Woodpecker - Language Learning

I find woodpecker tools difficult to use. It is not natural or intuitive to save words or create flashcards. I also dislike the fact that the target language subtitles are beneath the video in a separate box and not on the video as if they were dual subtitles unfortunately I already paid for the years subscription. I canceled woodpecker tools because it just was not useful. The upside to this app is that you can play the videos from Netflix natively in the app on the iPad. This is an improvement over other tools in my language reactor where you have to use an extension on a desktop.

I just started using this app for Mandarin, and love it! The contemporary contextual approach of incorporating popular media and user generated content reminds me of the more accessible and successful language classes that I’ve encountered at the university level in mainland China and elsewhere.

My friend is using it for beginning level English, I use it for advanced Chinese. Find content with a voice you want to emulate, repeat individual sentences and see definitions of words you don’t know - extremely helpful to develop your voice and vocab in your target language.