Personal Project
DuoList: Duolingo X Spotify
Learn a language with your favorite songs from your Spotify playlist
DuoList (like playlist) is a feature integration between Duolingo and Spotify born from my personal journey learning Japanese.
It leverages Spotify's vast music library and Duolingo's learning engine to create an experience for both music lovers and language learners, promoting meaningful engagement with both platforms and enhancing long-term user retention.
DuoList (like playlist) is a feature integration between Duolingo and Spotify born from my personal journey learning Japanese.
It leverages Spotify's vast music library and Duolingo's learning engine to create an experience for both music lovers and language learners, promoting meaningful engagement with both platforms and enhancing long-term user retention.
Insights from expert interviews with linguists and research for my Masters thesis shed light on the importance of speaking a language and the "moments of delight" it creates between native speakers and learners.
Academic studies indicates that users find activities "too repetitive and over-reliant on receptive skills (listening and reading) as opposed to productive skills (writing and speaking)," with motivation diminishing when users struggle to connect learning to real-world use.
Duolingo has published multiple articles confirming music's effectiveness in language learning, while their handbook emphasizes "building a forever product" and "making it fun" by creating emotionally resonant experiences, making music the perfect medium.
What began as workshop data analysis revealed a broader usability issue, reinforcing the importance of staying open to unexpected insights. This experience has transformed how I approach user research:
