7 Apps for English Language Learners (Free & Paid)

- These are apps that you're going to find very useful

and if you want to learn about these apps,

then go click the link in the description

and then you'll be able to click the links over here

and then learn more about these apps.

But the first one is called Grammarly.

Now, Grammarly is fantastic is you want

to not just improve your writing

but improve your grammar at the same time

because what it does is it corrects your English

when you make mistakes.

Now, as an English teacher and a native speaker,

I love Grammarly

I use it all the time.

I have it embedded on my computer

so that it tells me when I make certain mistakes.

This could be an error

or just like a sentence structure mistake.

It is one of the best tools for English language learners

because if you use it

and you're writing on Facebook,

it's going to tell you when you make grammar mistakes.

Simple ones, verb patterns.

So if you say I enjoy to do it,

it's going to tell you, no, I enjoy doing it.

It is a fantastic app.

There are mobile keyboards that you can use,

so you can use it on your phone.

But I just use it on my computer

and when I'm writing,

it shows me the mistakes I'm making.

Now, the next one is Anki, okay?

Anki.

And I've just said here digital flashcards everywhere.

Now, again I recommend clicking the link to this.

I'll put it in the live chat as well

in case if you're using the computer,

then you'll be able to open this up

and have a look at it and save it for later.

But Anki allows you

to either create your own digital flashcards

or to download digital flashcards.

And as part of the To Fluency program,

I have over 1,000 flashcards

that you can download

and import into Anki.

Now, the key to this is learning sentences

but getting the right type of repetition

because you don't want to have to repeat sentences more

than you need to.

And what Anki does

is it gives you sentences

when you need to see them.

And you can do this with written sentences

and also audio sentences too.

So Anki is fantastic.

It's all part of my teaching method,

which is to get long-term repetition through sentences.

So definitely consider getting Anki.

The next one is Hello Talk, okay?

And this is where you can get speaking practice

with people from all over the world.

So think of it as like just a language exchange platform

or a platform which you can use

to just join and speak to other people.

You can download it, where's my phone?

On your phone

or you can just use your computer.

So you can use the website

or your phone.

And it's just gonna give you the ability

to chat with people in real time

and it's free to use.

So that is Hello Talk.

The next one is Udemy

where you can take courses

for English-language learners.

Now, I'm thinking about creating some new courses

on the Udemy platform.

I'm gonna focus on things like phrasal verbs,

verb patterns, tenses and just give you a big overview

and give you sentences as well.

But at the moment,

you can find other courses from English-language teachers.

Now, I'm gonna put this one in here too,

which is the BBC Learning English app.

And this allows you to learn English

through the news.

So you can learn new vocabulary,

take grammar lessons,

and improve your pronunciation

by taking the lessons

and it's all based on the news.

So if you enjoy reading

and watching news, then this app

will be really useful for you.

Again, there's a link in the description

so you can download all these apps.

The next one is italki.

Now, italki have sponsored some videos here

on the YouTube To Fluency channel

and this is where instead of getting a language exchange

through Hello Talk,

you can find a teacher, okay?

And this allows you to find a teacher,

whether this is a qualified teacher

or just somebody who can have conversations with you.

There are also language exchanges on there too.

Now, there is an offer for To Fluency channel members

if you click the link down here.

So go to my website first

to get that, I think it's $10 in free credit

if you go down there.

And then the last one is Lingq.

Now, this is a great platform

because it's similar to Anki

but it allows you to create your own flashcards

through the platform.

Now, when I first started this,

it was all about a writing platform

where you could present your writing

and then people would correct it for you

and I think they still have this

but it's become more of a community-based website now.

Now, I'm not sure, I think yeah,

they do have an app

so you can download an app on your phone as well.

So that's more of a language-based community.

What I recommend doing

is these are the ones I definitely recommend.

Grammarly, get this.

There's a free version.

The free version's fantastic.

Anki, get this as well.

Learn sentences over time.

Hello Talk, consider getting this

if you want to get speaking and writing practice.

Udemy, think about getting this

if you want to get paid courses

but maybe wait for my courses.

BBC Learning English,

I think this is worth getting

if you like the news.

Italki, do this if you want private lessons.

And Lingq, take a look around the community

and think if it's going to be good for you.