds of public libraries, and millions of individual users.