Learning new languages is a great way to spark interest in a child. It can be difficult for a homeschool teacher to teach a language that they do not know and in this case you can use language software to help. In case your homeschool student shows an aptitude for languages you may like to introduce them to Duolingo.
What is Duolingo?
Duolingo is a free language learning software that teaches French, Spanish, German, Italian, Hindi, Russian and a whole lot more languages. You can pick out the language that you want to learn and then use simple translation tools to pick up the new vocabulary and grammar associated with the language. What’s more you can download the app on to your mobile and keep practicing on the go. You can practice the language on the computer as well.
How does it work?
The software starts you off with the basics of a language where in you read and listen to a few clusters of words in the new language that you are trying to learn. Then you have interactive exercises that allow you to consolidate what you have picked up. Since it is both written and spoken, you can get a good idea of the pronunciations involved as well. As you proceed through the various levels the difficulty level also increases and the sentences get more complex. The more skills you pick up the better your new language is.
Why is it free?
When you begin using Duolingo you will be presently surprised to find that there are no advertisements. So how do they offer such a great language learning software for free? You get to create value by translating real-world documents while you’re learning. If someone wants a page translated, they load it to Duolingo and this is then presented to the students learning the language. The page gets translated in bits and pieces by the students and when the document is complete it is returned to the up-loader along with the translation. The person who uploaded it then pays for the translation enabling the upkeep of the software and website.
