Babbel, the Glossary
Babbel GmbH, operating as Babbel, is a German subscription-based language learning software and e-learning platform, available in various languages since January 2008.[1]
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- German educational websites
- Proprietary language learning software
- Social networking language-learning websites
Ali Watkins
Ali Watkins is an American journalist who writes for The New York Times.
Anagram
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Android (operating system)
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Business Insider
Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007. Babbel and business Insider are Internet properties established in 2007.
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Cambridge Assessment English
Cambridge Assessment English or Cambridge English develops and produces Cambridge English Qualifications and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
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CeBIT
CeBIT was a computer expo which, at its peak, was the largest and most internationally representative.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Colloquialism
Colloquialism (also called colloquial language, everyday language, or general parlance) is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication.
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated in English as CEFR, CEF, or CEFRL, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and, increasingly, in other countries.
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Computer-assisted language learning
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL), known as computer-aided instruction (CAI) in British English and computer-aided language instruction (CALI) in American English, Levy (1997: p. 1) briefly defines it as "the exploration and study of computer applications in language teaching and learning."Levy, M.
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Danish language
Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.
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Die Zeit
() is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany.
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG).
Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
Educational technology
Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning.
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Engadget
Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology. Babbel and Engadget are Android (operating system) software.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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European Structural and Investment Funds
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds, ESIFs) are financial tools governed by a common rulebook, set up to implement the regional policy of the European Union, as well as the structural policy pillars of the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy.
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Fast Company
Fast Company is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design.
Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Homophone
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to a varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning.
Idiom
An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.
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Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official and national language of Indonesia.
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IOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.
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Italian language
Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
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Language education
Language education – the process and practice of teaching a second or foreign language – is primarily a branch of applied linguistics, but can be an interdisciplinary field.
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List of language self-study programs
Self-study programs allow learning without having a teacher present, and the courses can supplement or replace classroom instruction.
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Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
Nokia
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj in Finnish and Nokia Abp in Swedish, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865.
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Organizational founder
An organizational founder is a person who has undertaken some or all of the formational work needed to create a new organization, whether it is a business, a charitable organization, a governing body, a school, a group of entertainers, or any other type of organization.
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PCMag
PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis.
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Polish language
Polish (język polski,, polszczyzna or simply polski) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group within the Indo-European language family written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.
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Public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.
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Russian language
Russian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Russia.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
Software as a service
Software as a service (SaaS) is a form of cloud computing in which the provider offers the use of application software to a client and manages all the physical and software resources used by the application.
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Spanish language
Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Speech recognition
Speech recognition is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and computational linguistics that develops methodologies and technologies that enable the recognition and translation of spoken language into text by computers.
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Subscription business model
The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service.
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Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
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TechCrunch
TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC
The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC (formerly Philadelphia Media Network (PMN)) is an American media company.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Tongue twister
A tongue twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly, and can be used as a type of spoken (or sung) word game.
Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable in the Book of Genesis meant to explain why the world's peoples speak different languages.
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York.
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Turkish language
Turkish (Türkçe, Türk dili also Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 to 100 million speakers.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
VentureBeat
VentureBeat is an American technology website headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Vocabulary
A vocabulary (also known as a lexicon) is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual.
Works council
A works council is a shop-floor organization representing workers that functions as a local/firm-level complement to trade unions but is independent of these at least in some countries.
Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Ziggurat
A ziggurat (Cuneiform: 𒅆𒂍𒉪, Akkadian: ziqqurratum, D-stem of zaqārum 'to protrude, to build high', cognate with other Semitic languages like Hebrew zaqar (זָקַר) 'protrude') is a type of massive structure built in ancient Mesopotamia.
See also
German educational websites
- Babbel
- Beelinguapp
- Cobocards
- IMC AG
- Iversity
- Lernu!
- Lingoda
- OneEurope
- OpenHPI (Online Education)
- OpenSAP
- SMJG
- Sprachcaffe Languages Plus
Proprietary language learning software
- Babbel
- Busuu
- Duolingo
- Memrise
- Mondly
- Pimsleur Language Programs
- Rosetta Stone (software)
- StoryChopsticks
- Tandem (app)
- Babbel
- Busuu
- English, baby!
- Fluentify
- Hi uTandem
- Immerse Learning
- Italki
- Lang-8.com
- Lingoda
- LinguaLeo
- Lingueo
- Livemocha
- Memrise
- Myngle
- Social Media Language Learning
- StoryChopsticks
- Tatoeba
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbel
Also known as Babbel.com, Lesson 9 GmbH, Lesson Nine GmbH.
, The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Tongue twister, Tower of Babel, Travel + Leisure, Turkish language, United States, VentureBeat, Vocabulary, Works council, Yale University, Ziggurat.