Interested in learning a new language but not sure where to start? Do you have users looking to learn a new language? Or maybe you want to brush off a language you haven’t touched for a while. Thankfully, there are lots of free and low-cost apps for learning and practicing languages beyond books. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular options available and explore the benefits of each, including which would help those learning English as a Second Language. We will also explore how to make the most of the apps you may already be using. Presenter: Rachel Eichen has over 14 years of in-person and remote teaching experience in a variety of industries including: casinos, financial institutions, restaurants, hospitals, and libraries. She even taught computer classes on a cruise ship! In a former life, she was a technical writer. Rachel holds a Master’s degree in Library & Information Science and a bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing. She currently lives just outside of Las Vegas and works for the finance industry.

1. Learning Languages
Online
Rachel Eichen

2. Which letter describes you?
• A – I’ve never used any online language
apps
• B – I’ve played around with some
online language apps
• C – I feel very comfortable with online
language apps

3. Overview
What are Language
Apps?
App Demos
Other Resources

4. What are language
apps?

5. https://www.lingualift.com/blog/best-language-learning-apps/

7. Website or Desktop

8. Let’s Look at DuoLingo

9. Leaderboards

10. Reinforcement

11. DuoLingo on Social Media
https://www.tiktok.com/@duolingo

12. Busuu
https://busuu.com/

13. Other Apps
• Memrise.com
• Babbel.com
• Pronounciator.com
• MangoLanguages.com
• TransparentLanguages.com

14. Other Resources

15. Toucan
https://jointoucan.com/

16. Netflix Translator
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netflix-
translate/cppopffhjdgeijpkpaoebneockpeehdo?hl=en

17. iTalki (small cost)
https://www.italki.com/en

18. Yabla (small monthly fee)
https://yabla.com/

19. Don’t Forget YouTube!
Extra (Spanish Show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcwp8_dhgCU

20. L2Speak – Coming Soon
https://l2speak.com/

21. Resources
• DuoLingo for Schools Resource Guide
• Best Channels to Learn Spanish on YouTube
• DuoPlanet (site about DuoLingo)
• Language Learning on Reddit

22. Thank You for
Attending!
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