#25 Learn a Language in 5-Minute Bursts with Drops
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English - November 23, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBLanguage Learning Education Self-Improvement language learning languages spanish french german japanese chinese motivation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Benny Lewis chats with Shannon Kennedy and Caitlin Sacasas about how they use the language app Drops. Drops is a visual, vocabulary language learning game that helps you build your foundation in a new language in 5-minute sessions.
Shannon and Caitlin share why they love Drops, how they use the app, and how Drops teaches vocab without translation.
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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
The history of Drops and its multinational backgroundWhy Drops focuses on helping learners with just one thingHow Drops pays special attention to teaching a language through gamesLearning a language without translationKeeping up your language learning motivation and how Drops’ 2-Day RuleHow 5 minutes a day adds up to a language learning habit and lots of learned wordsWhy learning vocabulary is so importantThe difference between the free version of Drops and Drops PremiumHow Drops decides on what new content gets addedLearning travel essentials with Drops’ “Travel Talk” featureDrops partnership with K-pop star and artist Amber LiuLanguage laddering with DropsPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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