Review of Fluenz App and Living Language

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Review of Fluenz App and Living Language

Fluenz Language Learning Application

The Fluenz is considered as one of the most effective language learning softwares in the market currently. The company developing this software is known as Fluenz Inc. To access the application, one can download it or use it online using a mobile phone or a computer. It offers various programs for language learning. Some of these languages include Spanish, Mandarin, Latin America, Portuguese, and German (Tedeschi). A user can gain various benefits from using this application as they learn how to speak their preferred language. Firstly, due to its friendly interface and interactive graphics, it is perfect for travelers and beginner. This is because the learning system that is employed in the application offers digital learning experience. It is notable that Fluenz systems operate with the objective of ensuring the users leans useful vocabulary, which is quite contrary to that of its competitors such as Rosetta stone.

The language lessons are thorough ensuring that the user is able to learn all the content necessary for the particular lesson. This is validated because the application contains more than 150 video tutorials, which incorporate dialogue and practice drills, which differentiates the company from the rest of its competitors in the market. It is also observable that the application has incorporated a full screen design (Tedeschi). This is important because it ensures that there is minimal distraction as the user undertakes their lesson. The application is available of any user who has access to a computer or a mobile phone. Its availability makes it easier for users to have an easier time learning their preferred languages from any part of the world. In the interface, there is good spacing. This means that the user is able to interact well with the features on the application without any confusion.

For any application, there is bound to have limitations that reduce it potential to gain more users. Pertaining to Fluenz language learning application, one of the limiting features that have been observed is the numbers of languages offered. Due to this limitation, the application is unable to reach the users on a global scale. Another difficulty is seen when typing special characters (Tedeschi). Characters that are part of the alphabets of special languages such as French or Latin are hard to key in when the user is answering the quizzes. The application does not allow for live web classes, which should be a requirement for language learning applications. Additionally, the type of voice recording that is incorporated in the application is basic.

Living language application

The living language application enables the user to learn French form anywhere in the world. Its offer excellent learning assistance to the users based on the language they want to learn. The languages offered are six with each having enough content for learning. The application is also available for IOS users hence making is easily accessible to all mobile software (Tedeschi). The e-tutoring program offered is remarkable whereby classes are offered in from of web conference. This feature is the strongest asset that sets the application apart from other competitors. The main difficulty is the application is not suitable for beginners at the language thus are advised to sort other ways to learn the basics of the language.

On a yearly basis, the application provides an approximated 12 sessions in which the users who are not new to the selected languages are able to improve their speaking skills. The completion of one lesson takes a duration of forty-five minutes, which allows the user to intricately understand what is taught. The SLA theory applicable for this software application is memory ands secondary language acquisition, which is also observed in Fluenz. This translates with the correlation between the grammatical learning process and the verbatim memory functioning (Tedeschi). The users who are able to retain the information provided in the application has a high chance of retaining the knowledge.

Works Cited

Tedeschi, Bob. ‘A Review Of Living Language And Rocket Languages – App Smart’. Nytimes.com. N.p., 2012. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.