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Byki for iPhone App Goes Global with Free App Version.


New Byki Global available for FREE on the iTunes App Store!

Learn the basic essentials in 15 languages!

NASHUA, N.H. -- Transparent Language, Inc. today announced the availability of Byki Global for iPhone, the latest version of its highly acclaimed Byki product line. Byki Global provides iPhone and iPod touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu.  users with a fast and effective way to learn over 50 essential words and phrases Words and Phrases®

A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present.
 in 15 languages. The languages currently offered include Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Tagalog. Over 3 million language-learners have used Byki, and Byki for iPhone has proven to be an essential tool to help on-the-go people expand their speaking and listening skills. Experience a new language today for FREE by downloading Byki Global for your iPhone or iPod touch.

"We've been thrilled with the reaction to Byki for iPhone, which is now available in 15 languages," says Michael Quinlan Michael Quinlan may refer to:
  • Sir Michael Quinlan, former top official in the British Ministry of Defence.
  • Michael R. Quinlan, former McDonalds CEO.
  • Michael Quinlan, musician.
  • Michael Alan Quinlan Jr., student at Georgia Southern University.
, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Transparent Language. "Byki Global for iPhone is our first free app and our first multi-language app. Folks who care about language will love it, I'm sure."

Byki Global Features:

* Price - FREE. * Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts.  Integration - See how the words and phrases you are learning are used in real-time, real-world communication, including slang and colloquial col·lo·qui·al  
adj.
1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.

2. Relating to conversation; conversational.
 usage.* * Flash Card Interface - Experience the fun, effective, and curiously addictive flash card system for learning language. * Byki Quizzes - Test your newly acquired knowledge. * Statistics - Track your progress with statistics on the number of items you have learned. * Perfect Recall - The proprietary presentation algorithm recognizes which items of vocabulary you are struggling with and presents these more often while showing you known items less frequently. * SlowSound - Slow down the native speaker sound to hear every nuance nu·ance  
n.
1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.

2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone:
 and master proper pronunciation. * Searchable Phrasebook - Search in English or any available foreign language to quickly find meanings for words and phrases you are unsure of.

*This feature is not available for all languages, and requires a network connection to run.

ABOUT THE BYKI SYSTEM

Byki, formerly "Before You Know It," is a 3-Step, rapid learning system employing spaced interval repetition. Experts agree that the key to language learning is to first build a strong lexical lex·i·cal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to the vocabulary, words, or morphemes of a language.

2. Of or relating to lexicography or a lexicon.



[lexic(on) + -al1.
 foundation - a ready supply of words and phrases locked into one's memory. Byki is the fastest, most direct path to that goal. Byki takes users through three simple steps to memorize mem·o·rize  
tr.v. mem·o·rized, mem·o·riz·ing, mem·o·riz·es
1. To commit to memory; learn by heart.

2. Computer Science To store in memory:
 words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time. Millions of people around the world already use Byki, which currently comes in more than 70 languages.

ABOUT TRANSPARENT LANGUAGE, INC.

Transparent Language is a leading provider of best-practice language learning software for consumers, educational institutions, government agencies, and businesses. Since 1991, Transparent Language has helped millions of individuals learn new languages quickly, easily, and effectively. Transparent Language's products are also used in more than 12,000 civilian and government educational institutions, including major universities and government facilities, such as the Defense Language Institute The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution, which provides linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies and numerous and varied other customers.  and Foreign Service Institute. Call 800-567-9619 or visit www.transparent.com for more information.
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