Partners' Institution
Kaunas University of Technology
Author
Neringa Kelpšaitė
APPS/VIDEOGAMES
Use in Educational contexts
Degree of required tutoring
Autonomous use by students
Subjects involved
Languages
Educational Potential
"Practice speaking, reading, listening and writing. Play a game, answer questions and complete lessons to improve vocabulary and grammar. Start with basic verbs, phrases, and sentences, and learn new words daily.
“This free app and website is among the most effective language-learning methods I’ve tried… lessons come in the form of brief challenges — speaking, translating, answering multiple-choice questions — that keep me coming back for more.” —The New York Times
Most popular language courses in Duolingo are:
• English for Spanish speakers (60M learners)
• Spanish for English speakers (50M learners)
• French for English speakers (30M learners)
Fastest growing language courses in Duolingo are:
• English for French speakers (8M learners)
• German for French speakers (100K learners)
Duolingo for Androids to learn English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish or Turkish.
Duolingo for iOS: English, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Learning Object / Suggested activities with students
Pupils divided in groups-teams, can meet in Duolingo Apps with their smartphones for interactive team lesson. Pupils connect for Duolingo groups and participate for highest points of team. Also this game can be as teacher's recommended Apps for developing foreign language skills.
Skills and competences
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