Ama-app olimi alandiwe izikhathi eziyizigidi ezingu-3.2. Abasebenzi bacishe babe yilutho. Igagasi lokuqala lasinika ama-flashcard. Igagasi lesibili lasinika ama-quiz ageyimifikisiwe. Womabili alungiselelwe into engalungile. Sekuyisikhathi segagasi lesithathu eliqala ngalokho okusebenza ngempela: ukukhuluma.
Ngaphezu kwesigidi sabantu bafunda ulimi olusha manje. Cishe akekho kubo ozofunda ukukhuluma lolo limi.
Lokho kumele kusethuse kakhulu kunalokho esikwenza. Sesibe nama-app okufunda izilimi iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi. Aklanyelwe kahle, adumile kakhulu, futhi asekelwa yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane zemali yabatshalizimali. I-Duolingo yodwa inabasebenzisi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-100 abayisebenzisayo ngenyanga. Kodwa-ke: ngaphansi kuka-10% kwabafundi bezilimi bafinyelela ekukwazini ukukhuluma kahle.
Uma ubheka emuva ekutheni ubuchwepheshe bokufunda izilimi buthuthuke kanjani eminyakeni engama-30 edlule, kukhona iphethini elibonakala. Yonke inzalo ixazulule inkinga eyodwa kodwa ishiye enye enkulu ingathintwa.
I-Rosetta Stone, ama-CD-ROM, izincwadi zokufundela. Okokuqala, wawukwazi ukufunda ulimi ngaphandle kwekilasi. Kodwa ulwazi lwalungaguquki, lwalulungele wonke umuntu ngendlela efanayo. Wawusebenzisa okuqukethwe. Awuzange ukhiqize ulimi.
I-Duolingo, i-Babbel, i-Busuu. Ama-streak, amaphuzu, ama-leaderboard. Aheha kakhulu ngendlela emangalisayo. Kodwa ngokuyisisekelo asekelwe ekuqapheleni: uthepha, uhambisane, futhi uswepha indlela yakho ezifundweni. Ikhono lolimi elifunwa kakhulu ukukhuluma, kodwa lawa ma-app awakufundisi lokho.
I-AI yezwi yesikhathi sangempela inika abafundi amandla okuzijwayeza ingxoxo yangempela ngezindleko eziseduze nalutho. Akukho ukuhlela, akukho ukwahlulela, akukho mfundisi obiza u-$50 ngehora.
Kodwa ubuchwepheshe bodwa akwanele. Iminyaka engama-50 yocwaningo lokuthola ulimi isitshela ukuthi yini esebenza ngempela. Emgogodleni walo, ukufunda ulimi kudinga izinto ezintathu:
Ukuhambisana amagama nezincazelo, ukuhumusha imisho, ukukhetha impendulo efanele. Lokhu yikho ama-app amaningi akhiwe kukho, futhi akwenza kahle.
Ukuzwa ulimi lukhulunyelwa kumongo wangempela. Ama-podcast, izifundo zokulalela, abakhulumi bendabuko. Kubalulekile, futhi kuyatholakala kakhulu.
Ukukhiqiza ulimi ngempela. Ukwakha imisho yakho, ngokuzwakalayo, ngesikhathi sangempela. Ikhono elinzima kakhulu, elifunwa kakhulu, futhi elingafundiswa cishe yiwo wonke ama-app.
Ama-app abe mahle kakhulu ezintweni ezimbili zokuqala. Kodwa ukukhuluma, ikhono elibaluleke kakhulu lapho umi phambi komuntu wangempela, alukho cishe nhlobo.
Noma ubani ofunde ulimi uyakuqaphela lokhu. Uyawaziwa amagama. Uphumelele kuma-quiz. Kodwa lapho sekuyisikhathi sokukhuluma ngempela, konke kuyavaleka. Lokho akusona ukuswela ulwazi. Ukuswela ukuzijwayeza ngendlela efanele.
Ucwaningo luyakusekela lokhu ngokuqhubekayo. Abafundi abaqonda kuphela ngaphandle kokukhiqiza bayama ngokushesha. Amagama aqinile anamathela ngokushesha kunawo angacacile ngoba ubuchopho lunamathisa amagama ezintweni elingakwazi ukuzibona. Futhi ukufunda kwenzeka emaphethelweni walokho osukwazi ukukwenza: kulula kakhulu uyahamba kalula, kunzima kakhulu uyavaleka. Isifundo ngasinye sidinga ukuhlala kuleyo ndawo ephakathi nemveliso.
Lolu usayensi oluqinisiwe, olwakhiwe eminyakeni eminingi ezigabeni eziningi. Futhi cishe akukho okukho okungene emikhiqizweni esetshenziswa yisigidi sabantu nsuku zonke.
Ngikholelwa ukuthi isizukulwane esilandelayo sokufunda izilimi kumele sakhiwe kulolu cwaningo. Hhayi nje okunamandla e-AI, kodwa okusekelwe ocwaningweni. Hhayi nje okwengxoxo, kodwa okuhlelwe ngohlelo lwezifundo. Uhlelo lapho isifundo ngasinye sihambisana nomphumela wokuxhumana, umsebenzi ngamunye ukhethwa ngokusekelwe kulokho umfundi adinga ukuzijwayeza, futhi iseshini ngayinye iguquka ngalokho umfundi akwaziyo ngempela.
Lokhu yikho esakha ngakho nge-eevi. Hhayi ngoba ubuchwepheshe buyathakazelisa (nakuba buyathakazelisa), kodwa ngoba ukukhuluma ulimi kushintsha impilo yakho. Kukuxhumanisa nabantu, amasiko, nezingxenye zomhlaba obungeke ukwazi ukuzifinyelela ngaphambili. Amathuluzi okufunda nokulondoloza izilimi kumele afinyeleleke kuwo wonke umuntu, hhayi avalelwe ngemva kwezimali zokufundisa ezingu-$50 ngehora.
Igagasi lesithathu alikho ngama-app angcono.
Likho ngemiphumela engcono.
Likho ngomzuzu lapho umfundi evula umlomo wakhe
futhi eqaphela: Ngikwazi ukukwenza lokhu ngempela.