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The Killer App for 2014…

A presentation by Sarah Choatefor MC 225 Interactive Media

What Is Duolingo?

Duolingo is an application that teaches languages through interactive games

Users download the free app to their electronic device

Users advance through foreign language courses by gaining points

Duolingo has been proven to teach foreign languages effectively.

Who Uses Duolingo?

25%

9%

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5% 5%

Countries with the most duolingo users

United States Mexico

Brazil Other

South Korea Spain

How Does Duolingo Work?

The app uses crowdsourcing to create new language courses

Websites pay duolingo to have their content translated

The app is free because users actively translate website content (such as articles from Buzzfeed and CNN) as they learn a language on duolingo

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Olson, Parmy. "Language App Duolingo To Translate More Sites After Buzzfeed And CNN." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/11/13/language-app-duolingo-to-translate-more-sites-after-buzzfeed-and-cnn/>.

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