8 Free Android Apps to Learn English

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Relatively new and little-known programs worth trying.

Often, the desire to improve English is limited by the lack of time and energy for learning. You have to force yourself to read literature, memorize the rules and repeat something every day. If the result of all these actions is not at all happy, then perhaps you just chose the wrong approach.

Check out the new mobile apps that can make learning fun and truly fun. Some of them will help you memorize words and phrases, others will allow you to overcome the most difficult rules, and still others will change your attitude to listening. The main thing is to choose for yourself those programs that are the easiest to give and cause only positive emotions.

1. Simpler

This application will help you decompose English into atoms and make it as easy as possible to understand. Each lesson includes three stages: memorizing words, checking them using the example of short sentences and a simulator with various tasks for using these words. Tasks can be as simple - with an elementary arrangement of the members of the sentence, and complex, where you yourself have to write a phrase in English. All answers and constructions for memorization are voiced.

Simpler also allows you to save and memorize complex words, which will be complemented by illustrations or text associations. A listening section is also provided to help, where you need to perceive phrases by ear and even respond to them.

All this is presented in a very simple and understandable form with a user-friendly interface. I would like to praise this application for encouraging users: those who will do the lessons daily for a month will receive the entire course absolutely free.

2. Enguru: Spoken English App

This application focuses on conversational English, which will help you pass an interview in a foreign company or simply conduct business correspondence with colleagues from abroad. However, in reality, the topics of the lessons go far beyond the work specifics. Enguru touches upon the issues of communication with friends, travel, recreation and many household topics. In each section, you will find words to memorize and useful examples of their use.

The difference between Enguru and many analogs lies in the game mode of testing knowledge and in a large number of types of tasks, selected specifically for you and your knowledge. During the training, statistics are kept showing your strengths and weaknesses. The application works completely offline and does not require a network connection.

3. Drops

The main purpose of this app is to keep you interested in language learning. All words and phrases in it are given with miniature images, with which their meanings must be combined. This is done with simple taps and swipes. In some cases, you need to build a clear sequence, in others, you need to put things in order in the set of words, connecting them in meaning with lines. Such simple game elements, coupled with original illustrations, turn the learning process into solving simple puzzles.

An interesting feature of Drops is 5-minute access to word learning every day. This limitation can be removed by purchasing the full version, but in fact, it is precisely by breaking down the study into short periods of time that the whole process does not become tedious and stressful. In this mode, you will always remember that it will take you only five minutes today, five minutes tomorrow, and five minutes any other day.

4. Visual Vocabulary

The authors of this service have focused on the visual memory method, in which each word for memorization is supplemented with a high-quality image. In total, the program has over 3,000 words in its arsenal, which are divided into dozens of different categories and subcategories. For convenience, special flash cards and listening are provided.

The application works without access to the Web - you can memorize words anywhere and anytime. Grammar and any rules are practically not given here, which for many will even be a plus. Visual Vocabulary is perfect for those who only need to replenish their vocabulary and practice pronunciation.

5. EWA

The English Words Ambassador offers to combine learning English with entertainment, namely watching your favorite movies and TV shows. This is done as simply and conveniently as possible. You just need to select the desired movie or episode of the series from the list, and the words from the original audio track will be added to the list for study. Likewise, with books that can be read in the original directly in the application.

The movies and TV shows themselves are, of course, not available in EWA. You will have to search the web for them yourself. Nevertheless, English Words Ambassador is a unique application of its kind. The developers are trying to constantly replenish its database with fresh dictionaries from new films and keep users interested.

6. Aword

This is another word learning assistant. The vocabulary in it offers dozens of thematic lists, each with hundreds of different words to memorize. In addition to the standard sections, such as "Work", "Education", "Relationships" and others, there are subsections with the words found in new movies. For example, more than 80 words from The Last Jedi and about a hundred from Stranger Things were recently added.

The application is suitable for both adults and children. For the little ones, there is a special section with the basics: animals, numbers, family, and so on. All words and phrasal verbs, and there are a lot of them here too, are supplemented with visual images. Aword works without a network connection.

7. Lingvist

This application is based on a mathematical approach that allows you to adapt to the user's existing knowledge. Lingvist determines what you need to learn and in what sequence from your answers to the tasks. This applies to both simple words and grammar. The application offers a variety of tasks - from writing a phrase to inserting meaningful words into the finished text.

Lingvist has a helpful listening section with post-listening questions and a separate dialogue section for speaking on-screen phrases. In all tasks you will find only statistically significant words that are used in everyday speech or business environment. In the process of studying, statistics are kept showing how many words you already know.

8. Emister

All lessons in this unusual app are presented as levels on different maps. Available for free, the Basic Course offers 128 lessons and over 700 words to learn. Knowledge is tested both in the form of listening and choosing the correct answer. In terms of design, the application is more like a mobile game, where a boss is about to appear.

In addition to the original interface, Emister differs from other applications with online tournaments with other players. In competitive mode, you and three other users need to quickly answer questions, specifying the correct meaning of words and forming phrases. The fastest and most accurate player will move up the global leaderboard of all users of the application. Often, this very competitive learning method is far more beneficial than the usual memorization and card checking.

English with Emister Virtual Education

All of these applications are aimed at people with different backgrounds. Some programs can be called very similar to each other, but often the same things are presented in different ways. For some, learning using visual memory is suitable, while for others listening will be key. Be that as it may, it is quite possible to find a service suitable for yourself, with which the English language will not seem difficult.