Mobile Application Fluentu For Public Speaking Skills Development

Abstract

In this article the effectiveness of learning public speaking skills through mobile application «Fluentu» is explored. Also there were given analysis with advantages and disadvantages of this mobile platform. Besides new possibilities of English language teaching in a mobile environment are demonstrated by some examples of using mobile device that is crucial in nowadays distance learning. Moreover the article describes «Fluentu» mobile device implementation in English classroom. The main area of research is to check the mobile platform for developing public speaking skills. FluentU is unlike any other card app. It doesn’t just show you a flashcard with an unfamiliar word and its meaning (sometimes with a picture) - you see how this word is used in the video.