My Experience: Using Duolinggo and Tandem As an Information Technology in English Learning Technology

Hi Oshin reader, my name is Steven Oshigaru Gunawan. I'm from Widya Mandala University, batch 2021. In this blog I will share my experience using Duolinggo and Tandem As an Information Technology in English Learning Technology. I decide to share this topic because I want to introduce the usage of Duolinggo and Tandem english learning development.

As we know that back then, the technology is not very unfold like now. In the past, we can only learn through textbook and others traditional teaching method. Now, we can learn and search many information through internet for example; cambridge dictionary website, quizzes.com, kahoot, etc. There are also some applications we can used in learning, like Duolinggo, tandem, U-dictionary, etc. In my personal experience, I've already used some of these applications to develop my language. In Duolinggo, we can learn many language like English, Germany, Japan, Korean, and others language. In Tandem, we also can learn many languages like in Duolinggo. When I learned language use Duolinggo, I found something that make it interesting. Duolinggo itself doesn't have a tutor section or a language exchange feature, but it does have games, quizzes, flashcards. Each language lesson also comes with an example which is totally great for beginners and intermediate learners 

When I used Tandem, I found that it has a language exchange feature. I also found that in Tandem we can learn with an actual language tutor and we can speaking directly with a native speaker. Something that make me interest in this application is when our grammar is wrong, the tutor will correct our grammar immediately. We also can do a video call with the tutor 

Conclusion

In my opinion, these both application is very useful in English learning. We can learn the vocabulary, the grammatical structure, listening even though speaking. 

Tandem = best for language learners who are interested to learn how to speak confidently with a native speaker and learning vocabulary and expressions through talk.

Duolingo = best for those who learn better through games and immersion with the target language