Spanish Class Uses

Duolingo

Duolingo is a great app that allows students to acquire more vocabulary, at their own pace. Each week they are assigned 100 points as homework, and the Duolingo app does the rest. Students are tested and constantly recycled vocabulary and grammar structures as they work to acquire more points.  Sometimes the app asks them to match English to Spanish words, listen and write what they hear and even repeat what they hear to work on pronunciation. On IOS devices they can even carry on a text message conversation with the Duolingo Bots.  If they are feeling especially confident they can try to “test out” of a skill and if they are successful can get their entire 100 points in just one session.  However if they lose all of their hearts before completing the test they get nothing, except valuable exposure to the language.  I have seen a significant improvement in Spanish vocabulary and more than once have been surprised by some of the words students are able to use in class.  For anybody wanting to brush up on a language or start to learn another language, Duolingo offers lots of choices and is completely free.

Mrs. Afrasiab—Spanish Teacher