<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	O
language	O
learning	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
entrepreneurial	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Fluenz	B-Application
program	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
for	O
installation	O
on	O
computers	O
via	O
DVDs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
platform	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
supplementary	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
practice	O
CDs	O
,	O
downloadable	O
podcasts	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
Flashcards	O
optimized	O
for	O
iPads	O
and	O
other	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Cornell	O
graduate	O
Sonia	O
Gil	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
recent	O
college	O
graduates	O
from	O
Harvard	O
,	O
Oxford	O
and	O
MIT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
digital	O
teaching	O
of	O
languages	O
could	O
be	O
significantly	O
improved	O
by	O
adding	O
tutor	O
led	O
explanations	O
,	O
by	O
teaching	O
relevant	O
content	O
that	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
immediate	O
communication	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
technology	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
immersive	O
learning	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
released	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Mandarin	O
for	O
desk	O
and	O
laptops	O
on	O
31	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Mandarin	O
Mobile	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
entire	O
Mandarin	O
program	O
for	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
telephones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Commons24	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
Fluenz	B-Application
users	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
platform	O
of	O
digital	O
Flashcards	O
optimized	O
for	O
iPads	O
,	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Flashcards	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
beta	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
1.0	O
version	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
is	O
structured	O
through	O
an	O
immersive	O
user	O
interface	O
that	O
blends	O
a	O
"	O
one	O
on	O
one	O
tutor	O
"	O
on	O
video	O
(	O
over	O
150	O
tutorial	O
videos	O
per	O
level	O
of	O
Fluenz	B-Application
)	O
with	O
extensive	O
workouts	O
and	O
a	O
recording	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
hear	O
their	O
own	O
pronunciation	O
and	O
compare	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
learner	O
’s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz’	O
system	O
also	O
focuses	O
first	O
on	O
useful	O
vocabulary	O
,	O
claiming	O
"	O
you	O
’ll	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
order	O
coffee	O
on	O
day	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
aspects	O
of	O
Fluenz	B-Application
is	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
learn	O
a	O
second	O
or	O
third	O
language	O
by	O
leveraging	O
what	O
the	O
learner	O
already	O
knows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
best-known	O
commercial	O
theory	O
of	O
language	O
learning	O
,	O
"	O
immersion	O
"	O
,	O
championed	O
by	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Berlitz	O
and	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
refers	O
to	O
their	O
approach	O
as	O
"	O
leverage	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
"	O
immersion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
speaker	O
trying	O
to	O
learn	O
Spanish	O
with	O
Fluenz	B-Application
would	O
initially	O
learn	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
and	O
relate	O
basic	O
Spanish	O
grammar	O
and	O
syntax	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
English	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
trying	O
to	O
understand	O
Spanish	O
grammar	O
with	O
Spanish	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fluenz	B-Application
software	O
has	O
been	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
journal	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Assisted	O
Language	O
Instruction	O
Consortium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
reviewer	O
,	O
the	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Mandarin	O
1+2	O
software	O
is	O
visually	O
attractive	O
and	O
makes	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
technological	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
pedagogically	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
Therefore	O
,	O
Fluenz	B-Application
’s	O
leverage	O
learning	O
approach	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
target	O
language	O
(	O
Mandarin	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
)	O
is	O
directly	O
contrasted	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
makes	O
pedagogical	O
and	O
theoretical	O
sense	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concludes	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Fluenz	B-Application
program	O
includes	O
what	O
some	O
researchers	O
believe	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
three	O
elements	O
important	O
for	O
balanced	O
goal	O
development	O
in	O
L2	O
tasks	O
:	O
fluency	O
,	O
accuracy	O
and	O
complexity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Fluenz	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
campaign	O
'	O
Language	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
right	O
 '	O
,	O
linked	O
to	O
their	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
Fluenz.org,	O
developing	O
and	O
releasing	O
what	O
they	O
called	O
El	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
has	O
released	O
multiple	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
including	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Flashcards	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Online	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
cross-platform	O
learning	O
suite	O
coined	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
Flashcards	O
and	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Online	O
are	O
both	O
browser-based	O
digital	O
learning	O
tools	O
that	O
complement	O
the	O
Fluenz	B-Application
learning	O
method	O
and	O
allow	O
on-the-go	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
addition	O
to	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Anywhere	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Fluenz	B-Application
iPhone	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
fully	O
revamped	O
release	O
of	O
Fluenz	B-Application
Online	O
and	O
the	O
Flashcards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
iPhone	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
entire	O
Fluenz	B-Application
program	O
on	O
your	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluenz	B-Application
iPhone	O
contains	O
a	O
"	O
Learn	O
Offline	O
"	O
feature	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
levels	O
at	O
once	O
onto	O
their	O
device	O
to	O
allow	O
use	O
during	O
long	O
airplane	O
flights	O
and	O
other	O
scenarios	O
where	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2007	O
,	O
Fluenz	B-Application
made	O
available	O
their	O
mobile	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
software	O
for	O
their	O
Mandarin	O
course	O
,	O
called	O
Fluenz	B-Application
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
discontinued	O
as	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
became	O
a	O
less	O
popular	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
Fluenz	B-Application
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
