Babbel Language Learning Podcasts

by Dan MeehanDigital Education, Language Learning, Technology, UncategorizedPosted on No Comments

Last year I authored an article with two esteemed colleagues on the method we had developed for producing language learning podcasts at Babbel. We developed a range of techniques and approaches with a pilot season of a podcast for German-speaking English learners, called Auf Sprachreise, which we called ‘Accessible, Authentic Audio for Beginners’. Our goal …

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Learning (Mandarin, Traditional) Chinese Online

by Dan MeehanChina, Chinese, Digital Education, Language Learning, TaiwanPosted on Comments are Disabled

I’ve started my Chinese learning journey, and I’m collecting a list of free resources available to self-study Mandarin online here. I’ve focused on learning traditional characters, but many resources support simplified as well. For transparency, I work for Babbel but am writing this in a completely private capacity. Babbel does not offer Chinese as a …

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