Social language learning mobile app developer, HelloTalk, Inc., today announced that its iOS and Android language learning app, HelloTalk, has surpassed one million registered global users, so I thought it would be a good time to feature it on The English Blog. Here's their official video.
And here's some information from their press release:
HelloTalk provides a simple, intuitive experience where users teach each other their respective native languages across their mobile and tablet devices. Moreover, HelloTalk provides a variety of mechanisms whereby users can engage in real-time practice of the language they're learning with native speakers of that language.
HelloTalk's more than one million users hail from over 200 countries around the world, with 59% learning English, 9% learning Korean, 8% learning Japanese, 5% learning Spanish, 4% learning Chinese, and 15% learning a variety of other languages including French, Italian, Finnish, Russian, Arabic, German, and more. HelloTalk supports over 100 languages, which includes Navajo and Esperanto.
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For language learners who have limited opportunities to practise with native speakers, language exchange websites are a godsend. In addition, HelloTalk offers a range of language learning tools including grammar correction, translation, and the ability to create a database of words, sentences and even audio files. I haven't tried it myself, but it's got some very good reviews (see here and here).
