Duolingo to Offer Free Advanced Level Courses in 9 Popular Languages
Duolingo has started offering free learning content up to the CEFR B2 (advanced) level in 9 languages, including English. Users can now acquire practical language skills with just a smartphone.
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Duolingo, Inc. (Headquarters: Pittsburgh, USA), provider of the educational app 'Duolingo', has started offering learning content that allows users to study up to an advanced level in nine major languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.
All of this content is available for free.
Duolingo is the only app offering content up to the advanced level for free in these nine languages, providing an environment where users can consistently learn the world's most popular languages from the basics to a practical level.
Duolingo has been used by many users around the world as a platform that provides an effective language learning experience through a design based on scientific knowledge and data (*1).
With this update, the learning scope is expanded to the advanced level, further strengthening the environment for consistent learning from the basics to practical use.
This time, the level available for study in the nine major languages is the B2 level in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This content is available in all nine languages on iOS, Android, and Web, and can be accessed from almost any language interface provided by Duolingo.
The B2 level is considered a standard of practical language proficiency, enabling participation in professional conversations, understanding of complex sentences, and appropriate use of language in academic and workplace environments. Duolingo uses the 'Duolingo Score' as an indicator of learning progress, and this level corresponds to a score of 129.
Reaching this level enables the acquisition of practical skills that were previously difficult to learn on free apps, such as:
- The ability to converse and handle business tasks in a foreign language in the workplace
- The language proficiency required for entering overseas universities or job hunting
- The ability to understand news, movies, and complex articles without subtitles
- The ability to communicate confidently in various everyday situations
Previously, reaching this standard generally required paid private tutoring, language schools, or taking expensive courses, but from now on, anyone can aim to reach this level for free with just a smartphone.
The newly expanded courses include content that promotes deeper understanding, such as immersive exercises, stories for advanced learners, and 'DuoRadio'.
Comments regarding this matter are as follows:
'Until now, reaching a working-level proficiency in a new language was not realistic for many people. It required years of expensive classes or an immersive environment available to only a few. We have built an expert-designed curriculum that consistently supports learners from their very first word all the way to the advanced language skills needed to get a job, go to university, or live in a new country. And we provide it for free.'
- Bozena Pajak, Head of Learning Science at Duolingo
Duolingo will continue to work towards realizing effective and accessible education where anyone can learn regardless of location or environment, under its mission to 'develop the best education in the world and make it universally available'.
*1 Research results on the learning efficacy of Duolingo have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals as multiple studies conducted or supported by the company. For details, please see the link below.
https://www.duolingo.com/efficacy/studies
About Duolingo
With the mission to 'develop the best education in the world and make it universally available', we provide the mobile learning platform 'Duolingo' and the English proficiency certification exam 'Duolingo English Test'.
Duolingo (www.duolingo.com) is the world's most popular mobile learning platform and the most downloaded app in the education category worldwide. You can learn languages, math, music, and chess through short, game-like lessons. We offer a total of over 250 courses, including not only English but also Spanish, French, German, Korean, and more.
The 'Duolingo English Test' is a reliable exam that can be used when proof of English proficiency is required, such as for admission to overseas universities. It can be taken without geographic or economic constraints, and is currently accepted by over 6,000 educational institutions worldwide.
All of this content is available for free.
Duolingo is the only app offering content up to the advanced level for free in these nine languages, providing an environment where users can consistently learn the world's most popular languages from the basics to a practical level.
Duolingo has been used by many users around the world as a platform that provides an effective language learning experience through a design based on scientific knowledge and data (*1).
With this update, the learning scope is expanded to the advanced level, further strengthening the environment for consistent learning from the basics to practical use.
This time, the level available for study in the nine major languages is the B2 level in the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This content is available in all nine languages on iOS, Android, and Web, and can be accessed from almost any language interface provided by Duolingo.
The B2 level is considered a standard of practical language proficiency, enabling participation in professional conversations, understanding of complex sentences, and appropriate use of language in academic and workplace environments. Duolingo uses the 'Duolingo Score' as an indicator of learning progress, and this level corresponds to a score of 129.
Reaching this level enables the acquisition of practical skills that were previously difficult to learn on free apps, such as:
- The ability to converse and handle business tasks in a foreign language in the workplace
- The language proficiency required for entering overseas universities or job hunting
- The ability to understand news, movies, and complex articles without subtitles
- The ability to communicate confidently in various everyday situations
Previously, reaching this standard generally required paid private tutoring, language schools, or taking expensive courses, but from now on, anyone can aim to reach this level for free with just a smartphone.
The newly expanded courses include content that promotes deeper understanding, such as immersive exercises, stories for advanced learners, and 'DuoRadio'.
Comments regarding this matter are as follows:
'Until now, reaching a working-level proficiency in a new language was not realistic for many people. It required years of expensive classes or an immersive environment available to only a few. We have built an expert-designed curriculum that consistently supports learners from their very first word all the way to the advanced language skills needed to get a job, go to university, or live in a new country. And we provide it for free.'
- Bozena Pajak, Head of Learning Science at Duolingo
Duolingo will continue to work towards realizing effective and accessible education where anyone can learn regardless of location or environment, under its mission to 'develop the best education in the world and make it universally available'.
*1 Research results on the learning efficacy of Duolingo have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals as multiple studies conducted or supported by the company. For details, please see the link below.
https://www.duolingo.com/efficacy/studies
About Duolingo
With the mission to 'develop the best education in the world and make it universally available', we provide the mobile learning platform 'Duolingo' and the English proficiency certification exam 'Duolingo English Test'.
Duolingo (www.duolingo.com) is the world's most popular mobile learning platform and the most downloaded app in the education category worldwide. You can learn languages, math, music, and chess through short, game-like lessons. We offer a total of over 250 courses, including not only English but also Spanish, French, German, Korean, and more.
The 'Duolingo English Test' is a reliable exam that can be used when proof of English proficiency is required, such as for admission to overseas universities. It can be taken without geographic or economic constraints, and is currently accepted by over 6,000 educational institutions worldwide.