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Thanks a lot! :)

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Perhaps it differs depending on the language :) during the period I tested it for the languages I mentioned, that was not the case, but it would be interesting to know if it’s different per language or other factors, cause I quite enjoyed it!

@@CasanovaExplains Thank you for your prompt reply. I posted a similar comment on Qroo Paul's second video on Langua and I will see if he responds to it.

@@CasanovaExplains I received a reply from Qroo Paul. He claims Langua can correct grammatical errors during conversation and debate. I will quote his reply: "She may have not spent enough time working with the app. It can detect grammatical errors. It has a setting to correct your Spanish. It will appear on the screen. You can check it manually to check a particular thing you said or leave it on for constant feedback. The AI will continue the conversation or debate but you are getting immediate feedback on the screen"

​@@brucea9871 That is quite interesting, thank you for reporting back! I have just tried again now in English, German and Arabic, thinking that maybe they changed it recently- but no, it still it does not correct grammar in debate mode even when I use clearly wrong grammar like past participle following "should" e.g. :) I even explicitly asked it to correct my grammar haha. However, in the grammar mode it works great! I think that it is a great AI language learning platform nonetheless, but I would only caution people using it (at least in those languages haha), that it might not catch your grammar mistakes outside the grammar mode! :)

Perhaps what the person you mentioned was talking about is the "refinement" tool, where you can refine your response. Here it would suggest better phrasing (and in the process kinda re-writes what you wrote or said), but it does not point out specifically to the mistakes you made :)

RUclips videos fro grammar explanations and comprehensible input via podcasts, Netflix, videos etc. That's the best free way to learn languages. Apps are basically useless compared to a lot of comprehensible input.

@@ducklingscap897 Hmmm... ok thanks. And I learned something from you: "comprehensible input" is not just your strange phrasing, but is an actual language learning theory.

I haven’t come across completely free good language apps- I’m personally not a big fan of Duolingo since the pronunciation in languages other than English can be wildly off, and that to me ruins it. Perhaps it’s better at some languages. Clozemaster offers a great deal for free which is great! Other than that, online resources like BBC learn English or DW for German (plus many others), often do a better job. I think that apps are a nice add-on but aren’t comprehensive enough on their own. Just my personal opinion :) best of luck!

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! Busuu is quite good, my problem with it is that it's too easy for upper levels. All the lessons I tried were just tapping the (very easy) correct answers. At the start I had to do a "placement test" on which I scored 100% and was placed in B2 haha :) But yeah, I think for beginners it's great. Most of these apps promise to teach you the language on their own, which is not realistic as you pointed out :)

@@CasanovaExplains ah, true! I've passed this "placement test" for Spanish and it gave me C1; there's no way I know it at such a high level: vocabulary, expressions and subtle grammatical nuances. But also I got stuck at B1 in German probably due to the lack of real practice and more important - feedback. Let's see how I'll be doing at the real classes starting October. Keep up your good work!🙏

@@Robostomp Thanks so much, best wishes for you! :)

Which apps are you interested in? :)

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@@Sarabalal-ye7uw Thanks a lot for your feedback! I will make a video in the future rating the most popular apps :) I did do a mini-demo of ELSA Speak btw in a previous video, I think it was the one about 3 strategies to boost English fluency, if you're interested to see it!

Hmmm… it’s a nice app for beginners, very similar to duelingo in its gamification elements, but I found the pronunciation a bit too weird and doesn’t compare to other apps that sound more native. Also, although I answered that I have an advanced knowledge of the language, it started with the very basics haha :) but I think it also depends on the language you are trying to learn, perhaps it’s better for English when you are starting out. Maybe I give it 7/10. Just my opinion :) <3

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I think that would be an interesting video idea, I'll add it to my collection :)

I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! I haven't come across this app, I just looked it up now and it seems to have good reviews, I'll give it a try- Thanks a lot for the tip! :)

Haha! I am not aware of a gamified app for advanced Arabic actually! most apps focus on beginners. Maybe someone in the audience has a recommendation :)

My fav language learning resource by far is Clozemaster. And there is actually a way to turn it into a very difficult Duolingo, all the way hidden in the forums! What you need to do is make sure to go to the website, if on mobile / tablet quickly on the 3 dots tap 'desktop mode'. From there, you can start a normal round. Then click on the URL, and at the end of it, you should see 'mode=multiple_choice'. You can change that 'multiple_choice' part into 'full_text_input'. And send it. Then you should see the translation, and you can translate that entire sentence word by word with immediate custimisable feedback. You can, for example, make it so that every word you type will be red or green depending on whether it's the right or wrong one. And can also get AI to explain the sentence fully, grammar, and all at the click of a button afterwards! You can even click on each word and have it direct to Wiktionary to see its inflexions and more meanings. Try it out if you can. I highly recommend it!

@@donnie1725 That sounds pretty cool, thanks a lot for the tip! :)

Thanks so much, happy to hear you enjoyed it! <3

I hope you find the prompts in the chatGPT video helpful! I need to make a new video about their new Strawberry model, which seems to be much better at language :)

Actually, I'm quite curious why you think it (Langua) does not sound native? :) I found it rather accurate! and no worries, my reference point is native not apps haha! :) For Duelingo, absolutely agree, its pronunciation is completely off.

@@CasanovaExplains As far as my level goes in Arabic (I'm not a native) I'd agree with you that the computer voice that pronounces the Arabic sentence at 5:36 makes no mistake in long/short vowels or vocalization; it's just that if Langua advertised for "native voice" (I don't know if they do) the learners expect actual persons to pronounce the sentences, this voice is bland, lifeless; another issue is that it feels that this Arabic voice has been trained on a European model as a basis (they added ح ق ط ظ on top of an original), retaining the European lightness of consonants you find in Latin languages; to express it clumsily, the native Arabs from Kuwait or Morocco would pronounce most consonants 'rougher', 'heavier' or more 'affricate'. Please ask a linguist native to argue for or against this view, I'm only a translator.

@@CasanovaExplains I had to review the set of Duolingo Arabic sentences because a person I was helping had used it as a basis for her study; and about food in each sentence where it has to say tomato (بندورة banadora) it would pronounce 'baNNanandora', it's so funny! I reported it but it seems it's gonna be there for another 20 years to entertain students!

Ohhh, no they do not advertise it as "real people" speaking, they are AI voices :) but as far as AI voices go, they sound more natural than most. Also, like with any AI tool, it can make mistakes sometimes :)

Hello there, I am Moroccan so I guess I can share my view. I agree that the sound in the app felt lifeless and very automated, but it is still correct pronunciation for standard arabic. Standard arabic is not very similar to accents such as Moroccan, Egyptian​...etc. the tones are much rougher in accents but way lighter in standard arabic. So the app is giving correct, accurate and reliable pronunciation for a learner of standard arabic even though it is AI. @@Paroissien

I’m happy to hear you found it helpful! That is good to know, it seems that Babbel is slowly expanding its offerings and I hope they continue to develop the app! Feel free to share your experience with langua, I’m curious how it performs in Russian :)

Glad it was helpful! :)

Hope you found it helpful! 🥰

I can imagine that if you came to the app for one thing and was forced to do another it would become disheartening over time! It sounds fun though, I still haven't been offered that challenge haha

I hope you find it useful for your purpose! Feel free to share your experience after you try it out :)

@@CasanovaExplains Unfortunately it doesn't include the language I want to learn

@@TheAnonJohn Ahh too bad!

The best language learning app is just watching RUclips videos in the languages people want to learn. I did that for 4 years and now I'm fairly fluent in Japanese.

I also never had good results with flashcards only especially when I was studying for the GRE, learning words out of context is challenging!

Thank you, I appreciate it!

@@CasanovaExplains I sent you an email, have you seen it?

Thank you very much, I'm happy to hear that you found it valuable and that the examples are useful! Indeed making videos is very time consuming, I know that some of the bigger channels have dedicated video editors and the video editing alone takes 5 days or more. While for me being on the smaller scale, the whole process from start to finish still takes 4 days. But it's enjoyable and very rewarding when I hear people like you saying that they find value in it :) Btw, for me personally I found what worked best for learning instruments (piano in my case) is starting with one piece and practicing different skills around that piece daily (e.g. scales, rhythm, cords, sightreading... etc), but of course that may not work for everyone as some people get bored if they need to stick to one piece for a longer time :)

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What do you mostly struggle with? :)