Translation doesn’t teach language
Dr. Katie Nielson, Chief Education officer at Voxy, gives her take on the translation approach to language learning.
Dr. Katie Nielson, Chief Education officer at Voxy, gives her take on the translation approach to language learning.
This app is both my dream and my nightmare. I love learning languages, and anything that enables me to understand and communicate in more of them is a fantastic tool. On the other hand, if tools like this get too good, my life’s work (as a creator of English language courses and resources) – and my future income – will be wiped out with a few swipes of a touchscreen.
What’s immediately obvious about Flikkt’s methodology is that it isn’t marketing an easy, gimmick-laden solution for learning a language.