Within the ecosystem of commonly-used or new language learning applications, I have been witnessing a trend. Duolingo, a major language learning application for instance, has dedicated fully to pivoting towards the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in its course design, and replacing human translation teams in favour of GAI. Similarly, on the App Store, … Continue reading Biting the bullet
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A short break announcement
Hey everyone, Zui here. I want to announce that I am going on a short break in March 2026. I know that this breaks my couple-year-long streak in writing weekly essays, but there are some reasons underlying this. In addition to balancing between work and my time dedicated to The Language Closet, I want to … Continue reading A short break announcement
The Language Closet turns 9 today!
It's crazy to think my website has turned 9 years old, isn't it? Looking back, it is pretty humbling to see how The Language Closet has grown. From being reached out to do reviews for language learning methods and materials, to crossing readership milestones, we have a lot of reasons to celebrate. We talked about … Continue reading The Language Closet turns 9 today!
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