1. Let's Tech
The Power of Language Learning Apps
BY: ANNA FRENKEL Photo: Visualhunt
2. In a technologically advanced and
technologically driven society
we have access to many applications (apps)
for our phones, tablets and laptops. Are these
apps effective in helping us learn new
languages, or do they hinder our learning?
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12. “Smartphones are designed
to get us to check them
repeatedly - new emails,
text messages, facebook
updates beckon through the
day, urging us to constantly
pull the device out of our
pocket”
- Liraz Margalit 10
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27. Language applications
can be accessible, helpful
and fun! When the effort
is put in and the app is
accessed often, language
apps can be as effective
as studying a language at
university, and more
affordable.
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28. Works Cited:
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2. Duffy, Jill. "The Best Language-Learning Software of 2017." PCMAG. N.p., 17 Mar. 2017. Web. 19 May 2017.
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381904,00.asp>.
3. Matrix, Sidneyeve. "Digital Literacies." Module 1. 3 May. 2017. Lecture.
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10. Matrix, Sidneyeve. "Digital Literacies." Module 3. 15 May. 2017. Lecture.
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