In addition to platform-wide details outlined in the 2022 Duolingo Language Report, users who spent more than five days learning on the app will be able to access an individualized Year in Review report with insights specific to that user. The platform also notes that more people are studying the language of their home country than before, tying this developmen t to the fact that more students, immigrants, and temporary workers are entering these countries from abroad. English was the most widely learned language in a total of 119 countries - Spanish topped the list in 34 countries, while French was at the top in 22.
“For language learners, the war in Ukraine was unusual in that it was covered by the media in ways that included language, thus setting it apart from other political and humanitarian crises on learners’ minds,” the report reads.Įnglish, Spanish, and French remain the most widely learned languages on the platform. This growth appears to have leveled out after March and April of this year, but the number of Ukrainian learners remains higher than before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 30, 2022.Īs noted, the platform saw a major spike in Ukrainian learners across the world - in Ireland, for instance, the number of Ukrainian learners jumped by 2,229%. Other unreleased courses currently in the incubation phase on Duolingo’s site include two Mayan languages, K’iche’ (spoken in Guatemala) and Yucatec (spoken in Belize and Mexico) for Spanish speakers, Cantonese for Mandarin speakers, and Tamil for English speakers.Ī Yiddish course was also released for English speakers earlier this year.The report is based on data from the platform’s 500 million users and their learning activity between Oct. The new languages were revealed alongside new updates and changes to the app including Duolingo World, which will use machine learning to build text to speech voices for characters, and updates to Birdbrain AI, the app’s personalised learning system, which will have new features to generate the difficulty level of lessons. “I’m looking forward to learning Xhosa, our first language that incorporates clicks.”
“What better way to keep the vibrancy of cultures alive than by making languages accessible to everyone?” What better way to keep the vibrancy of cultures alive than by making languages accessible to everyone?” said Myra Awodey, senior community manager at Duolingo. “Language is about connection and bringing people and cultures together.
The five will join the over 40 languages and 100 courses currently available on the app. The new courses, which will roll out over the next year, were revealed by company founder Luis Von Ahn during Duocon, an annual language learning event first held in London in 2019.
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