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The Killer App for 2014…
A presentation by Sarah Choatefor MC 225 Interactive Media
What Is Duolingo?
Duolingo is an application that teaches languages through interactive games
Users download the free app to their electronic device
Users advance through foreign language courses by gaining points
Duolingo has been proven to teach foreign languages effectively.
Who Uses Duolingo?
25%
9%
6%51%
5% 5%
Countries with the most duolingo users
United States Mexico
Brazil Other
South Korea Spain
How Does Duolingo Work?
The app uses crowdsourcing to create new language courses
Websites pay duolingo to have their content translated
The app is free because users actively translate website content (such as articles from Buzzfeed and CNN) as they learn a language on duolingo
Sources "DuoLingo Review: The Quick, Easy and Free Way to Learn A
Language." Fluent in 3 months Language Hacking and Travel Tips RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.fluentin3months.com/duolingo/>.
Munoz, Juan. "Duolingo 'incubator' aims to crowdsource language teaching." CNN. Cable News Network, 1 Jan. 1970. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/15/tech/mobile/duolingo-incubator-language-teaching/>.
Olson, Parmy. "Language App Duolingo To Translate More Sites After Buzzfeed And CNN." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/11/13/language-app-duolingo-to-translate-more-sites-after-buzzfeed-and-cnn/>.
Vesselinov, PhD, Roumen, and John Grego, PhD. "Duolingo Effectiveness Study." Duolingo Report Final. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014. <http://static.duolingo.com/s3/DuolingoReport_Final.pdf>.
"duolingo.com." Duolingo.com Site Info. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/duolingo.com>.
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