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Dissenters say that gamified language learning apps only teach you vocabulary and
grammar rules rather than how to actually speak a language, but then again, these
same criticisms can be justifiably leveled at many traditional teaching methods. In
either case, the development of these apps should be seen as part of a wider trend
that is seeing education become more accessible by going online.
Gamified language learning apps are not without their drawbacks. Listening to a
polished prerecorded sentence is not the same as trying to understand what that
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these apps have become so popular at a time when language learning is on the
decline in the mainstream education system. Whether these apps will drive a
renewed enthusiasm in language learning, or simply confirm that it is the classroom,
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these apps are helping our current academic year of high school Spanish students, but
perhaps e ll see this ha ge as the app gai s deeper permeation into this
demographic.
For all the short o i gs of la guage lear i g apps, the realit is that the do t eed
to e perfe t, the just eed to e etter tha their o petitors. No, Duoli go o t
teach you how to speak Spanish fluently, but then again, nothing does short of
moving country or surrounding yourself with native speakers and teachers of your
target language. However, these apps do level the playing field a little for those
without access to the very best resources. For now, gamified language learning apps
should be best thought of as a useful supplement to traditional face-to-face teaching
models, and its creators are quick to acknowledge as much. Although, if these
language learning apps continue to grow at the same rate that they have been doing,
it might just get the IELTs and TOEFLs of the world glancing over their shoulder.