However, it should be clear that no app can be used as a substitute for a directed English course, apps contribute to the learning and reinforcement of some aspects outside the classroom.
However, the choice of an App should be based on the premise of prior evaluation of the benefits offered by each one such as: scope, availability in the region or country, benefits, usefulness and cost.
On the other hand, when making this selection, it is not enough to review the reviews that appear in Google's Play Store, as this is a titanic task that takes time, which is needed for language study.
In this sense, the aim of this paper is to present some suggestions for the appropriate selection of the App for each student, as shown below:
1.- Identification of the student's weaknesses: for this purpose, a professional and objective assessment of the acquired knowledge and language proficiency should be carried out.
This evaluation can be done using various methodologies and even for those studies guided by professionals with experience in the area, they can request such an evaluation in order to be able to choose the appropriate App.
2.- Aspects for reinforcement of the language learning process: based on the weaknesses identified for each student, the requirement is identified based on the four fundamental keys to learning English:
2.1.-Writing: where to improve some aspects related to the grammar of the language, such as learning vocabulary, whose objective is to achieve the learning of a greater number of words and thus achieve better communication, according to the level and mastery acquired.
2.2.-Listening: oriented to the search for an application that provides the opportunity to train our auditory system, improving pronunciation and understanding of the language through listening to audios, videos and other media that provide daily practice.
2.3.- Speaking: this is one of the aspects that students are most interested in from day one, but through the study of the language they manage to coordinate and train their mind to achieve a fluent and enjoyable conversation. There are some Apps that offer the opportunity to have a guided conversation as well as other services.
2.4.- Reading: the mastery of reading the language is just as important as the three previous aspects, which must be practised daily and constantly. There are Apps that offer the option of online text and books.
- Duolingo:
- Cake:
- Hello English: /apps/details?id=com.CultureAlley.japanese.english&showAllReviews=true
- EWA:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ewa.ewaapp
- Simpler:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zengalt.simpler
- Aprender Inglés Gratis!:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=curso.d.ingles.gratis
- Language cource:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.languagecourse.vt.en - MosaLingua:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mosalingua.en - Políglota:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axidep.polyglotfull - English for all learn Pro:
https://play.google.com/stor/apps/details?id=air.englishforalllearnpro
It would be very interesting to know your experience with any of the Apps mentioned above or any other, share it in the comments.
