This is a special episode featuring an interview with Sarah Manson, the Chief Learning Officer and co-founder of Golingo, an AI-powered language learning app that distinguishes itself by focusing on simulated conversations to build speaking confidence, unlike many apps that prioritise grammar.
Sarah explains the app's origins, emphasising the common learner's fear of speaking and how Golingo provides a safe, progressive environment for practice.
The discussion also touches upon the cultural nuances of language, the benefits of bilingualism, and the importance of confidence in communication, with Sarah sharing her additional role in special educational needs in primary schools.
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Meet Sarah…
Sarah Manson is a co-founder and CLO (Chief Learning Officer) at golingo, a UK-based company that offers a free language-speaking app. golingo aims to help language learners achieve fluency and confidence in speaking by providing unlimited conversation immersion with an AI speaking partner.
Sarah Manson is an "educator and expert on special learning needs and a strong advocate for EdTech in schools."
Who are Golingo?
"We’re go-getter language learners itching to speak. After years of language learning, we shared the same frustration; lack of fluency.
Language learners need to build confidence to communicate with real people. And this confidence needs to be nurtured from the very start. When we realised we had been missing this from our own learning, we decided we didn’t want to hold back anymore. So we created golingo.
We want to help the world learn, better. Our vision is to bring personalised learning that reflects the real world."
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