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Every language learning app now claims to use AI. Duolingo has Birdbrain. Babbel added speech recognition. Speak runs on GPT-4. The marketing says ‘personalised’ and ‘adaptive’ …
Read More →It’s quarter to eight in the morning. You’re on the Tube, headphones in, listening to a lesson about the vocabulary you need for …
One billion downloads. That’s what ESLPod achieved — a language learning podcast that became one of the most downloaded education …
You did everything right. You showed up every day. You finished the beginner course. You can order a coffee, introduce yourself, ask for …
Two people download a language app on the same Tuesday morning. The first is a cardiologist. She’s relocating to Madrid in three …
I had a 500-day streak. Five hundred days without missing a single lesson. I’d earned thousands of XP, climbed to the top of my …
The pain started on a Tuesday morning in Antalya. Not a dull ache — a sharp, stabbing pressure behind my sternum that worsened with every …
Bubi wanted to learn English. She’s an older Ukrainian woman — sharp, motivated, and determined to connect with the wider world. She …
He’d studied Portuguese for months. Flashcards every morning. Grammar drills on the train. Listening exercises before bed. By the time …
You started learning a language to get by on holiday in Provence. Or to speak to your partner’s parents in their language. Or because …
You’ve been at it for months. Possibly years. You’ve matched thousands of flashcards, translated hundreds of sentences, and …
Week one is easy. You download the app, you do three lessons, you feel brilliant. You’re finally learning …
You revised the word. You got it right on the flashcard. You even said it aloud a few times. A fortnight later, you’re standing in …