Hi I’m
Dilber.
I'm studying
Computational Linguistics at Saarland University and as a part of my studies I did
an internship for SpeaQ With Me. I found out about the internship because one
of the founders, Patrick, also
studied in the same faculty, and a friend from class told me that they were
looking for interns.
The idea of
language exchange really interests me because I speak several foreign languages
and want to improve them and learn more. I thought that the internship would be
a good chance for me to see how language exchanges could work online, so I
applied for the position.
 |
| Here I was with Kerstin, finding students to do the alpha test with. |
During the
interview, the team gave me an overview of the project and their aims and worked
with me to figure out where I could contribute. When I was accepted for the
position the team had prepared a list of tasks for me to get started on, so I
knew from the very beginning that they were organized and wanted me to be an
active member of the team.
The concept
for language exchange on the SpeaQ With Me platform captivated me and I could immediately
see the potential. From my own experience, I knew that practicing a language by
talking to a native speaker is an effective way to learn. But getting
help from the platform by matching you with the right conversation partners AND
especially giving you some "extra tools" that help you have a
conversation is a very good idea.
