Duolingo

Every time the educational offer among the applications is more wide, finding all kinds of tools to increase knowledge, discover new issues or learn languages However, many users will have verified that many of these applications are poor adaptations of the editorial version, or have a large number of restrictions or limitations, eithermicropayments, subscriptions or tools that only display vocabularySomething that makes Duolingo, an application to learn English anytime, anywhere.

This is a very complete tool for users who want to start or practice the Anglo-Saxon language in a fun way and without limiting themselves to learning vocabulary, also practicing other questions such as grammar, translation and oral comprehension All this through an application with a very careful visual aspect of the most attractive that also worksfluid and comfortable shape, being suitable for all types of users Duolingo is based on the technique of gamification, making the user experience a game with rewards to motivate you to keep practicing, achieving achievementsat the end of each lesson.Something that makes its use even more pleasant.

How this tool works is really simple The first thing to do is create a user account , something that can be done by filling in the different personal fields or, if preferred, use the accounts of the social networks Facebook or Google+ to expedite this process. Of course, keep in mind that this could give permission to the application to publish content or contact circles and contacts to promote itself. After that, all that remains is to choose the language that you want to practice to have access to all the contents.

The main screen of the application is a big scheme with all the tests, words, and exercises that can be done divided by small sectionsSaid scheme is divided into levels, being able to choose the first box if you want to start learning the language or use the shortcuts in the form of keyhole to skip levels and access other content. In addition, it is always possible to repeat a content, even if it has already been successfully passed.

The different Duolingo tests touch on the lexicon, the grammar and oral comprehension, mainly. Thus, when choosing content, the user must face translations that he must perform choosing the words offeredor even by manually composing the phrase. Here we must thank the flexibility of the application, allowing translations more or less free and indicating after finishing the exercise if there is another way or phrase that is also valid.Another type of exercise is know the word that represents the image, write the sentence that is listeningor select the valid translations for a phrase. Tests that can be done somewhat repetitive, but thanks to the achievements and thesystem three hearts (as if they were the lives or attempts of a video game) make the user experience more enjoyable

In short, a very complete tool for all those users who want to practice English And not only that, since in the version for devices Android Content can be found in German, Italian, Portuguese and many other languages. The good thing is that Duolingo can be fully downloaded free via Google Play and App Store, if you have a iPhone