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Iago โ Speak Practical Japanese from Day 1
Iago is a Japanese learning app where you create your own curriculum and learn practical grammar & phrases
๐พ Pick & choose lessons aligned to your interests
๐๏ธ Perfect your pronunciation through speaking
๐ฌ Test yourself with an immersive conversation
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Interesting idea and congrats on the launch! I'm curious on the key advantage that differentiate it from other language learning tools such as Duolinguo?
@kelly_happicat Thank you! There are a couple of key proponents we want to focus on in building our curriculum:
- Focus on practical speaking & conversation first
- Make the curriculum open-world (meaning you can pick and choose what you'd like to learn)
- Be explicit about grammar
These are what I'd say differentiates us from other lang learning tools as of now and esp. with our focus on Japanese first we're able to really create a high quality curriculum focused on efficacy
The idea of learning Japanese through practical, everyday situations is awesome. Really looking forward to trying it out. Great job @thealexanderlee
@andreas_sohns Thank you would love to hear your feedback as you try it!
Sounds exciting! Thanks for all the hard work and your passion for bringing this product to the world.๐๐ป๐
Looks good! Iโm keen to try it and understand how the initial process to get my level will be. Itโs being a few months trying different options but Iโm already in a point that I donโt want to invest much time on the very basic lessons. This โfrom day oneโ approach seems really interesting.
@fe410 100%! Content is currently based for N5 learners and we do a very basic questionnaire to figure out what you already know so that we don't give you repetitive content. We're still fine-tuning this approach but hopefully it should place you outside of basic lessons!
The concept of an open-world curriculum for language learning is fascinating.
Do you have plans to incorporate cultural context alongside the language lessons?
Congrats on the launch!
P.S. I read your startup name as "lago" at first (with the "L").
@kyrylosilin Thank you and yes, each lesson currently talks about cultural context and tidbits!
We've had a couple of misreads ๐
@salar__davari Let me know what you think! Would love to hear your feedback!
@anthok Thank you so much! As a previously avid Duolingo user myself, I definitely realized we needed something that focuses more on grammar, practical speaking, and cultural nuances
Extremely excited for the launch of this! I was an early alpha tester earlier this year, and there has been SO many improves and progress to the app already! Iago's already changed the way I learn Japanese and has given me an opportunity to actually speak Japanese at home! It has also thoughtfully sprinkled in specific AI use cases for practicing conversations, and is super satisfying when I can use what I just learned to.. order food in a Japanese with Iago for example :)
Cannot wait to see where this goes @thealexanderlee !
Looks very interactive to learn Japanese, congrats on your launch Alexander!
@pachi_codes :( sorry! We'll looking to release an Android version sometime in the future!
Iago sounds like the ultimate fun way to tailor my Japanese learning journeyโcan't wait to dive in and chat like a local!
I love how the customizable curriculum feature addresses the need for personalized learning paths. Itโs clear that a lot of thought went into the user experience, especially with the pronunciation practice through speaking. Iโve been using it for a few weeks, and it has already significantly improved my Japanese speaking skills.
Best of luck with the launch!
@maymemary Thank you so much for the kind words! Would love your continued feedback as you continue to use the app!
Iโve been eagerly waiting for this product since I heard about it. The ability to create my own curriculum and learn practical grammar and phrases is exactly what I needed to tailor my Japanese learning experience. Thank you for addressing this gap in the market.
Thanks again for creating such a great product. Iโm here to support you all the way! ๐
@jemima_lang 100% Would love to hear your feedback as you try out the app!
Congrats on the launch of Iago, Team! ๐
The design and functionality of the customizable curriculum feature are impressive. I particularly like how it allows users to pick and choose lessons aligned to their interests, making the learning experience highly personalized and engaging. This sets it apart from other language learning apps in the market.
One thing that could enhance the user experience is an interactive vocabulary builder. Have you considered adding a feature that tracks and tests vocabulary retention? I think it would really complement the existing features and add more value for users.
Keep up the great work and looking forward to future updates! ๐
@nelle_chambers Thank you for the kind words! And yes! This was an initial planned feature at launch but we actually wanted to do something different and see if we could let learners implicitly learn vocab through phrases. Ideally having enough phrase variations where only 1 or 2 of the words change -> implicitly gets the learner to learn vocab
Though we might port over the vocab feature we had from our web app into this as well!
I tried this educational software and really liked the card-based design.
It would be even better if the initial tutorial had a game-like dialogue feel.
The grammar breakdowns are also quite good, but I found myself lacking the patience to continue.
Maybe adding some gamified positive feedback would help.
@yangyi_xxxx Thanks for the feedback! Yeah we're actually planning on a bunch of gamification features as we speak so keep in the loop for when these features come out!
Next time I want to learn Japanese, I'll give it a try. Best of luck with the launch!
@katerine_dauberman 100%, would love to hear your feedback once you go back to learning!
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