Language-learning platforms have reported huge spikes in usage as people in Australia and around the world use the coronavirus lockdowns to learn a new skill.
When the coronavirus crisis hit Australia earlier this year, the 21-year-old lost her job as an e-commerce assistant and her communications degree at the University of Technology Sydney was put on hold. “It’s something to do when I’ve been bored or anxious about what’s been going on in the world,” she said.
It was within this time that the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a global pandemic and Australia’s rules on gatherings went from 500 people, to 100, to just two. Duolingo, an American language-learning platform, is the world’s most downloaded education app, boasting more than 300 million users.
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