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It seems you're only uploading free content that's already been spoken. Instead, I think you should have a button on every text [1] with something like: "[count] listen now" (where count is the amount of uploaded natively spoken texts read by native/proficient speakers of the language.) But if nobody has uploaded a "listen now", then it's a button that says "0 listen now".

Of course then, have a button right next to that one, that says "read text?" with a picture of a microphone. Which can be used for people to upload the spoken text.

Written translations

Do the same thing, but with written translations. Therefore, people can translate the text to their native language and upload it to the community for other people to read.

Finish/next button

Next, I think you should add a finish/next button to the top of the text OR to (one of the) the sidebar(s). I know there's one at the bottom. Add one to the top/sidebar.

Clicking the finish/next button should go straight to the next text. Instead, you seem to hound people with 3 straight pop-ups! Then return them to the list of text. Wrong, in my opinion. Take them immediately to the next unfinished text that they haven't read yet.

Sharing via social media

Move the share on social media dialog to each text page, just always present. Don't make the user click past it everytime they read a text.

Congratulations

Stop congratulating people when they did something, or keep it to a minimum don't make them click past it.

In general, I just think you're not utilizing the community enough. Use them to upload free and quality content. That way, they become more engaged, and you get free content.

[1] by text, I mean the foreign language text that they're trying to learn, for example: http://readlang.com/library/568a5501ddb6ae5b165d2c33/from/0




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