Great App to practice Spanish

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Community Review for Learn Spanish with babbel.com

Gabriela A.
Gabriela A.
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I like it because it incorporates grammar, visual cues, audio and allows students to practice their knowledge about the target language. The App is for free, so that is a plus. I also liked it because the there matching, it uses boards to match as well, at the end it gives students a score! Once students registered for free they can download their first lesson. It asks them to allow speech recognition. They listen, then they record their own voice.

How I Use It

I like both, the App and the website. It reinforces visually what students are reading in the target language. Great to practice reading and listening skills. Great tool for the kinesthetic learner and a great way to incorporate technology into my repertoire. I liked it because allows students to take the beginner or advanced level depending on their knowledge so we can differentiate in class.

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Rachel M.
Rachel M. Pittsburgh, PA
December 24, 2014

Language enrichment program engages some students more than others

I think that there are similar tools that are a little bit more engaging. I think this would be best used in very short enrichment opportunities (about 10 minutes) periodically, for example once a week. I liked how easy it was for my students to use. As mentioned, I appreciated the clear visuals and audio clips. This is definitely not a stand-alone program for fully learning a language, but it can enhance a class and reinforce/introduce certain vocabulary and language concepts. There are also some interesting vocabulary topics offered, especially at the advanced level, that could be useful to language learners.
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Mara G.
Mara G. Teacher Greenbush-Middle River School District Greenbush, MN
May 16, 2014

Fun way to learn basic Spanish

I think Babbel can work well as a fun enhancement or center activity to a Spanish classroom, but there isn't enough content for it to really teach a language. I do not see any way to create a teacher account linked to students so that teachers can assign lessons and/or monitor student progress, The Spanish presented is with native speakers--good--but it is also Castillian, if that matters to you in your classroom. I would recommend it because I think it is one tool teachers can use, but it cannot replace other forms of learning in the Spanish classroom, just add to them.
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