Essay . Write between 250 – 300 words. Texts shorter

than 100 words will not be evaluated

You are participating in an international youth newspaper essay

competition on learning languages. Read the information provided and write an

essay in which you:

• formulate the problem raised in both sources,

• propose and support at least two solutions to the problem,

• come to a conclusion.

Do not forget to use “quotation marks” if you decide to quote a

phrase from the sources.

Source 1:

It is clear that students

can  build vocabulary and learn key phrases through an app.

Studies have shown that language apps, however effective or convenient, improve

language skills only

if the user is

dedicated and invests a great deal of time in them; research conducted by

Michigan State University suggests that many app-learners quickly give up with

36% of participants quitting their app within 12 weeks. Many learners who use

such apps struggle to sustain a conversation beyond the ready phrases they have

memorised.

www.futurelearn.com 

Source 2:

www.lingholic.com

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