Learn a Language

Arrivals in English: learn everyday practical activities such as meeting people, registering with a doctor, and opening a bank account.

Active Reading: develop a whole range of reading skills so you can understand what different texts mean in English.

Clear Pronunciation: understand and pronounce the sounds of the English alphabet.

Practical Writing: learn how to write anything in English such as text messages, emails, job applications, essays, and more.

Road to IELTS General Training: focus on general conversational skills in broad social and workplace contexts.

Road to IELTS Academic: for those studying or training in the English language at TAFE or at University level.

Tense Buster: understand grammar rules with a strong focus on the tenses in the English language.

Introduction Videos:

• Active Reading video
• Clear Pronunciation video
• Practical Writing video
• Road to IELTS video
• Tense Buster video

User Guides:

• Active Reading User Guide (285 KB, PDF)
• Arrivals in English User Guide (346 KB, PDF)
• Clear Pronunciation User Guide (350 KB, PDF)
• Learn English Online User Guide (205 KB, PDF)
• Practical Writing User Guide (365 KB, PDF)
• Road to IELTS User Guide (645 KB, PDF)
• Tense Buster User Guide (193 KB, PDF)

• Basic understanding of the English language is required at beginner level
• Develop your English for work, study and life in Australian society and culture
• Build your confidence in everyday situations like visiting the doctor or paying a bill
• Complete challenging interactive grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation activities
• Measure learning outcomes through online assessment tasks and quizzes
• Ranges from beginner to advanced courses

• NSW AMES User Guide (372 KB, PDF)

Each book is provided with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills to help kids learn languages. Read, Watch and Listen to a selection of books in world languages.

• Help ESL kids to learn English while holding onto their mother tongue
• Children can also read each LOTE title translated and narrated in English to help with reading and literacy development.
• Popular languages available: Arabic, Cantonese, Greek, Kannada, Mandarin, French, Italian, Hindi, Polish, Spanish, Tamil, Ukranian, Vietnamese.
• Classic stories available such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and more ..

• LOTE4Kids App User Guide (622 KB, PDF)
• LOTE4Kids Browser User Guide (873 KB, PDF)

• English as a second language available for native speakers of Amharic, Arabic (modern standard), Chinese (Mandarin simplified), Czech, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu & Vietnamese
• Kidspeak Courses available for children aged 6 and over in the following languages: Chinese (Cantonese and simplified Mandarin), English (including all above courses), French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Latin American and Castilian).
• Follow along lesson plans and practice skills to reach your personal goals

• Transparent Language Online App User Guide (927 KB, PDF)
• Transparent Language Online Browser User Guide (539 KB, PDF)

How to start if accessing Transparent Language for the first time:

1. Visit Transparent Language
2. Click on the Sign Up tab and enter your Liverpool Library card number
3. Complete the form as required and make sure you take note of your username and password
4. Select the language you would like to start learning

Apps Available

Help guide when downloading the App:

1. Once you have signed up and created your account, download the app from your app store
2. Enter your username and password or scan the QR code found on the 'mobile access' page in Transparent Language
3. Now you're ready to learn on the go