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Get Started with Spanish
Beginners in Spanish can finally say gracias. There is now a full, Online Course on Babbel.com that will teach you all the basics you need to get by anywhere in the Spanish-speaking world, from Barcelona to Santiago to downtown Los Angeles. Developed from proven print materials and adapted for the internet with Babbel.com’s consistent focus [...]
Full English Grammar Course Online
Economies may grow or contract, travel may fluctuate or decline, but one thing seems to stay constant around the world: People want to learn English. Their motivation varies. It may be a matter of career, an aching to sing along with current music, or just the desire to engage in an international dialogue that, like [...]
“Highly Commended” by TechCrunch
After being selected in the short lists in two categories for the TechCrunch Europas awards, Babbel was “highly commended” in the category “Best Design”. We’re very proud, especially because we didn’t ever think of Babbel as eye candy. Instead, we try to keep the user interface clean and simple.
Mini-Vocab Packages for the Last Minute Language Learner
There’s always a little bit of anxiety that comes along with traveling abroad, whether for business or for pleasure. Possible scenario, night before — for example — the flight to Berlin, a sudden pang: “Oh right, they speak German in Germany, and I don’t even know how to say ‘how are you’. How am I [...]
Nominated For TechCrunch Awards
Babbel’s up for “Best European Web Application or Service” and “Best Design” at TechCrunch’s award The Europas. TechCrunch wants to determine the most innovative tech companies and startups across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Voting closed on Wednesday, July 1st so let’s see what the results are. Thanks to all who voted for Babbel! [...]
New Vocab Package “Politics and Voting” in time for EU Elections
Though we at Babbel are of course internationally minded and outward-looking, we can’t deny that we’re based in Europe — in Berlin, to be exact. The languages we teach — English, French, Spanish, German and Italian — are largely represented in Europe, and among our over 300,000 users, there are more than a few Europeans [...]
First Premium Course On Babbel
We’re excited to announce that we’ve just released a full introductory Spanish course for native speakers of German. The German title of the course is “Spanisch – Der leichte Einstieg” (Spanish – the easy start). Made up of twenty “Tutorials,” it offers a compact and entertaining introduction to the language in the Babbel-style, meaning a [...]
The Internet Speaks English
According to Internet World Stats, with 28.7%, the majority of people online are English speakers. Spanish speaking users come in at a far third with 7.7%, and French speakers fourth with only 4.6%. German is in seventh place with 4.1%. The English-language-dominated world of micro-blogging alone currently has about six million users worldwide, but only [...]
Change Comes to the Babbel Blog
In these days the Babbel Blog will be going through some changes, and our readers will notice a shift in the content. The focus will now be more on the Babbel online language learning platform itself. You will find ideas and tidbits from Babbel’s creators, news about — and stories from — Babbel users, and [...]
“Cell phone learning can make a difference” – Matthew Kam on a game-based approach for English learning in India
Matthew Kam, an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, speaks about his recent doctoral dissertation research in Indian communities and designing E-Learning games for children from other cultural backgrounds. His MILLEE (Mobile and Immersive Learning for Literacy in Emerging Economies) project was funded by the National Science Foundation and has won several awards, including one [...]