Publication date: 15.05.2024
In the past when you wanted to learn another language you had to enroll in specific courses, but today we have many more possibilities, less demanding and cheaper, in many cases even free. This does not mean that language courses are not important and useful but for all those who want to start learning a new language a great opportunity accessible to all is to be able to start through apps.
Today, in fact, there are many apps, some more playful others more structured, but all that allow us to have a first approach with a new language, through video lessons, exercises, music and games that allow us to become familiar with the basic rules for learning a new language, directly from our smartphone.
These types of apps are becoming more and more widespread and there are many types that offer various possibilities and learning modes. Let’s see some of the most known:
Duolinguo: This is definitely one of the most popular and known apps to learn a language. Especially because it offers the opportunity to start learning a language through more playful activities Learning words and concepts slowly time by time, through the help of images, phrases, texts and audio. It also offers the possibility to have a help for example being able to listen to the audio or to review the concepts already learned going back with the levels. Its playful aspect is one of the reasons why it is also so much used, thanks to its structure allows you to learn a language through a lighter activity.
Babbel: Certainly among the most popular apps to learn languages and in many cases also considered one of the best. It is so popular that it boasts more than 100 million subscribers worldwide. This offers 13 language courses and uses teaching methods based on scientific studies developed by over 100 language experts. This is also very interesting because it deepens grammar through explanations in the native language and deepens pronunciation thanks to speech recognition.
Hello Talk: This is a very interesting application because it offers the possibility of connecting students with native speakers, thus offering a real language exchange. Its main feature is to offer a real communication through text messages or voice messages, chat and video calls. You can also ask questions or comment among the community on the app to study and learn new words and content.
Rosetta Stone: We can consider it as the queen of apps to learn languages in fact it was one of the first and has been in business since 1999. It offers the opportunity to learn between 24 languages, It focuses on the importance of pronunciation through speech recognition and in its lessons includes audio, images and games. In addition, through the paid pro version you have the opportunity to learn through digital flash cards, stories and live lessons with native speakers. It also allows you to download the lessons studying offline, so you can focus on listening or reading through short stories.
Lyrics training: How many times do we hear a song in a foreign language that attracts us from the melody so much that we want to understand the meaning of the text? This leads us to search for a translation, indirectly this already leads us to deepen our knowledge of a new language. This app allows us to do just that, go and understand and learn a new language through songs. With this you can read the lyrics of the song at the speed of the same or slowed depending on the level you choose and you will have to enter the missing words. With Lyrics Training then you can train the ability to listen, to understand and learn new words through music.
Conclusion
We could keep talking and naming many other apps because the offer is numerous. In general we can say that even if language courses are very important and useful, even the proposals of these apps can prove useful to approach with a new language in a fast, free and less challenging but still very effective.
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