Duolingo is the top accessible app in my book; closely followed by Babble, but still Duolingo offers the best experience especially from an assistive tech perspective.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2022 5:54 PM To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Looking for accessible language learning Apps I've used Duolingo before, and it is definitely accessible. No, personally I don't think that Duolingo, by itself, is enough to learn a language to fluency. It's always going to require real-life conversation with natives of that language. Italki is a great service for that, but I do think Duolingo is very useful. Brandon > On Mar 12, 2022, at 4:23 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Leo, > > I find your comments intriguing and, quite frankly, enlightening. > > Not to get too far off-point, I want to ask you if you find apps like Duo > Lingo, accessible and can one truly learn a language, in your opinion using > such apps? If not, what do you recommend? > > With regard to my recent experimentation with Duo Lingo, so far, I am not > finding the app accessible. > > So, after opening the app, I did not create an account; at least not yet. > Perhaps this may have something to do with my interface experience. > > Because I have a passing acquaintance with the language, I selected Spanish > as my free language of choice. > > What I am presented with is a grid of photos upon which I can tap to hear the > Spanish word for that particular photo, a man, a woman, a chair, etc. > > As I said, my limited interface choices may have something to do with the > fact that I am using the app without providing an email address. Or, perhaps > there is a setting I have yet to discover that would make the interface work > as Chela and Dave have described. > > All replies greatly appreciated. > > Mark > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Leo Bado > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2022 9:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Looking for accessible language learning Apps > > Hello Terri, > Even though I see that other listers have already made suggestions, I would > like to say something. Indeed, what you’re looking for is called gaming in > the language-learning strategies of recent theoretical accounts. On the other > hand, decontextualized memorization and traditional approaches on language > learning are not sufficiently enough effective to reach competence in any > given spoken language. That only works for archeologists or linguists > researching on dead languages. > My suggestion is trying a holistic approach in which you can carry out > different activities related to the four basic skills in any given language. > Gaming is pretty good, but it is just a small part of the learning process. > Learning a language as an adult is a complex process that requires getting > out of one’s comfort zone. However, this doesn’t mean that it should be > boring or nerve-wracking. In short, I would suggest not letting false > expectations entice you. > > Best, > Leo Bado > > -----Original Message----- > From: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2022 5:12 PM > To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Looking for accessible language learning Apps > > Hello everyone, > > > I can't remember if this was recently asked here, or not. If so, I do > apologize. I know I saw similar questions somewhere. > > > Anyway, I am looking for an accessible App, to help me possibly learn > a new language. I am most interested in learning Chinese, Spanish, and > maybe one other as well. I don't know how possible any of this is. But > I just really want to try it, rather or not it works out. > > > I want an App where the learning is done through interaction. Not just > studying, or trying to do a lot of memorizing. > > Also, I don't mind purchasing an App. Or paying to learn the languages. > But I would like the App to be quite accessible, and easy to use, if > possible. > > > What do you all think? 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