Best-Selling Byki for iPhone App Now in More Languages
POPULAR EDUCATIONAL APP EXPANDS LANGUAGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO INCLUDE GERMAN, ITALIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, PORTUGUESE AND RUSSIAN
Nashua, N.H., March 3, 2009 - Transparent Language today announced the next release of its Byki for iPhone language learning app in German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian. Originally available in French and Spanish, all Byki language apps are now available for purchase in the iTunes store. Byki Spanish and Byki French are currently the best selling iPhone language education apps in the U.K., and all the Byki language apps have been among the most popular iPhone language education apps in the U.S. Byki for iPhone (and iPod touch) sells for $9.99 per language, with an early-bird price of only $7.99 during the first 30 days of availability for each language. For more information, visit Byki iPhone.
Byki for iPhone includes approximately 1000 words and phrases in each language, all taught through Byki's rapid, 3-step learning process. Every word and phrase includes native speaker sound, and Byki for iPhone includes the popular SlowSound function that allows users to slow down the audio to help perfect their pronunciation. The Chinese and Japanese apps come with both transliteration and native script.
"We're proud of how well the Byki for iPhone app has been received, both in its sales volume and in the great ratings and reviews," said Michael Quinlan, CEO of Transparent Language. "Language learners obviously recognize that it's a great educational experience at a fantastic price. This is just the second round of language releases. There will be more to come."
About the Byki System
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. Byki 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. 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.