Hi uTandem, also known as uTandem, is a free language exchange mobile app. It helps people to connect with other language learners in order to carry out face-to-face language exchange sessions and also offers learners lists of businesses in the field of language learning or language exchange."uTandem Social Language Exchange". iTunes Store. Link:
Use Hi uTandem is built around the concept of language exchange, which is a method of language learning based on mutual oral linguistic exchange between partners. Ideally, each partner is a native speaker of the language they are helping their counterpart to learn. The app designed for users to chat with other users and translate messages, find suitable language partners and to locate language schools, bars, cafés and language exchange groups around them.
Team and development Hi uTandem was released in January, 2016."An app developed in Ronda pairs up language-learners with native speakers". SUR in English. Link: http://www.surinenglish.com/20160129/news/costasol-malaga/developed-ronda-pairs-language-201601291242.html The initial idea was conceived by Alberto Rodríguez as part of a team of eight Spanish youngsters. Hi uTandem belongs to the company Velvor Tech S.L.,Hi uTandem - Terms of Use. Link: http://hiutandem.com/terms-of-use.html founded by the same members and registered in Ronda (Spain).Información Empresas. Link: http://www.informacion-empresas.com/VELVOR-TECH.html
Reception Hi uTandem was listed on the Top 4 Apps to Learn Languages list by ElPlural.com"Las 4 mejores aplicaciones para aprender idiomas... y que la conciencia no te machaque". El Plural. Link: http://www.elplural.com/2016/03/01/las-4-mejores-aplicaciones-para-aprender-idiomas-y-que-la-conciencia-no-te-machaque and since its launch it has been featured in numerous online and physical sources, including 20 minutos,"Alumnos de la UMA desarrollan una aplicación para intercambios de idiomas". 20minutos. Link: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2688805/0/sostenibilidad-alumnos-uma-desarrollan-aplicacion-para-intercambios-idiomas/ Europapress,"Alumnos de la UMA desarrollan una aplicación para intercambios de idiomas". Europapress. Link: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-alumnos-uma-desarrollan-aplicacion-intercambios-idiomas-20160303180915.html ABC Andalucía"Crean una aplicación que facilita el intercambio de idiomas". ABC Andalucía. Link: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/malaga/sevi-crean-aplicacion-facilita-intercambio-idiomas-201603040702_noticia.html and Telefónica's Think Big Blog."Un joven Talentum busca revolucionar el intercambio de idiomas con uTandem". Blog Think Big. Fundación Telefónica. Link: https://blogthinkbig.com/un-joven-talentum-busca-revolucionar-el-intercambio-de-idiomas-con-utandem/
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