2023 SCU/Ohlone College Summer Internship Program

2023 SCU/Ohlone College Summer Internship Program

10-week Internship on Mobile Development for Social Impact
Provided by the Frugal Innovation Hub's Global Digital Transformation Clinic
Theme: Apps to help ESL learners

Advisor: Prof. Silvia Figueira

TAs: Supraja Sampathkumar and Sravani Polkampalli

Tiger Tutor

Team: Ameen Haq, Rida Hummdan, Obaid Nasri

Mobile ESL application to aid children with language acquisition through interactive stories and various features to make their learning journey engaging and fun.

ESLearn

Team: Nicole Phan, Hla Thiri Naing, Annie Huynh

ESLearn is a transformative language learning app tailored for those who aspire to swiftly engage in English conversations across various daily scenarios. With support for nine languages and a robust text-to-speech feature, ESLearn supports users to master common phrases, fostering confidence in spoken English. Positive feedback from testers about the app's concise yet impactful approach shows that ESLearn makes learning a new language to be gratifying and is ultimately capable of breaking down linguistic barriers and opening doors to meaningful interactions.

English Advantage

Team: Tahir Mahmood, Ahmad Zayan, Ezaz Mohammed

An application for immigrant young adults that helps them learn English in different ways and introduces a more non-academic side of English to help them connect with their peers on a casual level by teaching Slang and also helping with common grammar mistakes made by English learners.

Easy Tracker

Team: Set Paing, Jongwon Lee, Jasdeep Matharu

Easy Tracker is a mobile application dedicated to assisting immigrants in tracking and organizing their finances. It can save and track income and expenses with a simple and intuitive interface to provide the user with a quick overview of their monthly net income.

LegalEase

Team: Skylesha Marcel, Harshini Jayaprakash, Aaminah Mohammad

LegalEase is a mobile app dedicated to assisting Spanish-speaking ESL learners complete the Social Security form through a guide. LegalEase will provide simplified instructions to complete the Social Security form in both English and Spanish.

Order Simulator

Team: Yaseen Zuberi, Fong Yu Lin

To address the challenge of individuals encountering difficulties with English while placing orders at stores or restaurants, we have created a helpful app. The rationale behind utilizing our Order Simulator is twofold for ESL learners: Firstly, it enables users to pre-compose their orders, mitigating the risk of forgetting when conversing with the cashier. Secondly, it generates ready-to-use sentences that guide users in their interactions with the cashier. Furthermore, the Order Simulator translates these sentences into the user's native language, enhancing comprehension and facilitating language learning.

Fluent Focus

Team: Abtin Olaee, Jia Jun Yu

ESL learning app for non-native speakers. Through daily quizzes and levels, users will engage in a curated educational curriculum that provides statistical feedback and review options to aid in their learning process