Hey PH! Caterpillar team here (@johnomarkid and @kiikoblak). We're language polyglots and techies, so we put our passions together to create a better way to learn languages. Questions are welcome!
I used to teach English Spanish and Portuguese when I was younger to try and pay the bills. This is exactly what I did to advanced and intermediate students. This is a great great project. Congratulations and best of luck.
I love the idea! The OSX App is well designed. I would recommend to invest some time in adding more content (Open Source or Paid) to the App because it is kind of a hustle to upload a video file + Subs. This functionality should be an optional feature not the main one. The first thing your users should see are starter videos (Just click and Start Learning) not a dialog to open a file.
Keep the good work.
@luismiguelpg That's great feedback Luis. Thank you.
You're right. It can be kindof a hustle until you're used to it. But at the same time, you'll only have to do that hustle every now and then considering how much content is in a single movie ;)
Either way, we're thinking of ways to expand the library of available titles within the confines of the law. However, first priority is to make sure that people who DO have content can use it well and get utility out of the app. We are constantly working to improve the functionality via user feedback and our own ideas so if there's something you think could be better, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Curious: Is there any specific content you'd like to see? What language are you learning?
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@kiikoblak I totally understand the 'Why' behind, just keep in mind that in this Netflix/Streaming-era, people rarely have movie or subs files. About what content i would like to see; TedTalks are a great source (Good call there). Maybe Discovery Channel or Natgeo 'free'/paid content.
Cool future idea; A chrome extension that work on top of netflix / Youtube. That way i can use your methodology all over internet.
btw. I'm interesting in french (I speak english/Spanish)
@luismiguelpg I will look into the feasibility of those. Good ideas. Thanks. And yeah we've thought about the chrome extension. That'd be cool for sure.
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What languages are supported? Didn't see this anywhere on the website, but i'd like to know before downloading.
@liudmyla_tiurnikova the free trial includes unlimited access to the first section of any video, and in that section you can test every feature that the app offers.
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@johnomarkid maybe I'm doing it wrong but all I see is the video from the first section without subtitles or exercises. When I click on it I get the message "You need a Premium account to access further content"((
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