Language Drops, a gamified vocabulary-learning app

Description: Language Drops is a gamified language-learning app that helps users learn vocabulary in different languages. Users can select a language they want to learn from the available options. Language Drops then presents users with visual flashcards featuring words and phrases in their target language, along with accompanying images and audio pronunciations. Users can then practice through interactive activities, such as matching games, word associations, and spelling exercises. Language Drops can be used to learn many languages, among them Igbo, Tagalog, Swahili, and Hawaiian, as well as Arabic, German, Spanish, or Ukrainian, for example. It can be used in its browser version and as an app. Language Drops offers a limited free version but requires users to sign up for an account. The tool is owned by Kahoot!.

Evaluation: Language Drops is a valuable tool that helps users start learning or improve their vocabulary knowledge. Its interface is modern, intuitive, and pleasant to use, and its gamified learning mechanism is designed to stimulate users’ motivation to memorise words. The platform focuses on vocabulary and short phrases and is thus valuable as a complement to materials or courses that focus on other aspects of language learning. It is somewhat similar to other language-learning gamified apps such as Duolingo. Push notifications can be turned off. A disadvantage is that the free version is rather limited.

Cost: Free limited version + paid plans available.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium. Language Drops collects personal data and extensive cookies for different purposes, among which the marketing of its services. However, it shares this data with third parties only for operational purposes, and does not sell it. Language Drops employs reasonable technical and organisational measures to guarantee data security. It also mentions user rights such as the right to access, rectify or erase user data. Also, it details specific policy measures for children. Language Drops’ privacy policy does not explicitly mention compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Individual work,

Skills: Vocabulary, Pronunciation,

Content: Website/other users supply,

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