Busuu, An Old Friend of Mine

Hello Everyone!

Since my childhood days to this very present and to the future, learning a new language has always been a passion of mine and Japanese is my favourite among all the languages. So, as a person who lives in İstanbul, Turkey it’s not easy to find a Japanese course considering there is only one in Istanbul which is Japon Kültür in Taksim. Before I attended that course, as a child I was looking for apps to learn Japanese on my device then I found Busuu. But, what is Busuu?

Busuu is an application and a web-site in which you can practice your target language in an easy way. But how is this possible and why Busuu?

Busuu teaches you by using chunks which are easy to learn therefore boosts motivation of the beginners.
Busuu presents new words with images, a great assistance for people who have an ease on graphical-learning.
Busuu has voiced dialogues which are meant to support your target subjects on your course. Although they are not very authentic, they can be used for improving your listening skills.
Busuu has a social platform integrated in it which allows users to be friends with each other and communicate for their language learning goals.
Busuu also allows you to correct other people’s mistakes and errors which eventually forms a friendly environment for everyone.
Busuu has short quizzes which are not really hard and if you complete them well, you will be rewarded with berries for positive feedback.
Busuu also tracks your progression.
On mobile platforms you can download the courses and continue your studies anywhere and on desktop you could just download PDF files of the chapters and print them.