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Updated by Daniel Cano Rubio on Apr 11, 2016
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Seven "Apps" that can make teaching easier.

Here it is a list of "apps" I 've gathered that can definitely improve teaching and/or make it funnier.

Learn English, Speak English - Conversation Course with Free Video Lessons - Speaking Pal

*Learn to speak English the easy way
*Speak with a video Character and get instant feedback.
*You speak English and SpeakingPal listens!
*Improve your English speaking skills
*From beginners to business and academic needs.

What our users say:
“Such a great app to learn English skills.”
“A brilliant way to learn to pronounce in English.”
“This is the best English learning tool, I have ever seen.”

Hours of fun video content:
*More than 100 levels, 1000 different dialogs, 1800 sentences, 1300 vocabulary, and hundreds of quiz questions
*Don't miss our 16 free levels !!!

4 million users! 10 global awards!
Winner of 2013 SXSWedu in Higher Education (US)
Winner of 2013 Learning Awards for Innovative Learning Service (UK)

Features:
• Talk in English with a video character
• Automatic speech recognition understands and rates your speech
• Get instant color-coded feedback on your pronunciation
• Record and compare your speech with a native English speaker
• Topic based dialogs are humorous and short – practice takes a few minutes
• Unlimited opportunity to practice all sentences
• Rich multimedia – text, voice, and video
• Beginner, intermediate and more advanced levels
• Videos of how to say all English sounds
• Vocabulary aid
• It’s easy, fun and takes just a few minutes a day!

If you have Busuu, Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Mindsnacks, Voxy, or other English learning products, you will want SpeakingPal English Tutor to help you learn how to speak in English!

What you can do with FluentU

Language immersion is the key to learning a foreign language. FluentU brings language learning to life through language immersion with real-world videos.

Learn a language for free

Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps!

Grammar Up

News Highlights:
Apple has selected Grammar Up for "High School Survival Guide"
Grammar Up becomes Apple Staff Favorite!
Grammar Up is Top app in Apple's Best Education Apps List
Grammar Up was named in the Schools.com list of 50 useful apps for test prep.
"Learn grammar rules by topic with this innovative app" -Macworld.

Grammar Up is a multiple choice quiz system for English which provides over 1800 questions across 20 grammar categories.
Grammar Up was designed to replicate questions with a business focus commonly found in the popular TOEIC (TM) English proficiency test.
Grammar Up can help learners to improve their grammar, word selection and vocabulary.
Custom timer setting can assist learners to improve response times under exam time constraints.
Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback.
Grammar Up provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for grammar success.   

PREPARE BY TOPICS:
You can study the grammar rules by topic. All questions are sorted by topic. It also tells you the areas that each topic covers.

Adjectives word choice
Adverbs word choice
Causative Verbs
Conditionals
Conjunctions
Nouns Word Choice
Prepositions
Pronouns word choice
Similar words
Verb tense
Transitions
Two-word verbs
Verbs word choice
Word families
Adjectives word form
Adverbs word form
Nouns Word form
Verbs word form
Non-count Nouns & Articles
Infinitives & Gerunds

MOCK TEST MODE:
In mock test questions are presented randomly from all the topics.

DETAILED TEST RESULTS:
A summary of the practice test is presented at the end of each test. It shows you the time you took, the score, which questions you answered correctly and where you were wrong. And yes, you can E-MAIL the results.

PROGRESS METER:
The app records your progress as you start giving practice tests.
It shows you a beautiful pie chart so that you can track your weak areas and give more focus on them.

VERY EASY TO USE:
The slick user interface allows you to choose from possible answers.
You don't need to press too many buttons or encounter any alert messages.
The app is very interactive and needs minimum user input. Innovative use of iPhone's small screen real estate.

FEATURE LIST:
• Over 1800 multiple-choice questions.
• Choose number of questions you would like in each test.
• A new module, "Progress Meter" keeps track of how you are performing in a particular topic or mock test.
• Choose your own timer settings.
• Cool sound effects. (You can turn them off if desired.)
• Special algorithm that randomises questions every time you take a test.

Words With Friends

Words With Friends is the fun, free social word game where your skills are put to the test. Start now!

Language Learning Apps for Kids by Studycat

We create language learning apps that are designed to provide language learners with an ever-increasing variety of games to ignite their natural abilities.

Heads Up!

It's the game The New York Times called a "Sensation," and Cosmopolitan said "will be the best dollar you've spent." Heads Up! is the fun and hilarious game from Ellen DeGeneres that she plays on her show, and you can play with your friends!

From naming celebrities, to singing, to silly accents -- guess the word on the card that’s on your head from your friends' clues before the timer runs out!

Play one of the many exciting categories, or create a category all your own!

Features:

  • Play with one friend, or one hundred at the same time.
  • Draw a new card simply by tilting your phone.
  • Keep videos of your hilarious game play for your own amusement, or share them right to Facebook.
  • Diverse categories let you challenge your smartypants friends and entertain your kids for hours, all from one app!

With 18 themed decks packed to the brim with exciting gameplay cards, the fun will never stop!

Decks include:

  • Celebrities
  • Movies
  • Animals
  • Accents
  • Characters
  • And lots more!

Game-nighters, your app is here.