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The Design of Everyday Language Apps

Natasha Nazari
September 16, 2016

The Design of Everyday Language Apps

NSSpain 2016.

Natasha Nazari

September 16, 2016
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  1. OVERVIEW ‣ How can we help users retain more material?

    (Text) ‣ How can we get rid of the cultural barriers that inhibit learning? (UI)
  2. SOME BACKGROUND ▸ 4 years of experience teaching languages !

    ▸ 3,510 students, 3 countries, 8 language groups ▸ 6 years of experience learning languages ! ! ▸ 3 years of Spanish (C1) ▸ 2 years of Japanese (A2) ▸ 2 years of Chinese (B1) ▸ 1 year of Russian (A2/B1) ▸ BUT only 15 months of programming experience
  3. HELPFUL LINKS ▸ NSSCREENCAST ▸ http://nsscreencast.com/episodes/207-intro-to-text-kit ▸ http://nsscreencast.com/episodes/208-syntax-highlighting- with-textkit ▸

    http://nsscreencast.com/episodes/211-indenting-text-with- text-kit ▸ KISHIKAWA KATSUMI’S TRY! SWIFT NYC TALK ▸ https://speakerdeck.com/kishikawakatsumi/mastering-textkit
  4. Are you a любитель чая? Do you love ice cream?

    If yes, then Чайная High is the place for you. This cozy лофт and кафе is hidden along a quiet, unassuming side-street в Москве. You can sample a wide assortment чая — 333 to be exact — and an equally diverse range of мороженное flavors, the most popular being pomegranate, green чай, & pistachio. Their collection comes в all over the world — Италии, Китае, Японии — and as such, attracts internationals & international minded locals. Tea High Адрес: ул. Покровка, д. 27, стр. 1, Москва 105062, Россия Телефон: +7 495 225 59 96 Часы работы: 11:00 AM — 12:00 AM
  5. Are you a любитель чая? Do you love ice-cream? If

    yes, then Чайная High is the place for you. This cozy лофт and кафе is hidden along a quiet, unassuming side-street в Москве. You can sample a wide assortment чая — 333 to be exact — and an equally diverse range of мороженное flavors, the most popular being pomegranate, green чай, & pistachio. Their collection comes в all over the world — Италии, Китае, Японии — and as such, attracts internationals & international- minded locals. Tea High Адрес: ул. Покровка, д. 27, стр. 1, Москва 105062, Россия Телефон: +7 495 225 59 96 Часы работы: 11:00 AM — 12:00 AM
  6. Are you a любитель чая? Do you love ice-cream? If

    yes, then Чайная High is the place for you. This cozy лофт and кафе is hidden along a quiet, unassuming side-street в Москве. You can sample a wide assortment чая — 333 to be exact — and an equally diverse range of мороженное flavors, the most popular being pomegranate, green чай, & pistachio. Their collection comes в all over the world — Италии, Китае, Японии — and as such, attracts internationals & international- minded locals. Tea High Адрес: ул. Покровка, д. 27, стр. 1, Москва 105062, Россия Телефон: +7 495 225 59 96 Часы работы: 11:00 AM — 12:00 AM
  7. Are you a любитель чая? Do you love ice-cream? If

    yes, then Чайная High is the place for you. This cozy лофт and кафе is hidden along a quiet, unassuming side-street в Москве. You can sample a wide assortment чая — 333 to be exact — and an equally diverse range of мороженное flavors, the most popular being pomegranate, green чай, & pistachio. Their collection comes в all over the world — Италии, Китае, Японии — and as such, attracts internationals & international- minded locals. Tea High Адрес: ул. Покровка, д. 27, стр. 1, Москва 105062, Россия Телефон: +7 495 225 59 96 Часы работы: 11:00 AM — 12:00 AM
  8. SHUO WHAT FOOD & DRINK READ A MENU DISCUSS WHAT

    TO ORDER ORDER CRITIQUE MEALS LIKE A LOCAL PAY GO TO A KTV GO GROCERY SHOPPING
  9. A COMMON PROBLEM ▸ You’ve put 150 hours into learning

    and mastered 2000 characters prior to arrival to Taipei. ▸ But you can barely read anything when you get there. ▸ Why?
  10. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS 1. Allow the user to choose different fonts

    in the settings. 2. After five correct answers, switch the font. Make sure the difference is barely noticeable.
  11. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS 1. Create two practice modes: one for print,

    the other for cursive. Let the user decide which to use. 2. Introduce print version; introduce cursive; alternate between print & cursive.
  12. ౯ ྯॠ ࣁᥜ槹 ݰ ෱汬̶ I EVERY DAY IN XIMEN

    EAT BREAKFAST. SUBJECT TIME LOCATION ACTION OBJECT BASED ON GRAMMAR POINT (#2)
  13. UI

  14. The majority of testers weren’t interested in Japan or the

    Japanese language, until they saw the app.
  15. What if we treated everything the way we treat soccer

    and Tetris — as valuable and virtuous for being exactly what they are, rather than for what would be convenient, or for what we wish they were instead, or for what we fear that they are not? … Our lives would be better, bigger, more meaningful, and less selfish. Ian Bogost, Play Anything
  16. SUMMARY ‣ TEXT ▸ Varied typography can speed up learning

    & aid memory ▸ Spacing can improve reading comprehension, teach sentence structure, and drive home grammar points. ‣ CUSTOM UI ▸ Simple tweaks to basic UI elements — Table Views, Collection Views, Page Views — can put users into a different cultural headspace, and even undermine subconscious stereotypes