Busuu: A Social Network Application to Learn Languages

Authors

  • Michael D. Winans Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.37781

Keywords:

Busuu

Abstract

With a high-quality, user-friendly interface that is both easy to navigate and aesthetically pleasing, Busuu delivers, but the reason to choose Busuu over others would be to purchase the premium version for the social networking aspects. Even as a native speaker of English, I was able to learn about dialectal differences. Interactions with native speakers of the target language is both interesting and motivating. This is one of the better apps on the market, but at $9.99 when paid per month, it might be a bit expensive for the casual language learner.

Author Biography

  • Michael D. Winans, Arizona State University

    Michael D. Winans is a doctoral student in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University where his research interests include secondlanguage acquisition (SLA) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). Currently a Teaching Associate, he teaches writing, language, and linguistics courses.

References

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Peckenpaugh, K. (2018). Busuu. Teaching German, 51(1), 97–100. https://doi.org/10.1111/tger.12060

Vesselinov, R. & Grego, J. (2016). The Busuu efficacy study. Commissioned study by Busuu. Retrieved from comparelanguageapps.com/documentation/The_busuu_Study2016.pdf

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Published

2020-03-02

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Section

Learning Technology Reviews

How to Cite

Winans, M. D. (2020). Busuu: A Social Network Application to Learn Languages. CALICO Journal, 37(1), 117–126. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.37781

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