With over 5,000 accepting programs in more than 100 countries, test takers have plenty of options to study abroad—including the top 25 highest enrolling universities for international students in the US!
🧡 Read more on the DET blog. (link in thread👇)
🎉 New milestone reached! Over 4,000 programs now accept the Duolingo English Test as proof of English proficiency, and the number is growing every day. Together, we are making higher education more accessible to all.
Browse all accepting programs at .
🌏 International education is part of
@duolingo
's DNA!
The Duolingo team has collectively studied in over 40 countries, and it's our global perspective that inspires Duolingo's mission of making education accessible to all.
Thanks to all who make
#intled
possible! 🧡
#IEW2019
48… 49… 50! 🇺🇸🎉
No matter where in the United States you want to study, the Duolingo English Test has an accepting institution for you!
👀 See all accepting programs:
🎉 We made it! 🍾 Thank you to everyone for your support in the mission to make language testing more accessible. Make sure to celebrate yourself and your accomplishments as we reach the end of this unique and challenging year.
🎉🇺🇸 The Duolingo English Test is now accepted by the top 25 institutions hosting int'l students in the US, as ranked by Open Doors.
Together, they host over 260K int'l students per year—a milestone in our mission to make higher education more accessible to all. 🌏
We’re excited to make our official social media debut on FB, IG, & Twitter! Did you know, Duolingo, the world’s most popular way to learn languages, offers a convenient & affordable way to certify your English proficiency?
FB: , IG:
🎉 2022 was an exciting year in
#testing
, and at
@duolingo
we continued to lead the pack in innovation, harnessing technology to make language testing more efficient, effective, and accessible to all. How exactly did we do that? Let’s review!
Imagine if visa-required language testing was more accessible to all. In the words of our CEO
@LuisvonAhn
, “I think that will be really good for the world, if it happens.”
Read more about our efforts in this
@guardian
article:
#FeelGoodFriday
🧡
We know many students are eagerly awaiting decisions from early apps. This fall, we got to join in the celebration of Rejoice, a student at
@Bridge2Rwanda
who took the Duolingo English Test and found out she had been admitted to
@agnesscott
🎉
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🏃♀️ Before we hit the ground running in 2020, let's take a look back on the year! 🔎
A big thanks to all who have helped give students around the world a more accessible English proficiency testing option.
We're celebrating you this holiday season! 🧡
Education is a bridge to opportunity.
This
#WorldRefugeeDay
, we are celebrating the
@duolingo
x
@Refugees
Access Scholars! In this year's cohort of 25 students, 20 have received offers of admission and financial aid so far. 🎉
The DET has long leveraged
#GPT
as a content tool, but recent advancements have many afraid that human skills will become obsolete. What do models like
#ChatGPT
mean for the future of work, study, & creativity? Our research writer
@SophieWodzak
weighs in:
As we keep pace with the latest
#AI
, we must have clear, transparent guidelines for how we use it. Our
#ResponsibleAI
standards help us make fair, valid, secure testing available to more people in more places—one of the ways
@duolingo
uses AI for good.
We all can be a bridge to each other’s success, and true to
@duolingo
's mission, Yacine plans to use his education to empower others. 🤝
We couldn’t be more proud! 🧡
Read Yacine's full story here:
This
#WorldRefugeeDay
, and every day, we’re honored to continue our work with
@Refugees
in helping refugee students receive the education they deserve.
Check out 5 ways universities can play their part too!
5️⃣years ago, we launched the first high-stakes digital-first assessment because we saw how tech could transform testing for good. With your help, we continue to lower barriers & raise opportunities for learners everywhere.🧡 Learn more at .
#TestingForGood
From Afghanistan 🇦🇫 to Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, and everywhere in-between, the Duolingo English Test has been taken by students in 169 countries! 🌍
You can take it everywhere, and it can take you anywhere.
#FutureofTesting
🎉 Excited to announce that the Duolingo English Test is now accepted by over 3,000 programs around the world! 🏫 🌎
Thank you to the students and to the higher education community for all your support this year. We look forward to many more milestones in the future.
🧡 Flora took the Duolingo English Test with hopes of attending a liberal arts school. 🇺🇸 After her "exhausting experience" taking another proficiency exam, Duolingo helped her get admitted to Wesleyan Univ. where an open curriculum allows her to explore multiple disciplines. 📚
Last Friday, hip hop artist, actor, & activist,
@common
, joined us in thanking our friends in admissions & counseling for their hard work & dedication to students surrounding access, advocacy, & social justice.
"Education is a bridge." Thank you to all those who build it. 🧡
Refugee talent takes new heights: Access Scholars in Times Square's lights 😍 In our first-of-its-kind partnership with
@Refugees
we’re kicking off the 2023
#GlobalRefugeeForum
by celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments made by the first cohort of Duolingo x UNHCR Scholars!
Earlier this year, Anna shared her DET story as part of a video to celebrate our 5th birthday (). This week, she was featured in
@nytimes
, talking about gender equality in tech. Best of luck at
@stanford
, Anna! You have such a bright future ✨
@My_Liberty_
Hakem had a stressful experience taking an English proficiency test in China, but the Duolingo English Test helped him certify his English from home. ☕️
Now, he's looking forward to attending
@NUQatar
in the fall.
Read Hakem's full story here:
📝 “Any static, fixed-form test—even if administered by computer—are designed to accommodate the testing site, rather than test-takers themselves.” 👩💻
"Digital-first" is student-first. Read why:
We’re proud to partner with
@refugees
to jointly establish a university counseling program to support refugees pursuing higher education—a first-of-its-kind initiative!
✨NEW: Duolingo English Test subscores 📊
Grounded in applied linguistics research, our new subscores reflect an integrated approach to understanding the complexities of language. ⚙️
Coming July 2020—check them out!
Last week, we hosted our colleagues from
@CarnegieMellon
' Department of Modern Languages, to celebrate
@UjuAnya
's fellowship with our
#AssessmentResearch
team! We are honored to collaborate with Dr. Anya, and really enjoyed this opportunity to connect with our colleagues at CMU!
🇨🇴>🇫🇷>🇿🇦>🇰🇷! Laura has been all over, and hearing so many people's stories has inspired her to share them as a career. Thanks to the Duolingo English Test, she'll be studying journalism at
@FordhamNYC
. 🇺🇸
Read Laura's full story here:
🇽🇰 Born and raised in Kosovo, Leart uses the logic found in both math and philosophy to help understand the world. In the future, he'll use his education from
@Yale
to help support the education system in Kosovo and worldwide.📚🌍
Read more here:
With over 4,500 accepting programs in more than 100 countries around the globe, many institutions and students prefer the DET because it makes English testing more accessible and affordable. We're delighted to hear that! 💚 Read more here:
📣 In partnership with
@refugees
, we’ve jointly established a university counseling program to support refugees pursuing higher education—a first-of-its-kind initiative!
Are you or someone you know a passionate university counselor? Learn more 👉
📣 Attention language assessment researchers! 📚
We’re excited to launch our competitive grants program for research that promotes innovative language assessment.
5 grants of up to $100,000 each!
Application deadline: November 15, 2020
Learn more at
Meet the 2022-2023 Access Scholars! We are so proud to partner with
@Refugees
to provide university advising services to 25 extremely talented refugee students from around the world.🌍
Read more about this program and our access advisor, Laura Kaub, at
“I believe everyone deserves to get access to the best education possible.” -
@LuisvonAhn
, Co-founder and CEO of
@duolingo
Learn how a former international student from Guatemala is transforming education.💡💻🎓
💻 This week's
#SAT
news raised a lot of questions for the thousands of students who take this exam every year. In a new
@duolingo
blog post, our experts answer some FAQ about what the move towards
#digital
#assessment
means for the test taker experience:
👩💻 Hope, a student from Kigali, is focusing her studies in electrical and computer engineering at
@LafCol
so she can help to sustainably develop the technology sector in Rwanda. 🇷🇼
That's a mission we can get behind! 🙌
On World Refugee Day last year, we announced our commitment to hiring a university advisor to directly support UNHCR and their work with refugees seeking higher ed.
Today, we’re honored to announce that Laura Kaub has been named the Duolingo x UNHCR Access Advisor! 🌍
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5️⃣ 🧡 Five years ago, we set out to transform
#TestingForGood
by creating the Duolingo English Test. We've come a long way! Take a look back with us at .
Our mission is to improve access to education for all. For all means everyone, and we see, appreciate, and celebrate every one of you. Happy
#pride
Month from your community and allies at the Duolingo English Test! 🏳️🌈🧡
👂📲 Calling all Spanish speakers! Don't miss Season 2 of Relatos en inglés, a
@duolingo
podcast narrated in English with added commentary in Spanish. This is a great way to practice your Conversation and Comprehension skills! Available now, everywhere you can listen to podcasts
🎉Congrats to the winners of the Doctoral Awards Program! These 12 PhD students’ work represents the latest in research promoting better language teaching, learning, and assessment. 👏 Learn more in the thread ⬇️ and on the blog:
Ahead of
#HispanicHeritageMonth
, we speak with Rogelio Alvarez, General Manager of
@DuolingoENTest
, which has seen 1,500% year-over-year growth, and about the importance of the accessible language certification from
@Duolingo
.
Congrats to the winners of our annual
#dissertation
awards! 🏆 Read more about how these 14 PhD students are pushing the boundaries of #ΑssessmentResearch on the
@duolingo
blog! 👉
📣Calling all doctoral candidates specializing in
#LanguageAssessment
: you could win a $6K Duolingo English Test Dissertation Award to support your research. We'll be choosing up to 20 PhD students, and applications are due this Friday!
Learn more at .
We’re proud to join
@VP
's Call to Action to help improve the lives of those living in the Northern Triangle. 🇬🇹 🇸🇻 🇭🇳
We are committed to expanding Duolingo English Test fee waivers to high-achieving, low-income students to help reduce the barriers to higher education.
📣 Calling all assessment researchers! Our new webinar series,
#Innovations
in
#Language
#Assessment
, launches 2/25 with Dr. Eunice Jang's talk, The Butterfly Effect of Cognitive Diagnostic Feedback Systems in Learning-Oriented Assessment. Register here:
😮😍 Thanks,
@Nasdaq
! It is beautiful to see the
#futureoftesting
on the marquee!
@duolingo
is on a mission to lower barriers and raise opportunities. 📚🌎
⏰ With the recent application deadline looming, Jessica was able to take the
#DuolingoEnglishTest
from home and send her results within 48 hours. Now, she is looking forward to studying Intelligent Mobile Systems at
@jacobs_bremen
in Germany this fall! 🇩🇪
Millie visited the
@duolingo
headquarters in Pittsburgh to learn more about the Duolingo English test. Applicants to
@BarnardCollege
can submit scores from the test to fulfill the English Language proficiency test requirement. Millie also made a new friend, Duo the Duolingo Owl!
Are you a doctoral candidate specializing in language assessment? Do you know someone who is? Apply for the Duolingo Dissertation Awards Program!
🏦 $6000 grants
👨🎓 Up to 20 awardees chosen
📅 Apply by the deadline of September 16
Learn more at .
In our mission to lower barriers to higher ed, we’re proud to announce that Ireland has officially included the Duolingo English Test as an English standard for Irish study visas!
With 80+ Irish programs accepting Duolingo English Test results, studying in 🇮🇪 just got easier!
🏆 Congratulations to our own chief of assessment Alina von Davier, who was just elected the next chairman of the board for the Association of Test Publishers!
@TestPublishers
@AlinaVdav
🙅♀️🚪Shhhh! Testing in progress!
When you're ready to test, choose the space where you feel most comfortable. To make sure it stays quiet and private, hang this sign on your door! 🤩
Head to to download and print your own. Share your setup and tag us!
This
#WorldRefugeeDay
, the Duolingo English Test and
@Refugees
endeavor to change the narrative for refugee students and their prospects for higher education. Learn more:
How can technology be used to keep test takers motivated during exams? Join Principal Assessment Scientist Antony Kunnan for his
@UKALTA2
keynote tomorrow to find out!
The
#DET
was built on
#AI
, and we’ve been using GPT-3 for years to develop test content, experiment with new item types, and ensure consistency at scale. Working with
@OpenAI
means we’ll continue to accelerate the pace of
#innovation
on our test—now powered by GPT-4!
#GPT3
#GPT4
🤔 Did you know that your ability to distinguish between real and fake words is predictive of your reading and writing skills? That's why it's included in the Duolingo English Test!
Practice your skills in the thread below and let us know which words you think are real. 👇
👋 Hey, PhD students in language assessment—we want to support your research! 🔬
Introducing our doctoral awards program for innovative language assessment research.
20 grants of up to $5,000 each!
Application deadline: October 31, 2020
Learn more at
The
@HALIAccess
Network is an association of non-profit organizations in Africa who work with high-achieving, low-income (HALI) students to access international higher education opportunities. 🌍
Education has the power to transform communities, and we're honored to help! 🧡
Welcome to
@tamsinthomas
who joins Duolingo to provide dedicated support to the UK’s int’l education sector. 🇬🇧 With 15+ years experience working to reduce barriers to education, she’s excited to explore how tech enabled assessment can expand access for students everywhere. 🌏
"Fast forward several years and Duolingo is now among the leaders in offering purely online English language testing that can be taken from the comfort of one’s own home, no testing centers needed." A great read on the future of testing 👏
@BridgeTEFL
🗓 Test dates?! We don’t believe in them.😜 With the Duolingo English Test, you can certify your English anytime, anywhere, whenever you are ready.👩💻🌏
#FutureOfTesting
#AnytimeAnywhere
💡The best way to test
#interactive
language skills is with interactive
#language
tests! The newest
#DET
item uses
#GenerativeAI
to put test takers in conversation with animated characters—a first for large-scale testing! Learn more on the
@duolingo
blog:
At the center of the Duolingo English Test’s mission are the test takers, who come from all over the world and speak 144 languages. One of those languages is Ukrainian, and our hearts are with the people of Ukraine.💙💛
Learn more about the language here:
📣Attention PhD students in language assessment! Apply for the 4th Annual DET Doctoral Dissertation Awards 🏆by Oct 13 for a chance to win up to $6K & showcase your research! More info:
#Duolingo
#LanguageAssessment
#PhD
#CallForSubmissions
👋 ¡Hola hablantes de español!
Did you know that listening to podcasts is a great way to improve Conversation & Comprehension skills? 🎧
That's why we're sharing the brand-new
@duolingo
podcast for Spanish speakers: Relatos en inglés!
Listen here:
The first ever
@TIME
Most Influential Companies list includes
@duolingo
- with a special shout out to the Duolingo English Test's growth this past year! Thanks to our test takers and our community for your ongoing support. 🧡💚
Since launching in 2011, Duolingo—the app that teaches users how to speak everything from Swahili to High Valyrian—has been downloaded more than 500 million times
#TIME100Companies
🤔 Did you know that you can take a Duolingo English Test anywhere, at any time? So, test when you're ready!
Whether you’re an early bird (like half of all test takers) or a more elusive night owl (only 13%), it’s your choice every time. 🌙👩💻☀️
Very proud that 15 of the top 20 US universities according to US News now accept the
@DuolingoENTest
as proof of English proficiency. Now, students from all over the world can apply without having to take an expensive test and without having to travel to a distant testing center.
📣Exciting news!
@JillBurstein
has joined the Duolingo English Test team as a Principal Assessment Scientist. A leader in
#AI
in education, Jill’s work is motivated by a strong desire to make a social impact through equitable and widely-accessible educational technology!
“Showing love to ourselves and others is essential.” As we head into a new year,
@common
's words from our year-end event continue to inspire us. Thanks to all essential workers, including those in our international education community. ❤️ 🌎
✨
#Giveaway
alert! ✨ To celebrate 5 years of transforming
#TestingForGood
, we are giving away this special edition box of swag to 100 people! Details in the thread ⬇️
This month, we celebrate 10 years of
@duolingo
! 🎉The Duolingo English Test is proud to be part of Duolingo's mission to make the best education in the world more accessible to all.🌎
Read on for some of our favorite milestones in a
#DecadeofDuo
:
👀 Does this pique your interest? Are you pursuing a PhD in Measurement,
#Psychometrics
, Statistics, Cognitive Science, or
#MachineLearning
? If so, check out our virtual fellowship in Computational Psychometrics, in partnership with
@digitalharbor
:
Every year, we support the brightest minds working in language assessment with our Doctoral Dissertation Awards. Check out the
@duolingo
blog to learn how these sixteen PhD candidates are moving testing into the future! 💡
📖 Test update alert! Have you noticed the reading questions on the practice test over the last few months? They are now on the certified test! Learn more about Interactive Reading in this video: