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hat Can We Improve: Suggestions
for Upgrading the Languide App
for Slovenian Language
Nika Pavletić
University of Primorska, Slovenia
nika.pavletic@fhs.upr.si
Klara Šumenjak
University of Primorska, Slovenia
klara.sumenjak@fhs.upr.si
Jana Volk
University of Primorska, Slovenia
jana.volk@fhs.upr.si
According to research studies and the growing number of foreign users of
Slovenian, interest in the Slovenian language has been increasing in the last
few years. It can, therefore, be claimed that the Slovenian Module within the
LanGuide project is timely and should be considered a welcome resource for
exploitation on the mobile devices. The paper seeks to present the Slove-
nian Module from its inception, but it also gives a critical evaluation of
what can be expected from this new resource. The theoretical part of the
present article gives an overview of language guidance apps for learning
foreign languages, including the ones for learning Slovenian, as well as mak-
ing a comparison between apps and textbooks. The central part of the arti-
cle thoroughly examines the Slovenian language exercises developed within
the LanGuide project: the three levels of exercises, their types, and the skills
learners gain by doing them. Unlike other Slovenian language apps, the Lan-
Guide App offers its users – students, university professors, and adminis-
trative workers – vocabulary and grammar exercises for mobility, academic,
i t, and administrative languages. As LanGuide App is relatively new, a sub-
stantial part of the article focuses on the evaluation of the app, namely, the
technical and content-related advantages and shortcomings of this app, as
well as offering guidelines for further work.
Keywords: Slovenian as a second/foreign language, learning Slovenian, lan-
guage guidance apps, LanGuide
Introduction
A fast pace of life and rapid technological development have changed peo-
ple’s lives in modern times. The Internet, computers, and smartphones
Čebron, N., Cergol Gabrovec, J., & Romanowski, P. (Eds.). (2022). LanGuide
project: Research and professional insights. University of Primorska Press.
https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-293-174-2.101-119
for Upgrading the Languide App
for Slovenian Language
Nika Pavletić
University of Primorska, Slovenia
nika.pavletic@fhs.upr.si
Klara Šumenjak
University of Primorska, Slovenia
klara.sumenjak@fhs.upr.si
Jana Volk
University of Primorska, Slovenia
jana.volk@fhs.upr.si
According to research studies and the growing number of foreign users of
Slovenian, interest in the Slovenian language has been increasing in the last
few years. It can, therefore, be claimed that the Slovenian Module within the
LanGuide project is timely and should be considered a welcome resource for
exploitation on the mobile devices. The paper seeks to present the Slove-
nian Module from its inception, but it also gives a critical evaluation of
what can be expected from this new resource. The theoretical part of the
present article gives an overview of language guidance apps for learning
foreign languages, including the ones for learning Slovenian, as well as mak-
ing a comparison between apps and textbooks. The central part of the arti-
cle thoroughly examines the Slovenian language exercises developed within
the LanGuide project: the three levels of exercises, their types, and the skills
learners gain by doing them. Unlike other Slovenian language apps, the Lan-
Guide App offers its users – students, university professors, and adminis-
trative workers – vocabulary and grammar exercises for mobility, academic,
i t, and administrative languages. As LanGuide App is relatively new, a sub-
stantial part of the article focuses on the evaluation of the app, namely, the
technical and content-related advantages and shortcomings of this app, as
well as offering guidelines for further work.
Keywords: Slovenian as a second/foreign language, learning Slovenian, lan-
guage guidance apps, LanGuide
Introduction
A fast pace of life and rapid technological development have changed peo-
ple’s lives in modern times. The Internet, computers, and smartphones
Čebron, N., Cergol Gabrovec, J., & Romanowski, P. (Eds.). (2022). LanGuide
project: Research and professional insights. University of Primorska Press.
https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-293-174-2.101-119
