Before You Know It (BYKI) Transparent Language Online

Available for use from home and at all libraries and Discovery Centres.

• To get started, select the 'Go to BYKI' link below and then,select the Sign Up Now button to create your account.
  If you are usingFirefox, Chrome, Safari browsers select the link which says Sign Up with Barcode or User ID and enter your library card number. You will then be taken to the Register screen to enter a user name and password.

• Once you have registered, the next time you use Transparent Language Online you only need to enter your User Name and Password and then select Login.

• Go to Online Language Learning >>

Thousands of library users have used Byki™ Online to help them learn a foreign language. Hampshire Library members now have access to the entire collection of Byki material, as well as a whole suite of new features, including the NEW Essentials courses, a fully guided learning experience that is sure to get every learner off on the right foot. This top-of-the-line coursework, combined with great additional resources, makes Transparent Language Online the ultimate language-learning system. And with 80+ languages to choose from, there is something for every language learner.

Packed full of pronunciation, speech, grammar, writing, and vocabulary building lessons, Transparent Language Online provides you with a complete language-learning solution.

• The Essentials Courses - the core of the learner's study, paving the way to true language proficiency
• Byki Online - a full library of supplemental flash cards designed to increase learners' vocabulary
• Language Reference - a robust resource intended to extend learning by allowing library users access to higher-level language and culture elements

In order to expand learning beyond the beginner level, Transparent Language Online contains resources intended to open up language and allow one to really see the way in which it is used in the real world.

• Language and Culture Blogs - written by a team of native speakers, educators, and other learners
• Word of the Day - an application designed to make language learning part of a patron's daily routine
• Online Community - over 2 million fans, followers, and friends, across Transparent Language's Facebook®, Twitter, and YouTube™ communities

The language-learning programme contains:

• Essentials Courses - 33 lessons to get every learner started
• Byki™ Quick Start - 10 lists of key words and phrases for library users with limited learning time
• Byki Vocabulary - a full library of supplemental vocabulary lists
• Language Reference - resources to explore higher-level language and culture elements
• Language and Culture Blogs - designed to add variety and depth to the learning experience
• Word of the Day - makes language learning part of library users' daily routines
• Online Social Communities - library users can interact with our online community of over 2 million fans, followers, and friends, all learning language together
• Pronunciation and Conversation Practice - record, playback, and compare speech to the pronunciation of real native speakers
• SlowSound Technology - slow down speech to hear every nuance
• Interactive games - including Four-Square, Game Show, Unscramble, and more!
• Byki Mobile for iPhone® and Android™ Devices - allows for language learning on-the-go
• Proficiency test

Languages covered

English for speakers of

Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Malay
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Tagalog
Thai
Vietnamese