The Fluenz software has been reviewed in the journal of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium. For example, an English speaker trying to learn Spanish with Fluenz would initially learn in English, and relate basic Spanish grammar and syntax to that of English, rather than trying to understand Spanish grammar with Spanish logic. In practical terms, this means learning a language by understanding its connections with English and emphasizing logic, long-term memory and internalization in the learning process. Fluenz refers to their approach as 'leverage', as opposed to 'immersion'. Language learning by immersion is based on teaching exclusively in the language being learned. This approach is in contrast to the best-known commercial theory of language learning, ' immersion', championed by companies such as Berlitz and Rosetta Stone. One of the key aspects of Fluenz is the notion that it is easier to learn a second or third language by leveraging what the learner already knows. For example, words like phone and bathroom are prioritized over words like elephant. Fluenz’ system also focuses first on useful vocabulary, claiming 'you’ll be able to order coffee on day one'. Learning is structured through an immersive user interface that blends a 'one on one tutor' on video (over 150 tutorial videos per level of Fluenz) with extensive workouts and a recording tool that allows the user to hear their own pronunciation and compare to that of a native learner’s. The Fluenz Commons24, a community of Fluenz users, was launched in 2011, and an online platform of digital Flashcards optimized for iPads, Fluenz Flashcards, came out in beta in March 2011 and in 1.0 version in December 2013. Programs for learning Spanish followed in September 2007, for learning French in May 2008, for learning Italian in June 2008, for learning Spanish from Spain in April 2012, for learning German in April 2012, and for learning Portuguese in October 2013. This was one of the first comprehensive mobile learning programs anywhere. In July of that same year the company launched Fluenz Mandarin Mobile, which contained the entire Mandarin program for Windows Mobile telephones. The company released Fluenz Mandarin for desk and laptops on the 31st of January 2007. Fluenz was founded in the idea that the digital teaching of languages could be significantly improved by adding tutor led explanations, by teaching relevant content that would lead to immediate communication, and by trying to use technology to create a more immersive learning process. was founded by Cornell graduate Sonia Gil and a group of recent college graduates from Harvard, Oxford and MIT.

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