Learn English while creating meaningful moments with your family.
2024
0 -1 product design
Year
My Role
Stakeholders
Project Duration
2024
Lead Product Designer
UX & UI Designer
Instructional Designer
Parents - First-Gen Immigrants as English Learners
Children - Second-Gen Immigrants as English Speakers
5 Weeks
[PRODUCT OVERVIEW]
Our Story is an educational and family activity app designed for immigrant parents who are learning English, while children engage with it for fun. Through collaborative and interactive story-making, families can enjoy quality time together while learning and growing side by side.
Phone User: Parents
Tablet User: Children
Parent Learning Mode
Parent Story Mode
Child Story Mode
Build Stronger Bonds Through Teamwork
Proven Language Learning Approaches
Personalized Learning Experience
[THE PROBLEM]
First-generation immigrants in the U.S. often face language barriers that create challenges in the workplace and communication gaps with their English-proficient children, highlighting a need for solutions that support cross-generational understanding and language accessibility.
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people in the U.S. live in immigrant families
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immigrant adults have limited English proficiency
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immigrant children are native English speakers
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immigrant children live in “linguistically isolated” households
Stress in talking to native speakers
Language barriers causing shame and distance of children
Time Constraints
[SOLUTION]
Parents can use time spent playing with their children to join a fun "create a story" activity via teamwork. While children enjoy the game, parents practice English with their native-speaking children, easing stress in conversations with native speakers, improving their language, and strengthening their bond.
Stress in talking to native speakers
Time Constraints
Language barriers casuing shame and distance of children
[HOW IT WORKS]