Five user-friendly apps for the not-so-user-friendly cell phones Teresa Nguyen, CSUF tenguyen@fullerton.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaxn Annie Tran, UCI & CSUF autran@ad.uci.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-tran-1ab45476

Meet the Apps ELSA Speak Learnist Fun English Duolingo Grammar Up

ELSA Speak Features Stands for English Language Speech Assistant Is a virtual, personal pronunciation coach with a mobile application Has the following features: Varied topics, ranging from business to relationship to IELTS words, for the users to have more practice Instant pronunciation feedback based on the speaker’s native tongue Pronunciation dictionary for the speaker to look up words that are difficult to pronounce and nail the pronunciation on their stress and syllable

ELSA Speak Advantages Has the goal of improving language learners’ ability to speak English with ease and confidence through personal feedback Prepares language learners for a speaking test, an interview, or a public presentation

ELSA Speak Implementations Use in the listening/speaking integrated skill , pronunciation, and presentation classes: Stress Intonation Phonetic recognition

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Learnist Features A crowd-sourced and organized collection of the world’s knowledge, with curated web, text and video content and Learnboards™ with sequenced lessons and resources on tens-of-thousands of topics Seventeen pre-selected categories that are relevant to real-life situations and current news Most of the generated articles and lesson plans are free

Learnist Features & Advantages Connectivity with friends and colleagues on your mobile address book “Share-ability” with friends on social media platforms Learnist Collect (an extra feature): Adds webpage, article, or video to your Learnist Profile Lets the user create a summary by adding a title and up to 100 characters to share your summary, opinion, and reaction

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Fun English Features A mobile app that provides structured lessons and animated games Has the following features: 6 or more unique games in each fun-packed lesson Original music, songs, sound effects and beautiful cartoon artwork Engaging learning games will keep the user entertained as they learn

Fun English Lesson Topics 2 Free Lessons - 14 Learning Games: • Colors - Say and spell the major colors • Animals - Meet many animals alone and in groups Available for in-app purchase: • Numbers - Learn how to count • The Body - Learn the major parts of the body • Fruits - Talk about the fruits you like • Food - Learn how to say the food you want • Clothes - Describe the clothing people are wearing • Vehicles - Describe things, like cars and bicycles • The House - Learn furniture, rooms and where they are • Sea Animals - Compare things, like sharks and turtles • School Bag Lesson - Learn classroom objects and whose they are • Actions - Learn how to use action verbs

Fun English Advantages Teaches core vocabulary and presents words in several contexts to assist learning and retention and games that are meaningful for the language learner to learn more English Uses male and female voices with both American and British accents

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Duolingo Features Learn English anytime and anywhere Provides a fun way to learn English with the following features: Gamification in every lesson with streak count to record how many days in a row the user spends learning a language and hearts to show the answers that they missed In-lesson grading to show how much the language learner has improved

Duolinguo Advantages Duolingo lessons give each student personalized feedback and practice, preparing them to get the most out of classroom instruction. The app can be used for a flipped classroom and aims at motivating students via technology and gamification while retaining the integrity of language skills within each lesson. Now teachers can track all their students in one place through our brand new dashboard.

How can you use this app in your own classroom? Duolinguo Discussion How can you use this app in your own classroom?

Grammar Up Features Is a multiple choice quiz system for English which provides over 1800 questions across 20 grammar categories Was designed to replicate questions with a business focus commonly found in the popular TOEIC English proficiency test Features: Over 1800 multiple-choice questions A new module, "Progress Meter" keeps track of how you are performing in a particular topic or mock test Own timer settings Special algorithm that randomizes questions every time the user takes a test

Grammar Up Advantages Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. Advantages: Provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success. Help learners to improve their grammar, word selection and vocabulary. Assist learners to improve response times under exam time constraints.

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Thank you Teresa Nguyen, CSUF Annie Tran, UCI & CSUF tenguyen@fullerton.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresaxn Annie Tran, UCI & CSUF autran@ad.uci.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-tran-1ab45476