The language-learning platform has revealed that it will soon introduce a course in Arabic for English speakers. We really think a lot of people are going to want to learn Arabic based on how many people learn it across the world and based on the interest we have received.”ĭuolingo founder Luis von Ahn, who gained fame as the creator of a computer system to distinguish humans from robots. “We really think that it’s going to be a big one. It’s a language that has been highly requested for a while,” she says.
“We are really excited about the launch of Arabic. Gina Gotthilf, the company's vice president of growth, believes the course could become one of the most popular courses.
The Arabic course is currently in the “incubator” stage, Duolingo-speak for the development of language lessons by fluent volunteers. The full content of the Arabic course is not known at this stage but Duolingo has said there will be an effort to include culturally relevant sentences.ĭuolingo is hugely popular in the Middle East and Africa, with 13.3m users and more than 12m Arabic speakers learning English on the app and website. About 15 per cent of users finish a Duolingo course, at which point they should have a good grasp of the language but are unlikely to be completely fluent. For example, a user complete levels as well as winning and losing points for correct or wrong answers. Valued at US$700m (Dh2.57 billion), the platform uses “gamification” techniques to encourage learning.
The course is now in development, due to launch on March 1 next year on both the app and website.ĭuolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn, the inventor of CAPTCHAs, the common test for computers to determine whether a user is a human or robot. The popular language learning platform Duolingo is launching an Arabic course for English speakers.Īrabic has long been one of the most requested languages to be added to the portfolio.
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