When the project initiated, there was uncertainty about the direction to go after. While theoriginal Verilang was exclusively made for language schools with Moodle integration, this new version was thought to serve individual learner's needs. However, the scope for this project was not defined. To find the most approchable scope for this project, I took effort to understand the goal of stakeholders, and looked through the documentations of past work.

Through discussions, many features from the original product will be kept as core functions, while the new product will add systems and touchpoints that could reach to a broader audience. Based on team members' location (Japan), as well as their market research results, the chosen starting point was Japanese market.

The design process was splited into two parallel processes: Modernize the UI, while making improvements based on the user painpoints.

I sorted out the previous core functions in a user flow map, and the team discussed ways to bring new class structure

How might we guide users' attention to the learning opportunities instead of getting distracted?

Feature details

• Pop-up challenges that examines users' vocabulary, speaking, or contextual (advanced)
• Completely optional but gives incentive to accept

To reinforce learning from a movie, some students choose to rewatch the movie and practice speaking with it for many times. However, the majority from the user survey thinks this model of practice is boring. Ironically, repitition is often the key to memorizing, so the task became:

Making post-watching practices light and fun.

There are a few established methods to strengthen a user's memory on newly learned content, so Verilang didn't have to re-invent the wheel. Flashcards for vocabulary building, and voiceover practices for speaking became the two primary after-class exercises.

Karaoke is a popular entertainment in Japan. The design was focused on bringing the familiar experience of singing-over into the voiceover exercise.

The major takeaway from project was the importance of appraoching the product from multiple perspectives.

It is important to recognize and fully understand the reasons behind the requests from the stakeholders. Although designing for optimized user experience is a UX designer's main focus, the product has to be feasible and suitable for its particular market.