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Volu
Speak a new language confidently & volubly
International college students around the world often struggle to speak the language they need fluently for communication, even though they are proficient at reading and writing it. Our research has found that the lack of self-confidence combined with a lack of sufficient exposure to the language makes these students unable to deliver their messages effectively. Volu solves this by functioning as an AI companion that's available any time to be a practice buddy for having a conversation in a secondary language.
Try out the full working prototype hereView the full process book hereAcalapati Priyatama - Prototyping Lead
Acalapati Priyatama - Prototyping Lead
Colin Cheng - Visual Lead
Physical Prototype
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Our research process
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Surveyed respondents
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International students interviewed
Our interview findings
"When I was in Vietnam my teachers just taught me the grammar and writing but I think they rarely let the students have a chance to speak English" - Respondent from Vietnam
"You know in China there are lots of vocabulary and I have really good grammar. But we can't speak for ourselves. We never tried it. My teacher say. I listen. That's it." - Respondent from China
"I think for me the most difficult part is speaking. I rarely speak I just listen because I feel very shy"
- Respondent from Hong Kong
From our survey, we've also found..
25% of respondents think they know enough casual speaking in their secondary language
87% of respondents felt struggled when talking with native speakers
69% of respondents do not feel fully confident when speaking their secondary language
81% of them believe that would affect their fluency of speaking
Concept designs
