The public got a preview of Duolingo Math last August during Duocon, the free, virtual, pre-recorded conference providing updates on the company’s business strategy and product features. The development team included Siegel and two other engineers and at one point the team was even able to use Siegel’s coworker’s daughter as a source of feedback. “We want to make learning math more accessible and fun, just like we’ve done for language learning.” “As a company we’ve learned a lot over the last 10 years about teaching on mobile platforms, from game mechanics like experience points to developing interactive lessons to increase learning, all things which are transferable to other subjects,” Siegel said. The idea, Senior Software Engineer Sammi Siegel told Technical.ly, is to expand on Duolingo’s mission to make education accessible, and to make math a little more fun. But, if you’ve got a student at home over 13 who needs to work on their mental math - or you want to practice math basics yourself - then Duolingo Math is offering “brain training” to help users improve and apply math to their everyday lives. If you have a child between the ages of 7 and 12, then you can practice their multiplication and fractions in a game-like fashion. The forthcoming Duolingo Math platform will have two options. Now, the East Liberty-headquartered Duolingo has decided it’s time to branch out and use its expertise to tackle a universal struggle: math homework. With a reported 500 million users as of 2022, the app has found a loyal base among aspiring linguists. The Duolingo Math app is currently available in beta for iOS and iPadOS, and you can sign up now, with a full launch expected later this year.Duolingo has risen to prominence over the past decade with its language learning app offering people around the world a low-cost or free option to learn dozens of languages. Now you'll be able to learn Zulu, the most widely spoken first language in South Africa.ĭuolingo said the addition of its Zulu course is a part of its broader plan to increase cultural awareness of endangered and lesser-studied languages. Given that the redesigns of its other apps have been somewhat controversial, it'll be interesting to see how this goes down.įinally, Duolingo has also announced the addition of another language course. The company is also looking to redesign its Duolingo ABC app, Duolingo's platform for teaching literacy to kids. This section is designed to help users improve their mental maths and everyday thinking skills.
The second element is a brain training section, aimed at people aged 13 and above. As with Duolingo's language offerings, the math course will have short gamified lessons to aid with teaching math skills.
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