As well as language and literacy, Duolingo is set to take on the world of mathematics. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Luis von Ahn said that “the company plans to expand beyond language learning through upcoming acquisitions.”
He also hinted that Duolingo may acquire a company if “they have a similar mission and company culture.”
Suspicions about a maths app started to rise when a job listing for Duolingo requested candidates with “classroom experience” and “knowledge about teaching K-12 maths with younger students in 3rd and 8th grade”.
Duolingo ABC, another branch off their core app, offers free lessons teaching the alphabet, phonics, and sight words to kids.
The app contains interactive learning and bite-sized lessons to help children build confidence with mini games and rewards to make it extra fun.
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Some avid users questioned the decision and even labelled it as ‘odd.’
One user commented on the forum: “This is a really bad idea, in my opinion. There are already plenty of resources for learning maths and the skills that you need to develop in that field are completely different from languages.”
A second user commented: “No offense but doesn’t Khan Academy do that? It feels like they are trying to steal their customers/users.”
Source: | This article originally belongs to Express.co.uk
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