Mondly, Busuu, Memrise, Duolingo

Hello everyone! Hope y’all are having a nice day! Generally I don’t think that the apps and websites that I talk about are the ones that everyone are familiar with. Yet today I will talk about 4 apps that I think anyone wanting to learn a new language in this technology age must have heard about at least one of them. This fact points to their usability and popularity. I want to tell you more details about them, and make some people who haven’t heard about any of them yet aware of them. So let’s start!

The first one is Mondly. When you start using Mondly, you’re asked to choose the one you want to learn among 33 languages, and determine your level in that language. After this your learning process starts. The first activity is showing you two pictures and a word in your first language, and asking you to choose the correct picture and word in target language. Then you’re asked to translate sentences in accordance with your level. You can speak with Mondly Bot in your target language. During the chat you see the things you can say as an answer to the Bot. You can follow up the advanced statistics of your learning process day by day. You can add friends, and compare your progress with them. Finally I must say some features of the app have to be paid for, though the ones that are free are worth trying too.

The second one is Busuu. Last summer while trying to learn French I gave a chance to Busuu. This made me notice that this app is really well designed for the needs of the people wanting to learn foreign language. There are activities for all language skills (speaking, listening, writing and reading). It has a system that you can easily follow up your progress in detail. You can check the percentage of your fluency and how many words you’ve learned daily. You can prepare a study plan for yourself. I mean for example, you can set a planner that requires you to study 10 minutes a day, and this way you get daily reminder in order not to miss your lessons. Finally the most useful feature of Busuu is making it possible for you to get feedback from native speakers. All features of Busuu are not free either. For example you can’t reach to all of the lessons without paying. Though you can still learn so many things for free thanks to Busuu.

The third one is Memrise. This app is definitely appropriate for vocabulary learning in more than 20 languages. It makes you learn so many words, phrases, and sentences in a short time, and make you keep them in your mind easily thanks to various activities. You can watch native speaker videos, improve your listening skills, practice speaking, and test your memory speed. Almost three years ago when I was in high school, I discovered Memrise while I was trying to improve my English. Consequently I can say that it really made me learn new vocabulary which I still haven’t forgotten.

Finally the fourth one is Duolingo. It makes you choose your purpose for learning target language while starting. So you can stay focused on your purpose, and follow a process in accordance with it. Since it daily reminds you of checking the app, and seeing your process, I think it is a motivating app. You can improve your vocabulary and listening skill on Duolingo.