This article will help everyone who wants or has long been trying to learn English and not only. I have compiled a selection of various applications, courses and programs to study in English which he used himself. They can be used both on the road and at home, on a mobile phone or netbook. If you can not decide on the course you need, then leave comments with questions below, I will definitely answer and help with the choice. So let's get started.

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Description

Rosetta Stone Course and Totale Copanion (mobile versions from Rosetta Stone on Android OS)

Now you can practice language learning with Rosetta Stone on Android devices. If you need an analogue of the PC version, which is described above, then your choice is Rosetta Stone Course. It is enough to register and you will be able to access free lessons. Do not confuse with Totale Companion as it is a dedicated application that will also help you learn new language when you are on the road or away from your computer. The application is free, but use it, which is a huge minus of the application, only subscribers of the Totale course can use it for the entire period of their subscription. The full version of Rosetta Stone Course is paid, but there are also free lessons for several languages. If you are interested in this program, then look for it in the Play Market.

English according to the method of Dr. Pimsler for Russian speakers (90 lessons, full course). Audio-lingual course by Paul Pimsleur

Year of issue: 2005
Dr. Paul Pimsleur
Course type: audiolingual
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: mp3

Course Description:
You don't need any textbooks! No need to cram anything! The basis of the course is perception English speech and speaking out loud. Dr. Pimsleur's language programs are the only form of language learning that includes an original, patented memory training technique that ensures you remember what you're learning. The course was created specifically for Russian speakers learning English. It consists of 90 lessons recorded in mp3 format. You hear explanations and comments of the student in the course in Russian, and speech in American English.

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ABBYY Lingvo Dictionaries

• Year of issue: 2012
• Genre: Dictionaries
• Developer: ABBYY® Lingvo®
• Interface language: Multilingual
• Platform: Android 2.2+
• Interface: Russian
• Additionally: The program supports installation on SD (OS 2.2 and higher)
• Installer type: apk

Description. Perhaps the most popular dictionary for mobile devices based on the Android operating system and not only. The application provides fast and accurate translation of words and phrases without an internet connection. It is worth noting the ability of the application to search for translations of words and phrases in several dictionaries at once, as well as high-quality content from the world's leading publishers. By using this dictionary you will open access to more than 250 translation, explanatory and thematic dictionaries for 30 languages, from which the user can easily form a dictionary set to solve their problems. The most necessary for us is a translation from Russian and vice versa: Russian - English, plus Spanish, Italian, Latin, German and French. Thanks to the functionality of ABBYY Lingvo for Android, indispensable assistant while traveling, studying or business meeting. Thematic dictionaries are available for purchase from the application. These dictionaries will allow you to find a more accurate translation of words and phrases, as well as get Additional information: other translations, transcriptions, synonyms, usage examples and correct pronunciation from native speakers.

Key features:

• Detailed vocabulary material with many meanings, examples of word usage and tables with word forms
• Pronunciation of words voiced by native speakers (in terms of dictionaries)
• A single dictionary card with entries from several dictionaries
• Suggestions when searching for a word or phrase
• Search for words in any grammatical form
• Quick translation of words from the clipboard

Installation:

Move the "Lingvo" folder from the archive to the ABBYY folder on the phone's internal memory (sdcard0) and install the *apk file through your device's file managers.

Remembering the many words that are in is not so easy. To memorize English words with translation, many different ways. The topic of this article is free program for memorizing English words, which is called Anki.

First of all, you need to download it to your computer, for this, just go to. You will be taken to the official website of this program, after which you need to click the “Download” button.

After clicking, you will be taken to the bottom of the page, where you can select the version of Anki for various operating systems. If you have “Windows”, then select the appropriate tab and click the “Download Anki for Windows” button. You can also download the app for your smartphone and install it. After clicking, wait for the download and install the application.

The fact is that the application has the ability to install the Russian-language version of the program, but the translation is rather clumsy, so much of what is written may not be clear to you. I recommend installing the English version, at the same time practice.

But we forgot about the main thing. What is Anki?

What is Anki English Word Memorization Software?

Anki is a handy, easy-to-use program that won't take up much space on your hard drive. It allows you to display and view cards for memorizing English words. However, there is a problem in that these cards must first be found and downloaded. There is a special section on the site for this, where anyone can add their own set of cards.

These very sets of cards are called decks (decks). You can download them As you can see, several languages ​​are listed, which tells us that Anki allows you to learn not only English. After choosing a language, you will see a list of available decks. You can even create your own, but this is a rather dreary and lengthy task, so it's much easier to download ready-made ones. Some decks with cards allow you to teach English words with pronunciation (such files usually weigh a lot).

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Learning English is not just about sitting at a desk. Taking advantage mobile phone, you can study in transport, during breaks at work, in any free minute. In this review, we will look at English learning apps, useful websites, and ways to learn English using your phone.

Review last updated: 01/10/17.

What are the benefits of English learning apps?

The phone is the thing that we always take with us. He is there 24 hours a day. With its help, when free time appears, you can “pump” all language skills:

• listening– listen to audio materials on the go, watch videos in English.
• Reading– read books in English or English-language websites.
• Communication practice- Communicate using text (or even voice) messages in language social networks.
• Lexicon- learn words with special applications or in the process of listening, reading, communication.
• Grammar- read the theory, do the exercises.

Some of the above is more convenient to do on a computer. For example, few people want to speak English while standing in line for a package. Some people don't like reading on the small screen of their phone. Grammar or vocabulary cards can't be done while jogging.

The telephone is most convenient for listening. After all, your hands are not busy and you do not need to look at the screen, which means you can listen, for example, while walking or digging beds in the country. With listening, we will begin the review.

1. Apps and websites for listening to audio on the go

Beginners often have a problem: a text that is understandable when reading is incomprehensible to the ear. For example, subtitles for a movie are understandable, but speech without subtitles seems to be a hodgepodge of indistinct sticky sounds. This problem is solved with the practice of listening. To learn to understand English by ear, you need to listen daily and preferably more. Fortunately, no one forces you to do listening while sitting at your desk at a specially allotted time.

You can listen on the go, using time that is wasted anyway, such as in transport, on the way to work, in line, etc. Polyglot Steve Kaufman, for example, often says that his favorite way to study foreign languages, which he knows about a dozen - listen while exercising on a cardio machine.

The main thing is to find suitable audio materials that:

• Simple enough to understand at least the general meaning.
• Interested in you personally.

It can be English lessons, podcasts, news, audiobooks - anything depending on your interests and level of understanding of English.

Here are some examples:

1. Voice of America News

The main feature of these applications is smart subtitles, where you can click on a word to see the translation. But if you do not need this function, you can watch any videos in English and without any additional programs, as I watched the Friends series.

2. English with LinguaLeo

Of the mobile word learning programs, I like the free app Quizlet the most. Here are its features:

• Words can be learned in four modes.
• Voices are automatically added to words. The English voice acting is of very high quality, and it is better to turn off the Russian voice immediately as unnecessary and terrible implementation.
• It is convenient to add new words, create sets.
• New words can be added on the PC (in the web version) so as not to suffer with the phone keyboard. The data is synced, so the words added on the PC will appear in the mobile app.
• There are many ready-made sets of words.

More about modes:

In Match mode, you need to match dictionary pairs in two languages

• Cards– double-sided card mode. You can change direction to learn flashcards from Russian to English or vice versa. Automatic voice acting can be turned off, and separately for each language.
• Learn- the word appears in Russian, you need to write it in English (or vice versa).
• Match is a game in which you need to match words in Russian and English for a while.
• test- a comprehensive test for knowledge of words. Includes tasks 1) write the translation of the word, 2) choose the correct option, 3) “True \ False” - indicate the statement is true or false.

2. LinguaLeo

If you use the LinguaLeo service, the mobile application has a section called "Workouts" where you can learn words from your personal vocabulary. There are fewer learning modes than in the large version: 7 modes, 1 of them is paid. Unlike Quizlet and Anki, it uses not only flashcards, but also other exercises.

6. Grammar Apps

Duolingo is a free application for learning foreign languages ​​(not only English), which is a lesson course in which you need to learn words and various grammatical constructions. Classes are practice-oriented. At the beginning of each lesson, a minimum of theory is given, after which a maximum of practice is given - mainly translation exercises. The program has exercises for memorizing words, listening and even pronunciation (you need to speak a phrase into a microphone), but the main emphasis is on sentence formation, that is, in fact, grammar.

The difference between the mobile version and the large one is that in the translation exercises, the text should not be entered, but composed of words (see the picture above) - this task is much easier, because puzzle words serve as a hint.

2. LinguaLeo

Lingvaleo is one of the most versatile services for learning English, it also has a grammar section. The mobile version has fewer grammar courses than the large version - these are the main topics, such as, etc. Without a premium account, courses are only available to a limited extent.

3. Puzzle English

The Puzzle English app has a “Grammar” section that completely duplicates the similar section on the Puzzle English website. Here you will find video lessons on English grammar (lessons in Russian) and exercises for them. In the exercises you need to make phrases from English words. In the free version, lessons can be watched without restrictions, but there is a limit on the number of exercises performed per day.

4. British Council – Learn English Grammar

Application for fixing grammar topics. Two modes Practice and Test.

• practice– choose a topic, for example, and practice with different exercises: make a sentence from phrases, choose the correct form of a verb, match words in two columns, etc.
• test- choose a topic, the program creates a test, after passing which you can see which mistakes you made.

In both modes, tasks are divided into three levels of difficulty. The application is in English, most of the tasks are paid, but you need to purchase not a subscription for all tasks, but separate sets (packs). For example, Beginner Pack 1 includes 325 questions on 16 topics. Each set costs about 60 rubles.

5. English Grammar in Use

Murphy's famous textbook as an app. A complete interactive tutorial with pictures, explanations (in English), voiced examples, exercises. The application is paid, except for the first group of lessons on the topic Past and Present.

7. Applications - English courses

By courses, I mean a comprehensive lesson study of a language according to a plan, and not a study of, say, vocabulary alone. I will give three such courses with brief description and links to more detailed reviews. All three are suitable for learning "from scratch" and all three provide, in fact, knowledge and skills of the initial-intermediate level.

1. “Teacher method”

Feature "Teacher" - video explanations in Russian

Step by step, very detailed English courses with video explanations in Russian. The learning process looks like this:

• The teacher explains the topic of the lesson.
• You are doing a series of exercises.
• Pass the test.

To date, the Teacher Method courses have been released for four levels, starting from the children's course (from 6 years old) to the “Intermediate level”, however, only the “Beginners” and “Basic” courses are available in the mobile application, approximately corresponding to . The application is paid, you can take one lesson per day for free.

“Teacher Method” is part of the Puzzle English product line, read a detailed review.

2. Busuu

With the help of Busuu, you can learn not only English, but also several others. Training is focused on practice. Minimum explanation and maximum exercise. An interesting detail is that some written exercises are checked and corrected by other users (native speakers). Some lessons are paid.

In Busuu, foreigners correct your writing exercises and you help them.

3. Duolingo

I already mentioned Duolingo above when talking about apps for learning grammar. Duolingo is a comprehensive course in which you go through the topic by topic, learn words, write sentences by ear, but the emphasis is on making sentences. The application is completely free.

It is important to understand that by taking a course like Duolingo, you will not speak like a native speaker. Courses help lay the foundation, which you need to develop by practicing in speech, writing, reading, listening. By this basis, I mean:

• Basic vocabulary.
• Basic grammar (basic concepts, constructions, principles).
• Basic reading, writing, pronunciation skills.

It needs to be developed through practice.

Conclusion

Language proficiency consists of vocabulary, grammar, practice in four types of speech activity: listening, reading, writing, speaking. With the help of mobile devices, you can engage in each of these areas, but to varying degrees.

• Lexicon– learn words using flashcards (Quizlet, Anki) or other exercises (LinguaLeo).
• Grammar- read the theory, consolidate in practice.
• listening– listen to online radio, podcasts, audiobooks, and other materials.
• Reading– read English-language websites or books, with or without a dictionary.
• Letter- chat with foreigners.
• Oral speech- in the practice of oral speech, mobile devices can do little to help. Unless talking on Skype or exchanging voice messages in language social networks. But I think it's easier to do this with a PC.

In my opinion, with the help of mobile applications it is most convenient to listen to audio materials and read in English, but this depends on personal preferences.

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"You need to learn English!"
And “No time to learn English!”

Are these the phrases that you never get tired of repeating to yourself every day? Really find the time to study foreign language not so difficult, and your smartphone will help you with this. Agree, not the whole day you have scheduled every minute. And even if you are scheduled, you still devote some time to reading the morning news, coffee, or, in the end, the way to work. That might be enough to get the job done English part of your life. We offer you a selection of quality language learning programs that you can install for iOS or Android.

Apps for all levels of English

EnglishDom

Application for those who study English. help improve vocabulary with flashcards. Improve your English by completing 4 types of vocabulary training and enrich your speech by at least 10 words daily, 300 words per month and 3,000 words per year. If you don’t know where to start learning, then in ED Words you can find more than 350 ready-made thematic sets or create your own collections.

To memorize new English words, the application uses a smart spaced repetition algorithm based on the Ebbinghaus memory curve. Also, you can always track the progress of the learned words and completed training. The ED Words app syncs with EnglishDom products: browser extensions from which you can add unfamiliar words to study, and the ED Class learning platform.

Program Benefits

• use of flash cards
• 4 types of training to memorize new words
• over 28,000 English words to learn in 350 thematic sets
• training is based on the scientific method of spaced repetitions
• progress control
• synchronization with EnglishDom products

You can install the EdWords application:

• free for iOS
• free for Android (there are additional paid options)

LinguaLeo

If you have already made at least some attempts to learn English, you must have heard about this program. What are the main advantages? The program is suitable for both children and adults, no matter what level of English they are stuck at. In addition, there are several other benefits that will significantly affect the entire learning process:

• more than fifty sets of words on topics with pictures and voice acting
• interesting simulators (translation, cards with words, listening)
• phrase constructor
• English texts
• dictionary (and most importantly: it is available offline)
• the ability to create a personal dictionary (words are added to it with voice acting and transcription)

• free for iOS (there are additional paid options)
• free for Android (there are additional paid options)

Duolingo

Apple has named Duolingo the 2013 App of the Year. And this fact does not detract from the benefits of the application, which you can get in 2015. Each lesson is a race for points, competition with friends, checking the correct answers, practicing speaking, listening, translating, reading texts. The program will immediately indicate your mistakes and suggest options for improving the results.

You can install the program:

words

The program, according to the editors of Apple, is the best in the category "Education". This app is your guarantee of an endlessly fun word game. You will memorize new words, practice spelling and listening comprehension. The program is suitable for users of any level of English proficiency: from beginner to advanced. The main advantages of the application: available offline, in addition, Words adapts to each specific user and trains those words that you might have difficulty with. The database of the program contains more than 8 thousand words, 330 lessons.

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (+ full paid version)
• free for android (+ full paid version)

Easy Ten

The name of the program is eloquent: thanks to the application, you will really replenish your vocabulary by at least 10 words daily. Just imagine: this is 70 new words a week, and 140 in two weeks. Having correctly chosen the most frequent words in our speech, with a set of words in 150 lexical units, you will already be able to communicate in English. And having studied a sufficient number of words, you can not only speak well, but also (the main thing is to find out first - many have difficulties with this). A lot of time to devote to the application is not required - up to 20 minutes a day.

Benefits of the program:

• interesting materials, the dictionary contains 22000 English words
• all words are spoken
• You can track progress using a special calendar
• thematic word lists
• pronunciation trainers
• reward system to increase motivation

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (+ paid content)
• free for android (+ paid content)

Learn English

The program with the most loyal approach to your mistakes. Thanks to the application, you can find out not only where exactly you made a mistake, but also why and how to use this or that word (letter, sentence) correctly. The main focus of the program is on the study of grammar, there are many text materials and audio files, as well as tests to test knowledge.

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (+ paid content)
• free for android (+ paid content)

LingQ

An application that will help you read, translate and listen to texts in English. The unfamiliar words you have chosen in the texts will be highlighted in a certain color (depending on the difficulty level of memorizing the word). Thus, you do not just memorize new words, but learn to memorize them in context.

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (+ paid content)
• free for android (+ paid content)

Rosetta Stone

Thanks to this application, you will learn English through associations, memorize new words on an intuitive level. The pronunciation assessment program will help you determine how well you pronounce English words. The only drawback: the free version of the program is limited to a few lessons.

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (+ paid content)
• free for android (+ paid content)

Polyglot 16

An application that is a cycle of 16 lessons. You will find lesson notes from good examples, as well as several simulators:

• free workout
• Oral mode
• Memorization of words and phrases
• Making proposals

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (official full version)
• free for android (official paid version)

Babbel

An interesting application for improving grammar and conversational skills. The application is available offline, in addition, Babbel will allow you to learn the rarest languages ​​that are not available on other resources, such as Norwegian or Swedish. The disadvantage of the program so far is that Babbel does not support Ukrainian and Russian languages.

You can install the program:

• free for iOS (there is a full paid version)
• free for Android (there is a full paid version)

Lexicon By Like Thought, LLC

Program for learning new words. Enter the word you want to remember or add the necessary words from the dictionary. You will memorize words using flash cards, quizzes, games, recording and replaying words, etc.

Application features:

• use of flash cards
• multiple choice or short answer quiz
• recording and playback of words in audio format
• sorting words into groups
• support for 100 languages

Lexicon will help you with short time qualitatively increase your vocabulary.

An application that will help you improve your grammar. You will get free access to a huge amount of high-quality and well-structured information. Difficulties in using articles, verbs, nouns will no longer be difficult for you. Even learning is not that difficult with the English Grammar in Use Activities app.

With the English Grammar in Use Activities By Cambridge University Press designed lessons, you can quickly improve your grammar.

Conversation English By The English App

Application for practicing English. You will be able to learn more than 200 idioms, improve your speaking and communication skills. Each lesson includes: listening to the text, reading dialogues, learning new words and expressions.

Dictionary apps

15500 Useful English Phrases

Thanks to the application, you can enrich your speech with the most different phrases and speech turns. These are not only commonly used colloquial phrases, but vivid comparisons, excellent literary aphorisms, sentences that you can use in a business environment and everyday communication. The program includes:

• Useful phrases
• Conversational phrases
• Phrases for public speaking
• Business Phrases
• Impressive Phrases
• Literary expressions
• Unusual comparisons

And it's far from full list. You can install 15500 Useful English Phrases for free.

WordBook – English Dictionary & Thesaurus

A treasure trove of dictionary that you can download to your smartphone. WordBook has some features that distinguish it from a number of other dictionaries:

• 15 thousand words, 220 thousand definitions, 70 thousand examples and synonyms
• etymology 23 thousand words
• sound pronunciation of each word
• word of the day - learn a new word every day and learn a lot of interesting information about it
• spellchecking
• word search option for annagram

Wordbook is available offline, with the exception of web dictionary browsing or online pronunciation games.

One of the most complete dictionaries of the English language, which has 4.9 million words. In addition, there are a number of other features that you should pay attention to:

• high quality audio pronunciation (American, British and Australian English)
• advanced search technology
• convenient user interface
• available offline

Advanced English Dictionary & Thesaurus is recommended by Apple. Let your smartphone make your life richer and more interesting!

We wish you success in learning English!

Are there people among us who know English at any tolerable level? If there is, then that's great! However, even professionals in a foreign language are not a sin to sometimes improve their language skills - language skills. No wonder it is said: live a century - learn a century. Surely there are many people among us who want to become a little better in English!

Day modern man often scheduled to the minute. Work, career, various economic affairs, family affairs ... In short, a thousand cases! And everything needs to be done. And preferably faster. Because there are more things to do tomorrow. And so, if not all my life, then at least a significant part of it. After all this, at the end of the working day, you obviously do not want to educate yourself, you want to relax on the couch. And it's hard to blame you for that!

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When, in this case, to study English, if there is always no time? Don't despair, there is a way out. Today, thousands of applications for smartphones and tablets have been created that will allow you to learn a foreign language in mobile mode: for example, on the way to the subway to work or during a boring planning meeting. The main thing is to devote at least 10-20 minutes a day to this, and in a few months, the result will be accurate. Today we will tell you about the 10 most popular and effective, and most importantly, free applications that can easily become any of your devices, be it Android or iOS. Let's go!

1. LinguaLeo

This application is one of the most popular in the world. The secret of "Linguistic Lyova" is in an interactive, tobish game, form of training. Your "curator" in the game is a cute, cute lion cub that wants to eat and you have to feed it (similar to the famous Tamagotchi). However, you won't be able to feed the handsome boy without taking a lesson or two in English! Cool, isn't it? By the way, it is perfect not only for you, but also for your children.

Another big plus of LinguaLeo is a huge amount of audio and video materials that allow you to learn the language more visually. In general, try it, you will not regret it!

2.

This is one of the most advanced and user-friendly English learning apps on the internet (in App Store it has an average rating of 4.8 based on 8.71 thousand reviews!)

The application can be synchronized with all the products that the school has: a browser extension and an online platform on which all classes take place. In the application, you can do homework, communicate with teachers, manage the class schedule. It should also be noted that the study of new words in training is based on a special scientific approach that helps to better absorb information.

If you already have excellent English skills, Skyeng has a separate program for teachers. You can teach English and earn from it without leaving your home!

Currently, Skyeng has 4640 teachers and 34900 students!

The main advantage of Duolingo is that it is not only absolutely free, but also does not contain any advertising, which is so annoying, distracting and simply infuriates in any free applications. How And in "Lingvoleo" learning happens V form of a kind of interactive: at you There is pet, on this once - charming owl. Her need to feed, passing levels, thus improving your language skills. Carefully, behind wrong answers You you can lose and lose your game life!

4.Words

Apple considers Words the most the best mobile application For study foreign language. We assure you, it's not just that. At help "Words" You you can pull up your language skills! More 40 thousand words V dictionary applications, more than 3 hundred lessons - this is a truly systemic Job! However, despite the general free, in Words still there is a built-in paid content.

5. Easy ten

If you are an incredibly busy person in life, but nevertheless want to become a little better in English, then this application is just for you. Its essence, as the name implies, is in the daily relatively easy memorization of only a dozen new words and guessing simple assignments for consolidation. Thus, in a month you can learn up to 3 hundred new words! And this, for a moment, is almost 4 thousand a year! Not a little, is it?

This application is deservedly considered one of the best in its genre. Memrise is based on a special scientific method, according to which, you can master up to 44 words in just an hour with the help of ... memes. Yes, internet memes. It has been proven that memes allow you to better remember and memorize the material. In addition to directly memo-learning, Memrise boasts a solid media library.

7. Anki

AnkiApp boasts no less successful methodology than the previous app. Its essence lies in special cards with foreign words which you will need to memorize. They are structured according to various topics and subsections for convenience. You can, for example, focus on a single topic: for example, life or recreation. Comfortable!

With this application you can communicate online with real native speakers of English (or any other) language from all over the world! What could be better than live conversation? And so that you do not get confused, the application will correct your mistakes related to spelling and pronunciation.

This app is good for beginners. It invites you to take a test that will determine your knowledge and prepare a training program for you. And you can also choose which language to practice: British or American English. It is very comfortable!

10.Hot8

An excellent application for those who can devote no more than 10-15 minutes a day to English. There are no heavy topics here, but there is an abundance of vocabulary on everyday topics that will allow you to learn words and replenish your vocabulary.

P.S. Well, as a bonus, we publish another interesting application.

As you may have noticed, media libraries and various multimedia files greatly facilitate and brighten up the process of learning a foreign language. FluentU has embraced it: talk shows, YouTube videos, clips, news, whatever! So far, the application is available only for the owner of "i" technology, but soon we will have an Android version!

As you can see, learning a language is actually not that difficult! For this, sometimes 10-15 minutes a day is enough: you, of course, will not become a super pro, but you will definitely raise your skills a little and strengthen your knowledge. Dare! Everything will work out!