Transparent Language Now Offers Free Language Learning Software in over 50 Languages
Addition of six new languages expands industry-leading Before You Know It® software line
Nashua, N.H., May 31, 2007 - Transparent Language, a leader in language learning solutions, today announced the addition of Afrikaans, Swahili, Zulu, Latvian, Lithuanian, and Tuvan, to its Before You Know It (Byki) language learning product.
"Our goal is to offer as many languages as possible," said Michael Quinlan, CEO of Transparent Language. "We know that every language has supporters and we aim to provide all language enthusiasts with the tools to learn."
Before You Know It has over a million and a half users in 104 countries around the world. The basic version of Byki is available as a free software download in any of more than 40 languages at www.byki.com. For users who want to go beyond basic, Byki Deluxe offers more features, more target-language content, and the ability to create one's own lists.
Before You Know It Deluxe and Before You Know It Lite are available for Windows and Mac OSX in 45 languages: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belorussian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latin, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino), Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and Vietnamese. Visit www.byki.com or call 800-567-9619 for more information.
About Transparent Language, Inc.
At Transparent Language, we leverage our expertise in technology and in the research and practice of language learning and teaching to build unique capabilities for use by US Government agencies and organizations, as well as hundreds of public libraries, thousands of schools, and millions of individuals. We care about all languages, regardless of commercial value. We believe that language technology needs to work for all courses and curricula, not just a few courses. It needs to benefit not only individuals, but entire programs. We believe that great language technology not only changes the user experience; it transforms the economics, logistics, and reliability of language learning.