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Learn a Language on the iPad
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As iPad made its international launch in the UK, die hard Apple supporters have been lining up
outside of the London Apple store in early hours. The iPad has been marketed as a tablet that
appeals to the young and trendy generation. The slick design coupled with the big touch screen -
many think that it is the Star Trek gadget we have been waiting for. The journalism industry even
claimed that it is going to be the saviour of the industry as printing media has been in decline for
years.
The iPad, like the iPhone, supports the installation of applications from the iTune App Store. Many
users will be using it predominantly to surf the internet, and some will find its gaming applications
particularly addictive. However, the iPad is not limited to entertainment purposes, but also able to
perform educational function for you. "Hello-Hello" and "Babel" are amongst many language
applications available via the iTune App Store that allow you to learn new foreign languages on
your iPad.
Language lessons through the iPad are particularly interactive because of the wide, touch
sensitive LCD screen. These language applications usually provide self-contained lessons and
that means the user does not necessarily need to have an active internet connection to start
learning French or Spanish. That said the language lessons provided with the suite are limited
only to elementary learning materials. Therefore, it is suitable for beginners. The language
applications will use the familiar learning approaches such as flash cards memorisation, interactive
conversational practices, puzzles, and filling in the blanks within sentences.
However, when it comes to conversational skills, one will still need to have a real person to
practice with. This is when you will need a live internet connection. The language applications will
then connect you to their social network. From there, you will be able to link up with other users
who are also attempting the same exercises and practice your conversational skills with them. The
social network is particularly useful in building a language learning community that will be able to
give you help and encouragement. Your online language practice partner can be in anywhere in
the world and yet they can give you valuable feedback on your performance. This multi channel
learning approach of using chat room, direct messages, voice telephony, and webcam creates
interesting learning experiences for the users.
Although there are lots of benefits of using iPad to learn a new language, some say that a qualified
language teacher is still the most effective way of learning. They argued that the human teacher is
the most effective in correcting pronunciation mistakes on the spot and also able to provide a
certain degree of cultural background knowledge in the classroom. While the idea of practicing
with an online partner is convenient, both students might not learn from their mistakes without a
teacher present to supervise their progress. All in all, iPad language application is indeed a
convenient tool to learn language on the go, but effective only to a certain extent.
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