Apps – Aplicativos 2015
Selecionamos para você os nove melhores aplicativos atuais para ajudar a melhorar seu inglês. São recursos complementares ao estudo que fazem a diferença pela praticidade e pelo dinamismo.
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The 9 Best ESL Mobile Apps for Your Students
Busuu
This language-learning app features more than 3,000 words and expressions and covers a wide range of topics through comprehensive vocabulary sections and interactive tests. Levels include beginner to advanced, and it is available for download on iPhone and Android (20 units are free and remaining content is available upon purchase).
SpeakingPal English Tutor
A very entertaining and highly-interactive app, it features a series of mini-lessons of approximately 5 minutes, so students have no excuses when it comes to making the most of idle time. The student interacts with the app through speech recognition software that recreates a real video call. It’s available for download on iPhone or Android for free.
Voxy
This is a tremendously popular app, particularly in the Spanish-speaking market. It features news and stories on a variety of topics, and provides games for language practice, plus short quizzes to test comprehension. It can be downloaded for free on iPhone and Android.
MyWordBook
This app was developed by the British Council in conjunction with Cambridge University Press and offers a wonderful, engaging way to learn new words through sets of interactive flashcards. Additional vocabulary packs may be downloaded from Cambridge dictionaries. Available for free on iPhone and Android.
Conversation English
This app features 20 lessons, each with a video dialogue. The app gives learners the option to read the conversation and then answer questions and complete a variety of exercises. It’s a great app for those who wish to practice more conversational English. It’s available for download on iTunes.
English Grammar in Use Tests
Developed by Cambridge University Press and based on the successful Grammar in Use series, this app allows students to practice English grammar as a series of “tests” that are more akin to games. It’s not free, but it’s one of the best apps for students who want some grammar practice on the go. There is also a complete series of apps based on the Grammar in Use books available for iPhone.
IELTS Master Vocabulary Guide
This is the perfect app for students who want to take the Cambridge IELTS examination. It is the perfect complement to the book and helps students prepare for the test by providing plenty of vocabulary practice. It’s available for download on iTunes as well as its other versions for TOEIC, TOEFL, etc…
Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary
There is a large variety of dictionary apps available, most of them more affordable than this one (lots are even free!), but this dictionary is certainly more affordable than its print version. Definitely worth the price.
Oxford Deluxe Dictionary and Thesaurus of English
It is probably one of the most expensive apps available for English learners, but there are none more comprehensive than this one. This app basically contains the complete Oxford Dictionary, plus the thesaurus, with the added audio feature. It’s ideal for students who have the money to spend and don’t want to carry a big, bulky dictionary around.
Other Suggestions:
- Dictionary
- LearnEnglish Grammar (British Council)
- Vagalume
- Letras.terra (interacts with your own music – brings you the lyrics)
- Soundhound (it recognizes songs and brings you the lyrics)
- WordPower Learn American English Vocabulary, by InnovativeLanguage.com – Free
- Learn English Through Stories, by Vu Truong Tanh – Free
- Learn English, by Hello-Hello – Free
- Monkey Puzzle (game)
- Cambridge dictionaries
- Grammar expert
- CAE Use of English (Paid)
- CAE Transformation
- Pre-TOEFL
- OCG to IELTS
- My word book (British council)
Games (app)
- Monkey Puzzle
- Academy Island
- Elevate (game / grammar / vocabulary)
- Duolingo (game / English)
