Language study can be both enjoyable and time consuming. That’s why Toucan developed a browser extension to make learning a new language simpler to fit into daily routine.
Word translation tools essentially pepper your web browsing with translated words, providing context-sensitive translations so that you can better comprehend their meaning.
Learn a new language while you’re browsing the web
Learning a foreign language can be both rewarding and difficult – it requires hard work, practice, and perseverance to master it properly. Finding time in each day for studying may prove to be difficult but perseverance pays off!
Toucan offers a solution by seamlessly incorporating language learning into daily web browsing. Their free Chrome extension scans content on websites and replaces certain words with their translations; currently they support eleven languages such as Spanish, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese Japanese Chinese Arabic Hebrew respectively – with various density options including less, many or many and many.
As you browse the web, translated words appear highlighted and can be quickly identified. Hovering over them reveals both their English name as well as audio pronunciation in your target language. Furthermore, you may choose to highlight specific words to learn more about.
Toucan’s technology is grounded in science-backed teaching methods like spaced repetition and comprehensible input. Their goal is to make your experience so immersive that you don’t even realize you are learning, making passive language learning ideal for busy professionals with little time dedicated to studying or taking breaks from surfing the internet – something Toucan offers both for free and with an optional premium subscription starting at $4.99/month for access to quizzes.
Immerse yourself in the language you want to learn
This free Chrome extension makes language learning fun by peppering web browsing experiences with translated words from the language (or multiple languages simultaneously) you’re studying – when moused over they reveal an English definition! This provides an effective way of expanding vocabulary without taking up too much of your day or creating additional workload for yourself.
Anybody who’s ever attempted to learn another language knows it can be daunting. There are apps, games and video chats promising to make learning simpler; however, each requires taking time away from daily activities and activities you enjoy doing. Toucan offers an alternative solution – an effortless browser extension which lets you immerse yourself in language as part of daily routine.
Established in 2019, Toucan understands the difficulty of building new habits and designed its product with that in mind. Utilizing science-based language learning techniques like spaced repetition and comprehensible input to supercharge learning. Plus, their product is fast and responsive for seamless language acquisition while surfing the internet! Recently announced by Babbel as their acquisition, Toucan’s extension will continue under their own brand name.
Track your progress
Many people struggle with learning a foreign language. Even after investing considerable effort into studying, most fail to make progress and quickly lose motivation. At Toucan we use effective scientific-based language learning techniques like spaced repetition and comprehensible input that enable our users to develop the skill of speaking their target language with context.
With Toucan, website words you visit are automatically translated from one chosen language (currently Spanish). Your settings allow you to change this, as well as specifying how densely these translations appear on screen – giving you more or less visibility of translated text on screen.
Hover over any translated word to see its definition and hear how it’s pronounced; save the word for future reference if necessary – making this tool much more interactive than static flashcards!
Toucan’s team has years of experience learning languages themselves and strives to provide users with a user experience that’s easy, engaging and relevant. Furthermore, they recognize there’s tremendous value in their data and have developed an educational platform with quizzes, inverse articles, juegos and more that keeps users engaged and active.
Create a new habit
Language learning can be exciting, stimulating, and satisfying all at the same time; but finding extra minutes may prove impossible.
Toucan helps people build that habit by immersing them in the language they’d like to learn while browsing the web, without them even realizing it. They use proven teaching techniques such as spaced repetition and comprehensible input for effective language instruction, plus you can track your progress to ensure real, visible progress is being made.
Toucan’s founders recognized that getting users to consistently seek out a new product could be challenging. So they designed it so it fits seamlessly with users’ existing habits (namely browsing the interweb). By doing this, Toucan has seen organic traction and established itself with an active user base since launch.
Toucan’s ultimate aim is to enable you to learn anything as you go about your day – be it another language, skill or hobby. They currently focus on language learning as it fits well within their browser ecosystem; ultimately they would love for their product to become an extension or SDK in other digital apps and help users learn anything more efficiently at work. They believe community driven ML will play an essential role here – so if this sounds appealing to you let them know!
