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What would be your best app for learning a language?

twosdai 4y ago
I don't remember the name, but I've had some friends do remote teaching for foreign languages through an app, where you'd get scheduled 1 on 1 video time with a person who knows the language. I think that's an interesting approach I would look into over the self directed learning
- violiner 4y ago
  Is it italki (https://www.italki.com/ https://www.italki.com/)? You can hire tutors there for online lessons.
- lkbm 4y ago
  I used Livemocha a bit in ~2008, and it does this.
  - david_allison 4y ago
    Livemocha got acquired by Rosetta Stone and was closed in '16.
- david_allison 4y ago
  iTalki. HelloTalk also works. https://www.italki.com/en https://www.italki.com/en https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en
outside1234 4y ago
Its not an app - but Dreaming Spanish has really improved my ability to learn Spanish by leaps and bounds.
- Sakos 4y ago
  I've seen quite the positive impressions. I gave it a brief try and I'm not sure it's for me. I went through a number of superbeginner videos and was just feeling more and more frustrated at how much I didn't understand. I like the idea though and I'm sure it works for other people. Maybe with some adjustments to the concept it might be more palatable to me, I don't know.
  - outside1234 4y ago
    Get a basic understanding of the language first with something like Duolingo such that you can watch the videos without struggling. What I have found successful (aka maximizes my development) is when I am watching the videos and only about one out of every thirty words is a challenge to understand from context.
verdenti 4y ago
mgbmtl 4y ago
I download old Pimsleur mp3s from TPB and listen to them when travelling. It's super repetitive, but I find it really useful to learn some quick basic conservation. If you can listen to them with a partner, it's even more efficient, because you can practice pronunciation together. It's been two years since we listened to Japanese bits (trip was cancelled), but we still joke about the words we remember. (I also use Duolingo, but you have to very consciously make an effort to learn. And I'm mostly just doing it for fun and exposure to languages)
rongenre 4y ago
I take lessons through verbling.com
chrisbaker98 4y ago
Anki

I don't remember the name, but I've had some friends do remote teaching for foreign languages through an app, where you'd get scheduled 1 on 1 video time with a person who knows the language. I think that's an interesting approach I would look into over the self directed learning

violiner 4y ago
Is it italki (https://www.italki.com/ https://www.italki.com/)? You can hire tutors there for online lessons.
lkbm 4y ago
I used Livemocha a bit in ~2008, and it does this.
- david_allison 4y ago
  Livemocha got acquired by Rosetta Stone and was closed in '16.
david_allison 4y ago
iTalki. HelloTalk also works. https://www.italki.com/en https://www.italki.com/en https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en

outside1234 4y ago

Its not an app - but Dreaming Spanish has really improved my ability to learn Spanish by leaps and bounds.

Sakos 4y ago
I've seen quite the positive impressions. I gave it a brief try and I'm not sure it's for me. I went through a number of superbeginner videos and was just feeling more and more frustrated at how much I didn't understand. I like the idea though and I'm sure it works for other people. Maybe with some adjustments to the concept it might be more palatable to me, I don't know.
- outside1234 4y ago
  Get a basic understanding of the language first with something like Duolingo such that you can watch the videos without struggling. What I have found successful (aka maximizes my development) is when I am watching the videos and only about one out of every thirty words is a challenge to understand from context.

verdenti 4y ago

mgbmtl 4y ago

I download old Pimsleur mp3s from TPB and listen to them when travelling. It's super repetitive, but I find it really useful to learn some quick basic conservation. If you can listen to them with a partner, it's even more efficient, because you can practice pronunciation together. It's been two years since we listened to Japanese bits (trip was cancelled), but we still joke about the words we remember. (I also use Duolingo, but you have to very consciously make an effort to learn. And I'm mostly just doing it for fun and exposure to languages)

rongenre 4y ago

I take lessons through verbling.com

chrisbaker98 4y ago

Anki