New version of Byki iPhone Apps extends Unique Language Learning Platform
Byki language learning platform, used by millions, connects desktop software, online community and mobile learning
Nashua, N.H., May 12, 2009 - Transparent Language today announced the release of version 1.1 of their wildly popular Byki for iPhone language learning apps. Version 1.1 provides greater customization of application features and integration with the Byki List Central community content section of Byki.com. Byki users may now download "lists" of language content that they have authored themselves using Byki Deluxe on their computer. They may also download thousands of lists created by other users in the Byki.com community. Byki for iPhone is now available in 11 languages: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. To purchase Byki for iPhone, or for more information, visit Byki iPhone.
The integration between the Byki iPhone apps and the Byki.com website adds a mobile component to a rapidly growing language learning platform. Teachers or ordinary language learners can now use their desktop software to create content that can be used by others online, on the Byki desktop software (free or paid versions), or on their iPhone or iPod Touch. "Byki is a powerful platform for creating and delivering language learning wherever and whenever the user can best use it," said Michael Quinlan, CEO of Transparent Language. "The integration of Byki for iPhone into that larger platform is a very exciting step. The first version of our iPhone apps let users steal time to learn some language anywhere they had 5 minutes. This new version lets them create the content they want to study with Byki Deluxe on their computer and put it on their iPhone or Touch to use whenever and wherever they desire. The research clearly shows that growing vocabulary is the most important part of success in learning a language. The Byki platform is simply the best way to accomplish that goal."
About the Byki Language Learning Platform
Byki, short for "Before You Know It", is a rapid learning system employing spaced interval repetition. Experts agree that the key to second language learning is first building a strong lexical foundation - a ready supply of words and phrases locked in one's memory. Byki is the most direct path to that goal. The Byki learning method takes users through three simple steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time. The Byki Platform includes both free and paid desktop software, an online learning application, mobile apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the List Central learning community at Byki List Central. List Central includes thousands of free, user authored Byki lists as well as hundreds of Byki lists created as companions to leading language textbooks. More than 3 million people around the world already use Byki, which currently comes in more than 70 languages.
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.