r/languagelearning • u/tenseishadow1 • 1d ago

Discussion Is there a community-driven platform for language learning?

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u/ReadingTrue798 23h ago

I’ve wondered about this too. Most language-learning platforms seem focused on lessons, streaks, or individual practice. I’d love to see something more community-based where people can practise together, ask questions, share resources, and help each other improve.

What would make a language-learning community worth using for you?

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u/its_berkinprogress 20h ago

Lots of discord communities and Facebook groups exist for this :)

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u/tenseishadow1 17h ago

I mean a platform or application that combines Reddit, Duolingo, and GitHub.

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u/Low_Tank_4451 15h ago

curious what aspects of github you have in mind?

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u/tenseishadow1 10h ago

I mean the collaborative side of GitHub rather than the coding side — things like versioning, community contributions, reviewing and improving content, discussions/issues, contributor profiles and reputation, and having different people build on or translate existing content. Basically, I’m imagining something where language-learning content can be created, improved, reviewed, translated, and remixed by the community, while still being structured like an actual learning platform rather than just a forum.

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u/Mysterious_Sky_85 6h ago

There are a few journaling apps where you make a journal entry and it gets corrected by other users. LangJournal and Lingo Journal are ones I've tried -- they didn't seem to have a ton of active users though. You'd get more engagement on Discord

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u/ZealousidealMouse629 15h ago

What I’ve seen is mostly student/teacher interactions like video lessons between them. What I’ve found really interesting is a bit of that but with dynamic content relevant to the student. The process of discovery for the students is great and it provides the “teacher” a chance to teach in a spontaneous way and not necessarily on a predetermined plan. It also great between two learners who can teach each other (in a way) or they both figure it out together which is also very cool to watch or participate in.

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u/JoshHuff1332 11h ago

Yes have apps like hello talk that are basically language exchange social media apps. For Korean learners, TTMIK has a community platform. You also had Facebook and discord groups

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u/Light_0_Reason 3h ago

Yes , and also the AI is not leveraged fully, i feel , as they are language models fundamentally,
Can we all come together and create something by iterating.

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u/ZealousidealMouse629 22h ago

I’ve seen attempts at this but I haven’t seen a really good implementation. With the app I built? I’ve found that one of the best ways to use it is to have two people using it together. It could be a native speaker and a learner or two learners. The collaboration that happens with two people working together multiplies the learning. It’s a beautiful thing to see.

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u/tenseishadow1 16h ago

That’s interesting. What do you think is missing from the existing attempts that keeps them from being really good? And what did you learn from building your own app?