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The popularity of language learning apps has boomed around the world
during the coronavirus lockdowns,adnd the uk has, somewhat surprisingly,
led the way.
For a country not renowned for its populations skill or enthusiasm at
learning a foreign language.
With lockdowns limiting what we can otherwise do with our leisure time,
people have been downloading appsto swap their hellos for a busnos dias,
bonjour or guten tag.
Londoner Chelsey Hames started using language app duolingo to learn some
french last year.
After a few months,the 33 year old says she could suddenly read blocks of
french text.
While I cant translate word for word,I can now get the idea and sentiment
behind the writing.it is absolute magic.
US firm Duolingo says that its new user numbers soared in 2020,especially
in the UK.it says that globally they were up 67 compared with 2019,while in
the UK they shot up by 132,almost double the worldwide average.
Since covid theres been a huge increase in people wanting to learn for a
whole variety of reasons-whether that is for helping with school,brain
training or culture.We have all wanted to do something positive with our
time.
For the apps now 13 million uk users,spanish remains the most popular
language that peeple want to learn,followed by french.
Other language apps have also seen big growth.
london based busuu says that while its active global user numbers tripled
last year,numbers in the uk rose more than fourfold .it now has more than
three million uk users.
Meanwhile,berlin based babble says its uk user registrations increased,
compared with a rise worldwide.it now has 10 million customers globally,
but did not release a figure for the uk.
when alot of brits say that they are not very good at language learning,
thats the first thing that we dont see in our data,says babbels chief
executive arne schepker.
for britons,both learning engagement and how much you learn how easy
you find it to build a learning habit,the amount of mistakes and the
amount of progress that you make through our material is absolutely
competitive in the international environment.
He adds that spanish is now the most popular language for its uk uers,
overtaking french.and that the new top reason why people have signed up is
an interest in language learning and other cultures,which has overtaken travel.
But why are more british people now learning a new language compared with
the golbal average?
duolingos mr watking says there may have been a cultural change.the uk
now sees real value in learning a language for fun,not because they have to,
he says.
People are learning because of culture,brain training,family,and relationships,
along with school and travel.we wnat a positive use of our time,and to do
something productive on our phones.covid gave people the stimulus to do this.
maria lievano,a spanish teacher based in the uk,thinks that brexit may have
also played a factor.
it is possible that brexit may have played a part in why the uk,in particular,
saw so many people using these apps,she says,particularly those who want
to give themselves the opportunity to work in,or do business with,other
countries now britain has left the eu,she says.
So with many people at home furloughed,or redundant,this period gave
them time to evaluate their future career options,whether to look for work
abroad or to improve their skill set.
And for others,perhaps learning a foreign language is simplt a wat ti drean
of the holiday they cant go on due to the pandemic.
French learner chelsey hames says.there is something about learning and
speaking more than one language that I think brings the would a little colser
together.
And it feels good to be a part of that,particularly in our current situation.
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