Tandem Review: Can It REALLY Help You Learn A Language?
Kelsey Wetherbee
Published on June 20, 2022
Interesting way to practice conversation once you reach an intermediate level
Tandem is an excellent app to find a language exchange partner from anywhere in the world. It’s not made as an app to teach a language so it won’t be very helpful to beginners. But it’s a good way to practice speaking and conversation once you have a handle on the basics of the language . It’s a useful tool to get feedback and learn how the language is spoken in everyday life.
PROS
- Free version has all necessary features included
- Easy way to find a language partner
- Tons of languages and users to connect with
CONS
- Lots of personal information required to create an account
- Need other resources to learn the language
Languages Available on App:
There are 200+ languages available. The most popular languages are: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Table of Contents
Tandem Overview Tandem Price Tandem Review: How It Can (or Can’t) Help You- Challenge #1: Beginning a New Language
- Challenge #2: Learning & Remembering New Words
- Challenge #3: Understanding & Speaking to Native Speakers
- Challenge #4: Making Language Learning a Routine
Tandem Overview
Due to the pandemic, the number of people learning a language online has increased dramatically and is predicted to continue to grow. There are tons of truly excellent apps to help you learn almost any language out there. But a lot of them have the same problem. There’s no effective way to practice speaking when talking to a computer or phone. You need a real person.
Enter Tandem. Tandem was developed in 2015 as a way to connect language learners from around the world. You simply enter what language you speak and which one you want to learn, and Tandem will show you a long list of potential language partners. Once you establish a connection with a partner, you can use messages, audio,