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2451: How LingQ is Expanding Language Horizons With Tech


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In today's episode of Tech Talks Daily, we are joined by Mark Kaufmann, the CEO of LingQ, an innovative language-learning app. LingQ has recently made headlines for announcing the addition of Swahili to their extensive catalogue of languages, raising their total to 42 languages on offer.

Swahili, spoken by over 100 million people across East and Central Africa, represents LingQ's first venture into African languages. The LingQ platform focuses on providing an authentic learning experience, offering lessons from real-life conversations, news articles, videos, and much more, making language learning as immersive and engaging as possible.

Join us as Mark takes us through his journey from professional hockey player to tech entrepreneur, drawing inspiration from his experiences in different countries, his father's passion for language learning, and encounters with immigrants. The genesis of LingQ is a story of continuous learning and pivot, culminating in a successful multi-language learning platform.

We delve into the unique aspects of LingQ's approach, including its content-based methodology that focuses on 'flooding' the brain with the target language to optimize learning, and how this method has garnered positive testimonials from users worldwide. Mark further discusses how LingQ harnesses machine learning and AI to customize and enhance the user's language journey, an aspect backed by third-party studies highlighting LingQ's effectiveness.

As the conversation progresses, Mark reveals the launch of Afrikaans as LingQ's second African language and drops hints about future features, including automatic transcript generation for podcasts and a chatbot to help learners practice their speaking skills.

 

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