MALL and Gamification (Falou)

Name              : Daffa Rafif

NIM                : 20201111046

Subject           : ICT in ELT

 

Falou (Mobile Application)

·         Relevance

Falou is a good education app for those who want to learn English or any other languages such as  French, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Russian.

·         Feedback

After they do speaking practice, learners can get feedback or comment on his pronunciation from the native speakers.

·         Thinking Skill

Falou is the right choice for sharpening your thinking skills, especially for students who want to learn more specifically in listening and speaking skills. Students can involved in conversation that provides in the video while practicing their speaking skills.

·         Ease of Use

Falou is simple to install. After downloading the app, you may sign up with either your email address or your Facebook account. You can choose from a range of languages to study once you've signed up.

·         Engagement

The engagement of this app is pretty good because Falou uses a variety of methods to teach languages, including flashcards, audio lessons, and quizzes. Lessons are short and manageable, so you can learn a little bit at a time. The platform is also responsive, meaning it works well on both desktop and mobile devices.

·         Sharing

Since the assignment is already provided, the users is only need to do the tasks, so there is no sharing option for hand out some video, assignment, etc.

·         Accessibility & Cost

You can download Falou from Play Store and it's compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Besides that, Falou provide free trial but the subscription costs start at $9.99 / month.

·         How to Use/Apply it in ELT

Teacher can apply this application in order to examine the student ability to listen to audio clips in the target language to enhance listening skills, speaking skills, creates phrases and sentences in the target language, and use self-correcting tools. Teacher also has a big database of common words that teachers can use to develop lesson plans.

·         The Impact of this Application in ELT

The influence of Falou is huge because it can encourage students to learn English independently, they can learn by themselves without teacher and still get feedback directly from the native speakers.

·         The Advantage

Learners can use this app anywhere and everytime, the display is very interesting. and the lessons are short so it don't waste much time.

·         The Limitation

The application is not technically free, you have to subscribe at least $9.99/month. On the other hand, there will be less interaction with the real person such as teacher or the other students.

·         Language Skills or Components

    Falou is a language learning app for improving your speaking skills. They only focus on listening and   speaking abilities through the conversation of flight schedule, taxi driver, architect, or any other kinds   of job.