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Series 17: Language Learning Apps

Sliced Bread by BBC

Jul 30, 202626:51Health

Can you really learn a new language from apps like Duolingo? Sliced Bread listener Nathan Phelps has been teaching himself Japanese. He’s tried textbooks, tutors, and crucially, language apps on his phone - and he came t...

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