![]() It comes on the heels of Tinycards, a Duolingo’s AI-powered take on flash cards. It’s also smart enough to ramp up the complexity as you progress in a language. ![]() The “Duolingo bot.” Much like the chatbots in Facebook Messenger, Microsoft Skype, and Google Assistant, it responds to language questions conversationally, providing corrections and suggesting responses where appropriate. ![]() “I’m also proud that we created new formats and content to ensure the course’s effectiveness.”ĭuolingo’s new Japanese course follows the introduction of a “language assistant” for iOS. “As a native Japanese speaker, it was an honor to help build this course so that millions of people can learn the language,” Hideki Shima, a senior software engineer at Duolingo, said in a press release. And it abides by the JF Standard, a Japanese-language education framework for describing language ability. You’ll find questions pertaining to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, for example, as well as popular Japanese subculture like anime.ĭuolingo said the new course teaches all the vocabulary and grammar you need to pass the JLPT N5, a popular Japanese language proficiency test. They’re divided into themes like travel, food, and hobbies, all of which consist of a “practical mix” of vocabulary and grammar. “While some courses get away with using only Romaji, the representation of Japanese sounds using the Western alphabet, learning all three helps people communicate more effectively,” Duolingo said.ĭuolingo’s Japanese course walks beginning speakers through all Hiragana characters (about 50 in all), 50 Katakana characters, and 100 basic Chinese Kanji characters.
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