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Can I build a course in a language other than English?

The eleven languages the builder is available in, how the agent follows your language, and how that differs from the language your course is written in.

Yes. The builder is fully localised in eleven languages, the AI agent holds the whole conversation in the language you write to it in, and the language your course content is written in is a separate choice. That last part matters: you can plan a Spanish course in English if English is easier for you.

Which languages is the builder available in?

Eleven: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish.

Does the agent talk to me in my language?

Yes. Write to it in French and the entire conversation happens in French, including the questions it asks you during setup, the options it offers you to pick from, and the summary of what it built. You are not answering English questions to produce a French course.

Is that the same as the language my course is written in?

No, and keeping them separate is deliberate. There are two different settings:

  • The builder language is what you see while you work, and the language the agent speaks to you in.
  • The course language is what your learners read. You choose it when you set the course up, and the agent writes all the content in it.

They are independent. A German-speaking author can build an English course, and an English-speaking author can build a Japanese one. Pick whichever combination suits the person building and the people learning.

What language do learners see?

Your content in the course language, and the interface around it in the same language. The buttons, navigation and labels a learner sees are translated too, so a French course does not sit inside English chrome.

Narration follows the course language as well, so generated audio is in the language the course is written in.

Can I have one course in several languages?

Yes, using translations, which work differently from the two settings above. A translation is a translated copy of the whole course, generated for you rather than translated by hand. Translations are not limited to the eleven builder languages, so you can translate into languages the builder interface does not come in.

Three things worth knowing about them:

  • They stay in step with the original. When you change the source course, re-sync a translation and it translates the new and changed screens and removes screens you deleted, rather than making you start again.
  • Any translation can become the version you deliver. Promote a translation to the default and that is the one learners get.
  • They come with a SCORM export. If you export a course as a SCORM package, its translations are included.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to translate anything by hand?

No. Translations are generated for you, for the whole course at once. Translating a long course takes a little while, so it runs in the background rather than making you wait.

What happens to my translations when I edit the original course?

They do not update on their own. Re-sync the translation when you are ready and it picks up anything new or changed and drops anything you removed. This is deliberate, so an edit to your source course cannot silently change what learners in another language are seeing mid-course.

Can I build with the agent in a language and then translate the result?

Yes, and this is the usual pattern. Build the course in whichever language you and your source material are in, then translate it into the others once you are happy with it. Translating first means doing the same editing twice.

Does the agent work as well in other languages?

The agent works in all eleven builder languages, including asking its setup questions and summarising what it did. If you find it slipping into English or answering awkwardly in your language during the beta, that is worth telling us about, because it is exactly the kind of thing the beta is for.