About Busuu
Busuu is an online language learning service for beginners through advanced learners. It offers compact lessons from experts, practice with speaking, listening, reading and writing, and a community of native speakers who give feedback on learners' work.
The vendor highlights an interactive community for pronunciation and cultural tips, courses created by experts, immersive speaking practice with instant pronunciation feedback and videos featuring native speakers, and self-led study so users choose their own goals. Busuu also has offerings for educators and businesses, and the site is available in many display languages.
Busuu is a hosted commercial service with a free way to start. Paid options are described on the site.
Key features
- Short, focused language lessons
- Community feedback from native speakers
- Speaking practice with pronunciation feedback
- Immersive videos with native speakers
- Speaking, listening, reading and writing practice
- Offerings for educators and businesses
Good fit for
- →Learning a language at your own pace
- →Practicing speaking before a trip
- Tags
- language-learning
- mobile-app
- native-speakers
- speaking-practice
- elearning
- community
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