(Foreign and ESOL)
Transparent Language Online (formerly Byki Online):This online language-learning service, with over 90 language options including English for speakers of other languages, allows patrons to access the system remotely and offers an unprecedented number of learning options. Transparent Language Online features listening, reading, speaking, and writing exercises, as well as integrated pronunciation analysis, vocabulary acquisition exercises, conversational language courses, video grammar lessons, and a robust social community. The Transparent Language system can also be used on Apple and Android devices.
[Available to all Wilton residents with current Wilton library cards.]
Follow these easy steps to begin learning a new language:
Create a User Account: If this is your first time using Transparent Language Online, you must create a User Account.
If you are physically in the library, visit Wilton Library’s Transparent Language page and click “Sign Up Now“
OR if you are not physically in the library, call Thomas Kozak at 203-762-3950, Ext. 240 and he will create an account for you. He will need your name and email address.
Once you have created or are assigned your User Name and Password, log in, choose your language and you are on your way!
Busca en Espanol (Spanish Interface to Informe–see next entry): Spanish interface to Informe–ICONN database containing articles from Spanish and bilingual magazines and newspapers. Informe is designed to meet the research needs of Spanish-speaking users. With full-text articles from the most popular Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals, it provides quality Hispanic reference material–not simply Spanish translations of English-language materials.
[Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
Informe (Revista en Espanol): ICONN database containing articles from Spanish and bilingual magazines and newspapers. Informe is designed to meet the research needs of Spanish-speaking users. With full-text articles from the most popular Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals, it provides quality Hispanic reference material–not simply Spanish translations of English-language materials.
[Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
