052: Can technology help you learn a language? (2/2)

In this episode, myself and Luca Lampariello discuss the question: "Can technology help you learn a language?" This is a conversation in two parts. For the first half of the discussion, see episode 51.

In this episode:

• What Luca's friends told him about their technology habits


• Can Duolingo and other language apps help?


• Gamification can help get people started in language learning, but is this a good thing?


• Can you focus on learning when technology is involved?


• What was language learning like before the internet?


• The difficulty of finding language resources before the internet came along

Resources mentioned in todays episode:

• Luca's blog: The Polyglot Dream


• Luca's Yo