You can download it from the Play Store or the iPhone App Store.
Currently Language Mentor offers German and Mandarin Chinese lessons.
It's an
Open Platform
Anyone can create lessons for any language and publish them to the entire world.
Creating lessons is fairly straightforward - see this video for a quick overview.
It's an Audio-Centric App
that you can use
while your Hands & Eyes
are Busy Doing Other Things
Language Mentor creates free study time within your busy day. Because it's audio-centric it allows you to study while you walk, jog, stretch, clean, cook, etc.
"Chunks" and "Learning Modes"
Lessons are divided into "chunks". Each chunk consists of a word, a phrase, or a sentence. Language Mentor makes it easy to repeat chunks, skip forward and back, etc.
For each chunk Language Mentor presents some combination of:
Target Language Audio
Native Language Audio
Pauses, which allow you to practice the chunk's content
Learning Modes simply arrange these elements in different ways. For example the Native ~ Pause ~ Target mode plays the following sequence for each chunk:
The chunk's native language audio
A pause, so that the user can attempt to translate the chunk
The chunk's target language audio
Language Mentor includes twelve different learning modes:
Native ~ Target
Native ~ Target ~ Pause
Native ~ Target ~ Target
Native ~ Target ~ Target ~ Native
Native ~ Pause ~ Target ~ Pause
Target
Target ~ Native
Target ~ Native ~ Target
Target ~ Pause
Target ~ Pause ~ Native
Target ~ Pause ~ Native ~ Pause
Target ~ Pause ~ Native ~ Target
Record & Playback
Language Mentor's "Record & Playback" option allows you to review and perfect your pronunciation.
Text Display
While our goal is to help you learn while your eyes are busy doing other things, we also give you the option to view each chunk's text.
"I Know This" Button
One of Language Mentor's best features! Once you've learned a chunk, simply tap the I Know This button. Language Mentor will stop drilling you on that chunk so that you can focus on the chunks that remain.
This simple feature allows you to focus on the content that you need to learn, so that you learn more quickly.