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The market you're after is people who want to learn a new language. The want they have, is to learn a new language. The question then, is "will this be someth
by adamzerner 13y ago
The market you're after is people who want to learn a new language. The want they have, is to learn a new language. The question then, is "will this be something people learning a new language will want?"
I don't think this is the best way to learn a new language. Learning requires you to push yourself slightly beyond your comfort level/what you know. If you push too far beyond what you already know, learning will be ineffective. The success of a learning system is dependent on how well it is able to push you selectively. This seems like it'll be pushing people "too far".
This does seem like a good technology though. I think it can be coupled with another language instruction system. Mostly for people who've already done a lot of learning, but are looking to solidify their knowledge.
- duwip 13y agoI get your concerns - this is precisely why we added adaptative subtitles as one of our first features. So people could say: "I'm a beginner, keep 80% of the subtitles in my native language", vs. "I'm a more advanced speaker, let's go ahead and put 100% of the subtitles in English".
- Dewie 13y agoThat sounds like a great feature. The most frustrating thing about learning languages is that it is so hard to ease into it, and you have to have a relatively solid vocabulary to go beyond canned phrases, but this sounds like it could help with that.