The Ultimate Top Tools for Language Learning from 2016-2020
If you’re a regular listener of the Fluent Show podcast, you know that we regularly recommend our favourite new tools to help language learners. We’ve been doing this for 4 years (40 recommendations below!
For our first 2020 edition, we felt that it was time to revisit every single one of these recommendations to sort out which ones we have LOVED for years now. The results are in, so roll out the red carpet and let’s see who’s in the…
You can listen to our deliberations and discussions of every single top tool and its merits at:
Top Tools Hall of Fame
The best tools for EVERY language learner:
ALL of these top tools have web and app based versions and lots of languages available for you to pick from.
The Beginners Badge for people who want good beginner materials goes to 50 Languages.
The Minority Medal for a tool that is best if you are interested in learning a minority language goes to the LiveLingua Project.
The Goblet of Recognition for a tool that we brought back again and again goes to VOCAB NOTEBOOKS like these. In America, Gregg or Pitman ruled notebooks might do this job for you.
Top Tools Nominees
Here is the FULL list of nominees, including links to every podcast episode and blog article so you can follow our discussions and read more about the tools you like.
Autumn/Winter 2016
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/57
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/the-best-language-learning-tools-of-autumnwinter-2016
- Lyricstraining.com
- Gus on The Go
- TuneIn Radio
- Tiny Cards (by Duolingo)
- Eggbun
Spring/Summer 2017
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/61
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/top-tools-summer-2017
- Clozemaster
- Live Lingua Project
- YouTube in your Target Language
- Subasub
- Charity Shops and Library Sales
Autumn/Winter 2017/2018
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/71
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/language-tools-winter
- Leaflets from tourist attractions and reviews on TripAdvisor
- Libby
- Léa Knows
- Flowlingo
- Lingq
Spring/Summer 2018
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/89
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/podcast-episode-89-language-tools
- FutureLearn
- Babadum
- r/languagelearning on Reddit
- Lingodeer
- Text Inspector
Autumn/Winter 2018
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/109
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/language-top-tools-autumn-winter-2018
- Writing Prompts
- 50languages.com
- Omniglot
- Yask
- Calligraphy Sets
Spring/Summer 2019
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/137
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/toptools-springsummer-2019
- Evertype
- Music Planet Roadtrip
- Insight Timer
- Genius
- Pleco
- Teach Yourself Library
Autumn/Winter 2019
Podcast: https://www.fluent.show/160
Blog: https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/toptools-autumnwinter-2019
- FlipWord
- The Indo-European Cognate Dictionary
- Quizklip
- Master Any Language
Enjoy a browse through all these recommendations and let us know which ones you enjoyed the most!
Get in touch:
#clearthelist February 2019: Chinese App Reviews and Teaching Welsh in Edinburgh
In this post, I’m sharing my language learning goals and strategies used in January 2019. And I’m starting to learn my 9th foreign language!
Welcome to the January edition of my #clearthelist goal tracking post. Clear The List is a support and accountability blog group sharing monthly language learning goals, hosted by my friends Lindsay and Shannon.
I have now been tracking my goals using Clear the List for 9 months. It’s a fun process - a little cumbersome at times to write check-in posts but always worth it for the accountability.
Ever since I created the Language Habit Toolkit I have been aware of how important it is to build a review process into your language learning routine. When you step back regularly and write down what you did, it’s easier to feel accomplished and understand that any lapses are temporary.
What Happened in January 2019?
After so much travel in December (retreat and Christmas), my intention was to have a month of routine, perhaps even a little rest. Now at the end of the month, I do feel a little more calm. But I’m also wondering where January has gone!
The month was focused on planning my year and working on the first project, which is launching a fabulous German course for beginners and “false beginners”. I worked on this course for 7 months last year and can’t wait to open it up for my 2019 German learners.
If you want a free preview, hop on here and register your email address.
On the blog, I shared the 9 Best Websites for German Beginners
Presenting my talk in Edinburgh. Thanks Maureen Millward for the picture.
This month, I also started work on Women in Language 2019 by contacting over 40 potential speakers. And ended with a trip to Edinburgh to present a lightning talk at Polyglot Pub Edinburgh. More about that in the Welsh section…
The Fluent Show
The Fluent Show was super efficient this month, I recorded 3 awesome interviews, 2 solo shows and ran a survey of over 150 listeners. Listen out for the next solo episode where I’ll share results and plans.
My favourite episode of January was Ask a Linguist, where we got to meet our linguist podcast heroes from Talk the Talk in Australia!
Language Goals and Progress
Let’s start with Mandarin Chinese for this one! Last month, I came out of the Chinese prep phase and decided that yes, I do want to learn this language a little bit.
Studying Chinese
I have been playing around with a bunch of apps. In my mind this isn't really "language learning" in my usual style yet. I feel like “proper learning” will start for real when I get a notebook, set goals and start saying things to people.
Without repetition and a notebook, I only retain 20% of what I see and practice. So I guess this is high level dabbling, and I’m not finding myself particularly rushed to move forward. I spoke no Chinese for 35 years of my life, and now I’m ok if it takes 6 months to start.
Patience is a secret language learning weapon.
Reviewing Chinese Language Learning Apps
Here are my insights on the Chinese language learning apps I've tried so far:
Memrise @memrise is fantastic for teaching the kinds of phrases you'll want to say. The videos with locals are wonderful, and this grammar screen you see here is a delight. Memrise seems to understand where I'm at as a learner. Only downside: I'm not finding it helpful for character study.
Drops @languagedrops is fantastic for learning lots of vocab, getting the hand of characters, and hearing clear pronunciation. It's got the best character/pinyin system for me. I’ve been enjoying the #90dayswithdrops challenge.
Duolingo @duolingo is good at building up each lesson, and has an interesting way of introducing new words. I'm not finding it as enjoyable as the others. The lessons feel too short. That owl is cute, though.
Lingodeer @lingodeerapp is the most comprehensive and I can see myself using this as a study guide. The stories at the end of each chapter are awesome, though I feel thrown in at the deep end with the characters now and then.
Welsh Language Goals
In Welsh, I usually set goals in 4 areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing. In January I hit a special extra milestone by teaching a few words in Welsh to others. Wow!
You can download my notes and recommendations from the talk by signing up at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/welshtoolkit
Listening
January was listening month and I tried my best to get more practice in. I listened to Nicky and Lara on Mynd am beint gyda. LOVE the casual feel!
I also listened to the radio a few times, but it didn’t stick. My radio time is the morning, and I’m just not into Radio Cymru’s breakfast shows. If you know any better ones, give me a shout.
Finally, I did listen to the Say Something in Welsh listening practices and parallel.cymru’s spoken news.
I don’t think I’m suddenly twice as good at understanding spoken language, but this listening focus has been a great reason for me to look for new and different audio sources. I’m more surrounded by Welsh audio, and that’s automatically going to add more of it into my routine. Neis!
Reading
I had no goals, but I did read quite a bit anyway. Encouraging!
Speaking
My goal was to advertise for a new Welsh language partner locally, and I can report success! I put a post into a local residents’ group on Facebook. You know the one: “what’s that noise on Jackson street?”…but lucky for me, one out of the many people who read posts in the group referred me to Welsh speaker Jane.
Now I have someone to meet for coffee on a regular basis, and I’ve felt exhausted, excited and abuzz after speaking to her. I can make myself understood on any topic we’ve covered, and her talking speed is definitely adding to that listening practice.
In addition, I completed Say Something in Welsh Level 2, Challenge 22.
Writing
I did have a goal here, which was to write 6 pages using writing prompts. Goal achieved…but I’m not sure how enjoyable I found the topics so far. I prefer writing messages to friends in Welsh, and luckily I do this 3-4 times a week now.
Contact Goal
Every month, I log my “daily contact” with the Welsh language using the Streaks app. January was excellent with 20 days of contact. It’s a habit!
If you’re interested in a printable tracking system for your own language routine, have a look at the Language Habit Toolkit.
Goals For February 2019
Exciting times! I think it’s time to set goals in Chinese.
My Welsh level is comfortable and I’m feeling secure enough to share some attention. I will not set listening, speaking, reading and writing goals in two languages for the same month. That seems like overkill.
Chinese Language Goals
While I get used to easing off on Welsh, my February goals in Chinese are simple:
- Start a Chinese study notebook so I can play with sentences and practice a few characters
- Spend 3 hours studying Chinese in total
- Get a textbook or two out of the library to test drive them
Welsh Language Goals
I’ve been enjoying the structure of having specific goals, and for February I’ll still pick on specific areas out of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Since I have set up a successful Welsh habit and made lots of friends who speak the language, it’s now fairly regular for me to read and write Welsh in texts and books. Yay!!
Listening is a weakness of mine. I can understand 60-100% of the spoken language now depending on dialect and speed, but I want to feel more comfortable. I’ll aim for 5 days of Welsh audio contact every week, using one of these sources probably:
- Parallel.cymru Newyddion
- Radio Cymru
- Mynd am Beint Gyda
- Spotify Welsh Music
- Say Something in Welsh
Speaking is obviously a key to success at this stage. I want to chat with friends or meet my tutor at least 3 times, and I’ll work on Say Something in Welsh too.
I’d love to make a few videos in Welsh but am struggling for time this month.
Other goals:
- Book a place on another Welsh residential course, this time at the higher level. What could go wrong!
- Say Something in Welsh! I realised today that I’m 3 challenges away from FINISHING Level 2. I can do it!
WOW so there we have it - a big catch-up on my language learning goals and live documentation of how I’m starting to learn Chinese. It’s arguably my 9th foreign language to be studied in some level of seriousness.
What Are Your Language Goals?
It’s time for a new year - are you studying a new language?
If you have ambitions in German, don’t forget to visit www.german2019.com where my free course is launching next month.
How was your January? Leave a comment below and share how you got on.
Before You Set Your 2019 Goals, Here's What You Can Do To Get Ready
Don’t leave good lessons on the table - listen to this podcast episode to learn about the most important language lessons from 2018 with special guest Shannon.
Plus: More resources you can try right now!
Happy New Year, hurrah, welcome to 2019!
I bet you've been itching for January to kick off so you can go full steam ahead in lots of new language projects! But before that, let's not forget the year that's just gone by.
That's right, there are some goodies and lessons in the old year that can make a huge difference in how successful you'll be in 2019.
We'll find them with an annual review! For this purpose, I hung out with my friend and 10-language polyglot Shannon Kennedy to talk through her experiences of language in 2018, and how to set the best possible goals so your year goes better than ever.
Hit play to listen to our podcast:
In our conversation, Shannon shared her stories of how 2018 went as a language study year.
A New Language Learning Routine
Shannon's language learning routine changed away from setting specific task goals like "learn 30 new words". It is now more free and focuses on time spent with the language, which allows space for inspiration and still means a lot of productivity.
Shannon also had to deal with big routine changes like the loss of her 2-hour commute which used to provide lots of focused language time. She quickly learnt how to make up for that loss and now pairs her activities with more intention, for example using household chores as a great opportunity to put on an audio course or a podcast.
The Value of Discipline Over Motivation
Shannon also talks about how motivation can be a bad friend for language learners. It's just not as reliable as you would want it to be. She discovered just how valuable discipline is instead, and the difference it can make when you make discipline a value in your study routine.
How To Set Great Language Learning Goals
Finally, we discussed the way Shannon sets herself goals and works with the structure of Vision Goals and Path Goals. She shares a few of her own Vision Goals and I promise you, they're among the best I have EVER heard from a language learner. These goals are your "why", your source of all the mental energy you may need to focus on your language and keep moving forward.
TIP: If you can anchor your goal in real life and make it about a real situation you'd like to experience, it will be a more powerful and helpful Vision Goal.
Here Are The Year Review Questions
You can use them to conduct your own review of 2018 and set goals for the next year.
- How would you sum up the year in your languages?
- What changed in your life and in your languages in 2018?
- What lessons do you think you learnt from the year 2018?
- What surprised you?
- What will you change going forward?
- Looking forward, what are your language learning goals for 2019?
Shannon's top 3 books of 2018
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- The Organised Mind by Daniel J. Levitin
- Courses from the Assimil series
Shannon's top 3 apps of 2018
Shannon's top 3 courses
- The Add1 Challenge
- Yoyo Chinese
- 90 Day Korean
What Were Your Top Books, Apps, and Courses?
And do you set yourself regular vision goals?
Share them in the comments below!
#clearthelist January 2019: 中文 Language Dabbling, and I Finally Hit My Reading Goal
Catch up with my monthly round-up of language goals and read about my top 3 language apps for all of 2018.
Ho ho ho, Christmas is over and I’m here to catch up with you all on my language goals and progress since the last Clear The List post in November. This is a great opportunity for me to check in and prepare for the new year.
Just in case this is your first #clearthelist post here at Fluent, let me say welcome and explain what this is about. Clear The List is a support and accountability blog group sharing monthly language learning goals, hosted by my friends Lindsay Williams and Shannon Kennedy.
I’ve been tracking my goals and progress with this group since April 2018, and I use the Language Goals worksheet from my Language Habit Toolkit to keep track.
Click here to check out the Language Habit Toolkit - a handy tool for kicking off your language routine in the right way.
What Happened in December?
My biggest language event of December 2018 was the Fluent German Retreat in Trier! I hosted this language retreat for four motivated German learners who joined me for daily classes, excursions, Glühwein stops and more. Our theme was Wein und Weihnachten, and we honoured that name
Retreats are my big discovery of 2018 as a language teacher. Again on this occasion, it was amazing to see hesitant speakers warming up and starting to chat more and more in their target language. Plus, nothing beats a week of all-in travel in a beautiful location.
If you need a confidence boost and want to join one of my future retreats, make sure you register here.
Apart from this, December was the usual festive flurry of activity, with more trips to see family and exchange lovely presents for the season.
The Fluent Show
The Fluent Show had 3 episodes this month, as we’re currently on a short holiday break until 7 January 2019.
Are you catching up during the break? Here’s a link to our full archive.
My favourite episode of December was this discussion of what to do and how to react when you find yourself in an intermediate speaking dilemma. Thanks to Elizabeth for this great question!
Language Goals and Progress
I have a confession/announcement: This month, I’ve decided I’m officially dabbling in learning Chinese!! I feel like I’m documenting some kind of new list of learning stages:
- “Not that I’m learning Chinese, but I’m just here with an app”
- Officially dabbling
I’m guessing that number 3 might be “learning” and that would be when I’d think more deeply about my goals. For now, dabbling means I continue to add more Chinese vocab and I may get myself a notebook. It’s fairly pressure-free over here.
I’m using the Streaks app to track my time spent with this language in 10-minute blocks. In December, I completed 7 blocks so that’s about 70 minutes spent studying Chinese.
Welsh
Here’s how I got on in Welsh - still my number 1 language.
Listening
Ughhhhhh. I wanted to listen to an episode of Nicky’s Mynd am beint gyda.. podcast and listen to the radio a lot. I got 9 minutes into a 2-hour episode. The language level is about right though. I remember putting the radio on about 5 or 6 times. Listening practice continues to be my big challenge. (In ANY language, tbh.) What am I to do?
Reading
I HAVE FINISHED THE BOOK SGWP!!!!!! My goal was to get to page 185 and by that point the story was wrapping up, so I found myself wanting to follow. Great book for Welsh learners - if you’re anywhere in the B levels, get yourself a copy here.
Speaking
I had a lesson with my Welsh tutor but that’s about it. To be honest, this month was so stressful with a lot of travel and the intense German retreat, I’d have struggled to fit in much more. In addition, I completed challenge 21 of Say Something in Welsh level 2. I’m happy enough with all that.
Writing
Mostly centred at the start of the month, my writing progress was focused on completing exercises from the WJEC Welsh GCSE Past papers. I didn’t find these particularly hard and I enjoyed having something to write about for a few more minutes. The challenge is to ensure I have someone correcting me.
Daily Contact Goal
Every month, I log my “daily contact” with the Welsh language. Given the retreat and Christmas time, December looks ok with 14 days out of 30 (bei Redaktionsschluss as they say in Germany). I don’t track the length of each “contact”.
As always, this depends on me remembering to tick a box, so it’s not a 100% accurate number.
If you’re interested in a tracking template for your own language routine, again let me recommend the Language Habit Toolkit which you’re going to love.
Year Review
In the next podcast episode, we’ll have a new year special with Shannon Kennedy where I’ll share a few year end review questions. Look out for it by subscribing to “The Fluent Show” wherever you get your podcasts.
Goals for January 2019
To kick off the new year, I’m participating in an Instagram challenge with the Drops app. You can find it at #90dayswithdrops on the Instagram app. I’ll be using the app for Chinese, throwing in some Russian, and perhaps playing in a few more.
If you have only ever used Duolingo and want a new language app to play with, by the way, here are my top 3 for the year 2018:
Now let’s get to the Welsh goals.
Listening
Above, I identified that listening time can be a challenge for me and I do think that understanding spoken language is important. I feel like I want to get away from “entertainment listening” for a little while and make this a stronger study focus, so my goals are
- Listen to the Say Something in Welsh practice audio twice a week
- Parallel.cymru has a news in simplified Welsh section, and my goal is to listen-while-reading or make notes on 10 of these in January
Reading
Reading a whole book (Sgwp!) was a great benefit during the last year, so I’ll take January off but I already know I’ll be back in Feb with a new reading goal.
Speaking
I’ll crack on with Say Something in Welsh and complete challenges 22-24 of level 2, and I’ll take action on posting that little ad asking for a language buddy say’s siârad Cymraeg around here.
Writing
The exam papers were a great prompt last time, and my next goal is to use a few writing prompts from a writing prompt book (Lindsay and I discussed this technique on the podcast a few times - see here) to fill more pages in Welsh. The goal is 6 double-spaced pages.
What Are Your Language Goals?
It’s time for a new year - are you studying a new language?
How was your December? Leave a comment below and don’t forget to check out the Clear The List linkup by Lindsay Williams and Shannon Kennedy.
And don’t forget to follow me on Instagram to see how I get on during the month.
Happy new year!!
Language Learning On The Go: How To Find A Great Language App
If you have a smartphone and you like learning languages, there’s no way of getting around language learning apps! So how do you know that your choice of app is going to help you really learn a language?
In this Drops-supported article, you’ll learn exactly how to spot a winner.
When was the last time you picked up your phone? Oh, you’re looking at it right now? And you want to learn a language?
Game on! It’s time to talk about effective apps. When you don’t have a lot of time and want to fit in some language study on the go, there are hundreds of language learning apps that can help you succeed.
But how do you know you’re spending your time well? Is your app effective for teaching you another language?
This article idea was supported by the team at Drops, a gorgeous vocab training app that I love. So I decided to use their app as the example of great ways that app design can help you learn a language.
Here are 5 ways to find the best apps for YOUR language learning routine, using Drops as an example.
1. There Is a Clear Purpose
Some apps are designed to help you learn and memorise new vocabulary, others train your pronunciation, some aim to be full courses, yet others are games or dictionaries. It’s important to understand what each app is trying to do so that you get the right mix.
In my Language Habit Toolkit, you’ll learn that there are three types of key language learning resources:
- Guiding Resources, which help you through grammar and communication goals in a language (like courses)
- Input Resources, which help you experience the language in context and practice understanding it (like videos and stories)
- Reference Resources, which help you look up information as you need it (like a dictionary)
Now when you look at language apps, you will be able to slot most of them into one of those categories. One of my current favourites is Drops, a beautiful app designed around learning new words of vocabulary.
Drops is a guiding resource, focused on words only. It teaches you a curated list of words (around 2300 per language) through playful actions, but it doesn’t include speaking practice or grammar.
For me, that’s no dealbreaker. As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, I love it when an app focuses on doing one thing and doing it well.
2. The Language App Works For Your Language Goals
The most effective way to learn languages with apps is to break down the different parts of a language course. Think back to your school life or any teacher led class. What are the different things you do and learn? Once you have a list of the elements that you are looking for, you can make sure your group of language apps covers you for each of them.
Then, divide your study goals into listening, speaking, reading and writing and make sure you cover each.
For example, here are a few different things you’ll do in a good language class, and the different apps that can help you with each:
- Learn new words (for example Drops)
- Practice speaking a language (for example Tandem)
- Listen to another language (for exampleSpeechling)
- Help you read and write the language (for example Clozemaster)
- Schedule and track your study sessions (for example Streaks)
You can add many more ideas to this list, for example keeping up to date with news in another country or preparing for an exam.
Learn more about language apps and the ones the Fluent Show hosts use on our podcast and list about apps.
3. The App Teaches You The Right Language
There is more than way to answer this question!
Of course, the app should offer the language you’re learning. Some are common like French and Chinese, others a little bit rare like Welsh and Hawaiian. (Drops offers 3 out of the 4!)
Different themes to choose in Drops app
Secondly, it should cover what you want to talk about. Most language courses are developed with an eye on their market, for example travellers or people who need the language for travel.
The key is to talk about what you find interesting, instead of suffering through vocabulary about politics just because your textbook says that this is what you “should do”.
Drops offers in a cool twist on the “language tree” system of other apps. In this app, you get to choose what matters. For example travellers can start by learning helpful vocabulary for their travels first, business students get to grips with the Business & Tech words, while romantics may want to start learning how to talk about relationships.
4. The App Maximises Your Language Study Time
Time and habits are closely related. When you’re thinking of learning a new language, one of the first questions in your mind will be: When am I supposed to do fit this in?
The trick for many learners is to stop thinking of language study as these super-sessions that last 3 hours, and instead to study little and often. This is certainly how I’ve been studying languages myself, and I can now have conversations in several languages that I studied for a few minutes on most days.
So with any language learning app, the question is: What can you do in the app, given the time that you have? The good ones will know that you are not here to study for many hours, and they’ll maximise your results for this short time.
Timing Your App Usage
That ticking clock knows no excuses!
For those of us who are pressed for time and easily distracted, Drops has introduced a simple and effective tool: the countdown! Learners who start out on Drops will only have 5 minutes of app time available to them. That’s right, after 5 minutes the app will lock and you’ll have to wait.
You can gain extra seconds by keeping up a streak and checking in regularly. But the app will still help you to stop learning and keep up a habit of small steps, rather than a huge study session that you won’t want to repeat.
When you see that countdown ticking as you study languages, it does something magical: you’ll stick with this app. Most of the time, our phone usage is bitty as heck. Using a smartphone is frantic and distracting, and that’s not a great way to study. But the timer in the Drops app acts like a gentle reminder: Stick with this, you’ve decided to do it and it’s only 5 minutes.
I’ve no doubt that other education apps are going to introduce this super cool countdown feature as well, because it’s perfect for busy smartphone users.
5. The Language App is Fun
If you get frustrated or bored using any language learning app, I’d say delete it. There is a huge market out there with well-designed apps, and the phone is not the place to start trying to practice tenacity when something isn’t fun.
Ask yourself these questions to be sure that the app will work correctly:
Is it fast?
The app should load quickly and minimise the time you have to spend typing on the world’s smallest keyboard. Save your thumbs! For me, this is the area where Drops was most surprising. There is no typing at all.
Drops is the most considerate app for phone users I’ve seen so far.
Is it pretty?
I’m not talking about pink unicorns. If the app interface doesn’t make you want to look at it, you are less likely to use it. Choose an app that makes you think “experience”, not “homework”.
Does it work well on your phone/tablet/watch?
If the app you’re using hasn’t been tested well enough, it may come up with a number of bugs. Screens getting stuck, freezing, shutting down, or a failure to save your hard-earned progress will warrant an email to the developer, but they’re not a reason to stick with this version.
6. You’re Still Learning With The App
Download a bunch of language learning apps, and then track yourself as you go ahead and use them. You’ll find that a few apps are always “top of mind” and just keep you coming back, while others don’t seem to get any screen time.
It’s okay to say “this one just isn’t right for me”. With the range of apps that we have available now, my advice is to cut out the apps that sit on your phone and don’t get used. The key is to know where your focus is, and that should be where you have fun as well.
As a final tip, consider putting some money on the line for a subscription to an app that you enjoy and use the most. Paying for something can help a user feel more satisfied and more effective using it, and supporting good developers can only work in our favour as language learners. After all, “free” doesn’t always mean the same thing as “good”. In no language.
_By the way…_Drops has a free version and a paying subscription, here is a link for 40% off if you decide to go for it.
What Is Your Most Effective Language App?
If you haven’t given the Drops app a go yet, I can definitely recommend it! I’ve been using this app for weeks now for my Chinese practice, and found that I’m remembering new words well and feeling confident about the “Kangxi Radicals” it’s teaching me.
I’d love to hear from you. Do you download lots of apps and test drive them all? Or are you a one-app one-time kind of learner? Leave me a comment below to join the conversation.
