Your AI-Powered Teaching Assistant

Buddy.ai is an effective learning tool for children ages 4-10 who are learning English as a foreign language.

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At home

Teachers can assign “Buddy time” as homework to reinforce what kids learn during the school day.

In the classroom

Buddy integrates seamlessly into lesson plans, providing the 1:1 voice-based English speaking practice that teachers struggle to provide in a multi-student setting.

Promoting Mastery Learning through the Power of AI

With Buddy’s personalized 1:1 conversational English practice, you can ensure that students at all proficiency levels develop the language skills required to speak fluent English.

The app’s lessons are designed to help students master “chapters” of new learning material before moving on to new skills and concepts.

Benefits of Learning with Buddy

Unlimited live speaking practice with a friendly animated character that puts children at ease and helps build confidence

Fun lessons that use targeted language repetition to improve learning outcomes

A stress-free environment without time constraints that allows kids to develop language skills at their own pace

Game-Based Learning

Children perceive Buddy as a playmate who happens to speak English, so they have to communicate in English when they want to play.

Every learning session is a voice-based game in which students develop essential language skills: vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation, and language production.

This helps children learn English organically through 1:1 communication, problem-solving and play.

The interactive approach of the application is in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) at the levels of:

Pre-A1A1A2 levels

Using AI to create a personalized experience, Buddy’s learning games ensure that students remain engaged and motivated throughout their language learning journey.

Tools to Help Every Student Succeed

Every Buddy lesson yields valuable information about each student's mastery of materials as well as knowledge gaps. Teachers can review regular progress reports to target the areas where individuals may need more support. The result? Improved learning outcomes for every child in your care.

Find the Right Fit for your Classroom

Buddy.ai offers two learning approaches:

Bilingual

Students use their native languages for a gradual, stress-free transition to conversational English. Available in Arabic, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

English-only

A challenging, immersive course for more advanced learners.

For more information about Buddy.ai curriculum and pedagogy, see our white paper.

Buddy isn't just a popular voice-first self-study app. He's an AI-based teaching assistant.

What experts say

“The process of learning with Buddy feels much closer to a lesson with a real human tutor than a standard language learning app or a website. The focus on speaking and using voice-based interactions with a virtual character makes Buddy.ai a truly unique AI-based tool among the more common educational products. And in accordance with many scientific studies, including the surveys we conducted at ICT, this approach has many advantages over the standard graphic interfaces.”

Anton Leuski PhDUniversity of Southern California (USC), Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT)

“Voice-based virtual tutor, this concept may sound simple, but there is science behind that. From a psychology of learning standpoint, the virtual talking character is an embodiment of the teacher. This approach creates an effect called epistemic trust, strengthening the student's motivation and engagement, and improving the learning outcomes.”

Dr. Alex DesatnikUniversity College London

"I firmly believe that in the future there will be a virtual reality based computer game where players will immerse into a natural learning environment to practice simulated real-life communication. Buddy is very close to this idea as it involves children into meaningful communication with an attractive character and allows them to function in various communicative situations that are based on real-life scenarios. This should allow them to apply these skills in the future."

Alex Korenev PhDAssociate Professor at MSU

What teachers say

Buddy is the teaching assistant who makes the perfect classroom aide. Hundreds of teachers are already using Buddy.

Teacher

Giving my students enough speaking practice is a constant challenge. Buddy has been a huge help. He’s become an integral part of my teacher’s toolkit.

Sophia,🇫🇷 France