7 Apps for English Language Learners (Free & Paid)

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- These are apps that you're going to find very useful
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and if you want to learn about these apps,
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then go click the link in the description
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and then you'll be able to click the links over here
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and then learn more about these apps.
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But the first one is called Grammarly.
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Now, Grammarly is fantastic is you want
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to not just improve your writing
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but improve your grammar at the same time
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because what it does is it corrects your English
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when you make mistakes.
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Now, as an English teacher and a native speaker,
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I love Grammarly
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I use it all the time.
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I have it embedded on my computer
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so that it tells me when I make certain mistakes.
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This could be an error
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or just like a sentence structure mistake.
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It is one of the best tools for English language learners
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because if you use it
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and you're writing on Facebook,
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it's going to tell you when you make grammar mistakes.
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Simple ones, verb patterns.
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So if you say I enjoy to do it,
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it's going to tell you, no, I enjoy doing it.
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It is a fantastic app.
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There are mobile keyboards that you can use,
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so you can use it on your phone.
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But I just use it on my computer
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and when I'm writing,
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it shows me the mistakes I'm making.
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Now, the next one is Anki, okay?
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Anki.
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And I've just said here digital flashcards everywhere.
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Now, again I recommend clicking the link to this.
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I'll put it in the live chat as well
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in case if you're using the computer,
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then you'll be able to open this up
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and have a look at it and save it for later.
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But Anki allows you
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to either create your own digital flashcards
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or to download digital flashcards.
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And as part of the To Fluency program,
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I have over 1,000 flashcards
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that you can download
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and import into Anki.
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Now, the key to this is learning sentences
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but getting the right type of repetition
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because you don't want to have to repeat sentences more
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than you need to.
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And what Anki does
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is it gives you sentences
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when you need to see them.
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And you can do this with written sentences
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and also audio sentences too.
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So Anki is fantastic.
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It's all part of my teaching method,
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which is to get long-term repetition through sentences.
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So definitely consider getting Anki.
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The next one is Hello Talk, okay?
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And this is where you can get speaking practice
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with people from all over the world.
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So think of it as like just a language exchange platform
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or a platform which you can use
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to just join and speak to other people.
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You can download it, where's my phone?
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On your phone
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or you can just use your computer.
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So you can use the website
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or your phone.
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And it's just gonna give you the ability
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to chat with people in real time
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and it's free to use.
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So that is Hello Talk.
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The next one is Udemy
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where you can take courses
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for English-language learners.
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Now, I'm thinking about creating some new courses
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on the Udemy platform.
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I'm gonna focus on things like phrasal verbs,
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verb patterns, tenses and just give you a big overview
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and give you sentences as well.
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But at the moment,
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you can find other courses from English-language teachers.
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Now, I'm gonna put this one in here too,
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which is the BBC Learning English app.
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And this allows you to learn English
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through the news.
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So you can learn new vocabulary,
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take grammar lessons,
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and improve your pronunciation
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by taking the lessons
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and it's all based on the news.
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So if you enjoy reading
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and watching news, then this app
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will be really useful for you.
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Again, there's a link in the description
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so you can download all these apps.
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The next one is italki.
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Now, italki have sponsored some videos here
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on the YouTube To Fluency channel
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and this is where instead of getting a language exchange
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through Hello Talk,
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you can find a teacher, okay?
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And this allows you to find a teacher,
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whether this is a qualified teacher
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or just somebody who can have conversations with you.
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There are also language exchanges on there too.
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Now, there is an offer for To Fluency channel members
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if you click the link down here.
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So go to my website first
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to get that, I think it's $10 in free credit
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if you go down there.
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And then the last one is Lingq.
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Now, this is a great platform
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because it's similar to Anki
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but it allows you to create your own flashcards
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through the platform.
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Now, when I first started this,
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it was all about a writing platform
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where you could present your writing
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and then people would correct it for you
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and I think they still have this
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but it's become more of a community-based website now.
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Now, I'm not sure, I think yeah,
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they do have an app
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so you can download an app on your phone as well.
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So that's more of a language-based community.
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What I recommend doing
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is these are the ones I definitely recommend.
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Grammarly, get this.
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There's a free version.
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The free version's fantastic.
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Anki, get this as well.
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Learn sentences over time.
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Hello Talk, consider getting this
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if you want to get speaking and writing practice.
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Udemy, think about getting this
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if you want to get paid courses
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but maybe wait for my courses.
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BBC Learning English,
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I think this is worth getting
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if you like the news.
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Italki, do this if you want private lessons.
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And Lingq, take a look around the community
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and think if it's going to be good for you.
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