Lectia vs CL-150 Usage & Stats
Don’t just learn a new language, master it! Completely free with no ads, Lectia is the first language learning app to offer in-depth content using real-life audio, video, and reading passages from countries where the target language is spoken.
Developed by language experts at the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, Lectia features:
- Language learning activities to build comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar that increase in difficulty as you progress
- Cultural, historical, and vocabulary notes
- Transcript and translation
- Highlighted text-tracking to help you follow along
- Extensive glossary
Choose from seven languages
Arabic | Chinese | French | Korean | Persian | Russian | Spanish | more languages coming in 2022!
Authentic materials created by and for native speakers:
- Local and national news reports
- Expert interviews
- Weather reports
- Apartment listings
- Product and service ads
- Recipes, and more!
Benefits of Lectia:
- No hidden costs or in-app purchases. Ever!
- No ads
- For all language levels (beginner, intermediate or advanced)!
- Proficiency test at the end of each level
- No wifi? No problem! Download lessons for offline study.
- Goal tracking feature to measure your progress
- Whether you’re already comfortable with the language or just starting out, Lectia has an option for you!
For 35 years, the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland has been helping people understand each other and the world around them. To learn more about our work, visit us at www.nflc.umd.edu.
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THIS APP REQUIRES A CL-150 ACCOUNT TO USE.
If you have a CL-150 account, simply enter the username and password on the log in screen.
This app is designed to allow you to take your language learning on-the-go, with all the latest features that the CL-150 platform has to offer.
CL-150 (Latest Version) Features:
• 100+ Languages (and Growing!): From Afrikaans to Zulu, the number of languages available to learners is constantly growing.
• Alphabet Lessons: You can't learn to read or write if you don't know the alphabet. Get started on the right foot with our Alphabet course.
• Supplemental Vocabulary: Build proficiency by learning thousands of useful words and phrases categorized by topic and presented in an engaging, memory-building format complete with native speaker pronunciation.
• Core Skill-Building Activities: Work your way through activities that build all four core skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Smart Insight and Review: Learned Vocab Items tell you how much you’ve learned and when it's time to review.
Privacy Details:
We take your privacy seriously. Please refer to our App Privacy label below. Some detail:
• “Email” - Your email address is used for password recovery or to send you messages such as Daily Refreshers and other notifications that you ask to receive. If you are working with an instructor, you may also receive messages from your instructor via email as well as in the program. We do not view or access any of your other emails or messages.
• “User Content” – Some versions of this program offer the ability to create your own learning lessons and share them with the community. This is entirely optional.
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Lectia VS. 
CL-150January 9, 2025