(Off-topic) I'm convinced that the ideal language learning app should look like this:
1. A HUGH repository of raw materials, both in text and in audio. They are all written/recorded by native speakers, not non-native language teachers.
1.5. (Optional) The materials come with supplemental vocabulary lists and grammar guides.
2. You take a test.
3. It recommends materials for you to read/listen to, according your proficiency level shown in the test.
3.5. (Opt-in) it can read your YouTube history and social media to recommend materials that you might like.
4. Every month or every N hours of reading/listening, you take a new test to recalibrate your proficiency level.
That's it. However due to copyright issues, I don't expect to see such an app in near future. What a bummer.
(Not-so-off-topic) Personally I consider all the apps that don't resemble the above workflow "dictionary-like" (useful but as a reference tool, not a learning tool) or "Duolingo-like" (a healthier alternative to doomscrolling, but nothing more). The article sounds Duolingo-like.
1. A HUGH repository of raw materials, both in text and in audio. They are all written/recorded by native speakers, not non-native language teachers.
1.5. (Optional) The materials come with supplemental vocabulary lists and grammar guides.
2. You take a test.
3. It recommends materials for you to read/listen to, according your proficiency level shown in the test.
3.5. (Opt-in) it can read your YouTube history and social media to recommend materials that you might like.
4. Every month or every N hours of reading/listening, you take a new test to recalibrate your proficiency level.
That's it. However due to copyright issues, I don't expect to see such an app in near future. What a bummer.
(Not-so-off-topic) Personally I consider all the apps that don't resemble the above workflow "dictionary-like" (useful but as a reference tool, not a learning tool) or "Duolingo-like" (a healthier alternative to doomscrolling, but nothing more). The article sounds Duolingo-like.