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From Afrikaans and Albanian to Yoruba and Zulu – with a range of more commonly learnt languages in-between

Students and staff at Southampton now have access to uTalk language learning software. You can choose from over 100 languages and once you have downloaded the uTalk app you can access it from any device. You can download it from Android and IOS app stores and it’s also available for Windows and via CLS Public Workstations. Continue reading →

The 12 Apps of Christmas

Students and staff may be interested in registering for the award winning 12 day online project from the Dublin Institute of Technology, The 12 Apps of Christmas. The initiative focuses on exploring 12 mobile apps, which can help students to personalise their learning and educators to support them to do so. Participants are introduced to a different app each day, over 12 weekdays (for approximately 12 minutes a day), starting on 1st December. Continue reading →

Free language learning app reaches new levels of success

The Guardian has published an article about the journey and ambitions of Luis von Ahn, creator of the free language learning app, Duolingo. Launched in 2012, the app now has 40 million registered users worldwide and engages its users with its unique design and teaching methods. Von Ahn’s hope is that it will continue to allow anyone who has internet access to learn a language for free. To read more about the Duolingo app and its creator, visit the article page on the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Translation app launched by Welsh language theatre company

The Telegraph has reported on a new app launched by a Welsh language theatre company, designed to allow audiences to listen to its plays in other languages. The app is called Sibrwd (meaning Whisper in Welsh) and will allow audiences of the Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru to listen to lines from particular scenes through their headphones, an experience which is hoped to provide a more “fulfilling experience” for theatre-goers than subtitles. Continue reading →

Is it possible to learn a language with just a smartphone?

The Guardian has reported on the progress of an online language learning challenge that it recently launched, in which it is following the progress of a self-proclaimed ‘tech lover’ who is trying to learn Spanish using just a smartphone. Alan Haburchak has swapped games for language learning during his daily commute and is using the DuoLingo app to try to learn Spanish in just six weeks. Find out more about the challenge on the Guardian website. Continue reading →

New app to support Manx language revival

The BBC has reported on a new app launched to help people learn the ancient Manx language. Since being declared extinct in 2009 by UNESCO, the past three years have seen a revival in Manx Gaelic, one of the six Celtic languages alongside Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. The design for the Learn Manx app is based on a current course run by the Manx Heritage Foundation. It is hoped that the app will bring the language into the 21st Century and encourage more people to learn it. Continue reading →

New app to support Manx language revival

The BBC has reported on a new app launched to help people learn the ancient Manx language. Since being declared extinct in 2009 by UNESCO, the past three years have seen a revival in Manx Gaelic, one of the six Celtic languages alongside Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. The design for the Learn Manx app is based on a current course run by the Manx Heritage Foundation. It is hoped that the app will bring the language into the 21st Century and encourage more people to learn it. Continue reading →

Thousands of language apps!

A search on the word ‘languages’ in Google Playstore which provides apps for Android devices, gives 18,647 results. You can find apps from Arabic, Chinese and Czech to Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian. There are voice translator apps, dictionary and grammar apps and even languages in a month apps. A search on the iTunes App store under the Education category gives lower numbers but reveals many more when you search by language. Continue reading →

Thousands of language apps!

A search on the word ‘languages’ in Google Playstore which provides apps for Android devices, gives 18,647 results. You can find apps from Arabic, Chinese and Czech to Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian. There are voice translator apps, dictionary and grammar apps and even languages in a month apps. A search on the iTunes App store under the Education category gives lower numbers but reveals many more when you search by language. Continue reading →