![]() There are some inherent limitations in trying to teach 140 languages on one platform with the same themes and vocab The language offerings aren’t tailored for the rules of the languages in any way, unlike Rocket Languages for example which really teaches how the pieces of that particular language fit together.īut that doesn’t mean that what uTalk does isn’t valuable in and of itself. If you’re expecting fluency from one app, this is definitely not the app. What I hadn’t really understood at the time was that, as uTalk’s product manager Simon explains:įor those seeking fluency, one app is never going to be enough (ours included!) I had access to Rosetta Stone in primary school, and all I’d learned from it was to internalise the idea that I probably wasn’t any good at language learning. uTalk’s plethora of language combinations In other words, you’re learning to speak in the same way that a first-language speaker does, without needing to involve your native language at all. It uses the same basic system for all the languages, so you don’t even need to know English you could be a French speaker learning Mandarin, or a Bhutanese learning Greek. There’s over a hundred languages on the app, from lesser-known languages like Tibetan and Yoruba to the most popular languages like Spanish, French, Mandarin and Japanese. This gets you speaking faster and improves your listening skills. Not just how it’s written (unlike many language-learning methods) but also how it sounds. You can then use the uCoins to unlock languages and features. ![]() There’s also an in-app currency call uCoins which you can earn by completing lessons (or purchasing them). The uTalk Language Games were launched in 2004 (under the name of Junior Language Challenge) to help motivate children to learn languages.UTalk is an app for Android, iOS (includes “offline mode”) and web that lets you “learn any language” through visuals you see the pictures, you listen to what they are, and you play a variety of games designed to help you commit the meaning of your new vocabulary to memory. John carried off the top prize, also winning £250 Amazon vouchers, while the school will now get access to £1,000 uTalk software. The top 30 scorers were then invited to join the live final on Zoom. Manx – also called Gaelg – is a Celtic language spoken on the Isle of Man and UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) classifies it as critically endangered.Īround 100 progressed to the Kahoot Challenge – the first part of the final. The boys first learnt German, then Afrikaans and finally Manx (the language used in the final). More than 850 children from across the country signed up for the uTalk Language Games this year. Sam Johnson, from Year Five also shone, finishing in fourth position. ![]() Year Six trio John Gibby, Huw Taylor and Monty Clarke took first, second and third places respectively in the uTalk Language Games final. Pupils at Monmouth School Boys’ Prep have swept the board in the UK final of a long-running language competition. Children at Monmouth School Boys' Prep took the first four places in the UK final of the uTalk Language Games competition, which saw more than 850 children from across the country sign-up to take part.
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