The problem with traditional language learning is the "fluency gap."

Manual study often causes duplicated drills, missed conversational practice, and overwhelmed learners juggling vocabulary lists without a clear plan for using the language. As students advance, relying on static textbooks or apps leads to them "freezing" in real-life situations, making cultural missteps, and feeling increased stress. Without a system that understands their personal goals and real-time weak spots, learners quickly lose momentum, and true fluency falls apart despite their best efforts.

Why "Gamification" Alone Isn’t Enough

Basic automation, like repeating flashcards or fixed "learning trees," can reduce routine work, but these static systems can’t handle the dynamic reality of human conversation. They don't adapt to a user's unique accent, shifting goals (like preparing for a business trip vs. a holiday), or the subtle cultural contexts that define fluency. Without true personalization, these apps may assign lessons unevenly or fail to build real confidence. Truly smart EdTech must adapt dynamically, using adaptive learning to analyze a user's error patterns and capacity to distribute new information in a way that keeps them challenged but not overwhelmed.

AvoLingo’s Vision: Why We Are Serious About Educational Innovation

AvoLingo is a global EdTech startup headquartered in the US. As a founder who studied Industrial Engineering at KIT in Germany, Deniz gained an intimate understanding of the struggles in the classroom, thanks to his mother, the philosophy teacher, and his father, a biologist.

"What I consistently saw as a child was the image of my parents—struggling, despite their best efforts, to individually assist every student, often preparing lessons late into the night. I was convinced that AI represented an opportunity to fundamentally change this educational reality."

Bringing AI-Driven Fluency to Vivatech Paris

This is the very mission we brought to Vivatech Paris 2024. Modern AI-enhanced learning platforms like AvoLingo analyze your unique speaking patterns, common mistakes, and conversational habits to anticipate bottlenecks before they occur. We were incredibly proud to pitch AvoLingo to international visitors and investors as part of the German Pavilion, an opportunity made possible by our dedicated sponsors at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the German Government. By using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and generative AI to understand how you speak, our tool proactively suggests the best path to fluency, correcting errors with context and building a truly personalized curriculum. This shifts language learning from a reactive, one-size-fits-all process to a proactive, optimized, and deeply personal experience.