Another useful tool for English teachers: Duolingo

 Duolingo

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The brief instroduction

Duolingo is a free language learning app that can be used to learn over 30 languages. It uses gamification, such as challenges and tasks, to help users improve their language skills. The main interface of Duolingo has a task bar on the left side, and a game-based language learning interface in the middle. Duolingo is available on both a website and an app, making it accessible on various devices and for different scenarios.

This is its store interface, where students can earn rewards through challenges, completing tasks, and other activities, which can be exchanged for virtual cards that can be used on Duolingo.

This is the leaderboard of Duolingo, where students' learning and progress can be ranked based on their performance in completing lessons and challenges. This can be a great source of motivation and drive for students.

Advanteges and audiences

1.Duolingo is not only used for students to learn English, but it is also a platform for language teachers to communicate. Here, you can communicate with language teachers from all over the world, share your experiences and ideas.

2.Personalized: Duolingo's learning content and homework are based on the initial test results, which means that Duolingo can provide corresponding learning content based on the different situations of students. This means that English teachers can use Duolingo as a supplement to after-class learning, allowing students to learn according to their own situation.

3.Planning and monitoring: Duolingo allows users to set their own learning plans, which means that periodic learning content can be provided for students, which is helpful for students to develop the habit of continuous learning. Teachers can also use Duolingo to monitor students' learning progress, learning time, etc., which can help teachers better understand students' individual situations.

In summary, while Duolingo is suitable for most learners, it can also be used by teachers to supplement their teaching and facilitate communication with peers.

Disadvanteges:

1.Lack of interaction: While Duolingo offers social features, it still lacks genuine interpersonal interaction, which may not be conducive to certain learners.

2.Single focus on learning: In using Duolingo, you may find that it mainly increases your mastery of vocabulary and grammar through exercises, without covering other language abilities.

👀👀👀note: All screenshots are taken from the official website of Duolingo.

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