Duolingo shows what music and math lessons will look like in app

Learning platform Duolingo this Wednesday (11) rolled out some new features coming soon to the app, including class options that go beyond language courses.

Two additions to the service’s subject catalog are: music and mathematicsThere’s still no word on whether it will be added to the Duolingo app or website. The presentation was made during the Duocon 2023 virtual event, which was also attended by activist Malala Yousafzai.

According to the company, the goal of the new courses is to choose topics that “transcend cultures and people,” meaning that they can be learned by people from anywhere in the world and with different education or backgrounds.

Duolingo’s new courses

When it comes to math, the goal is to teach or reinforce advanced real-life skills, such as calculating budgets and salaries.

The music course, which will be completely free, appeals to those who have no idea about the subject with the same understanding. gamified interface It is already very famous in language teaching.

Lessons include reading sheet music, playing simple songs, and understanding the fundamentals that can be applied to any instrument.

Contains hundreds of short lessons on more than 200 “fun and familiar” tunes along with interactive, hands-on exercises. The class, which is currently in the testing phase with a small number of users, will reach all users soon.

Also during Duocon 2023, the company Learn Japanese, Mandarin and DuoRadio’s unique writing systemsThey are dynamic audio lessons in some language courses, in a format reminiscent of podcasts.