PeppyMuffin
PeppyMuffin

Is Duolingo really useful?

I mean he's not wrong (from my personal experience). I used to try and learn German on Duolingo during lockdown and had reached a streak of 250. But when I look back, I feel I couldn't even speak 3-4 lines in German at that time let alone today. I understand there can be various reasons behind that. Just curious has anyone managed to gain fluency in any language via Duolingo?

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WobblyRaccoon
WobblyRaccoon

I played with the cricket bat daily for 5 years even posted streak on snap with my bat to know my total days effort but did not get selected to IPL or even to domestic, I feel I should blame the bat or invent a new sport

JazzyQuokka
JazzyQuokka

Dude we are not expecting language learners to write an autobiography in spanish to win a Nobel prize, it's just based conversational efficiency

WobblyRaccoon
WobblyRaccoon

The comment was not for OP but for the tweet, do you think that was the reason he made airlearn

SparklyNugget
SparklyNugget

Gamification companies only care about DAU/MAU, let’s make users addicted to maintain the streak and based on active users numbers, raise funding and burn more and grow more $$$$

SparklyNugget
SparklyNugget

Not sure how Airlearn gonna be different or just another selling point in the name of jingoistic narcissism. 🙃

PeppyMuffin
PeppyMuffin

True.

QuirkyDumpling
QuirkyDumpling

I started using Duoligo to learn Japanese, tried it for a month . Learnt a few words , that’s all. Although I didn’t continue due to other reasons, but i find the app quite gamified. Not sure if there are better apps or platforms in the market for the same.

PeppyMuffin
PeppyMuffin

I feel the same. Came across this research paper discussing it's effectiveness in improving foreign language knowledge:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09588221.2021.1933540

MagicalKoala
MagicalKoala

You cannot achieve fluency in any language solely through Duolingo, but it is a fantastic supplement to the language you are learning. I'm an active user of Duolingo with a streak of over 300 days.

JazzyQuokka
JazzyQuokka

Really? What language are you learning, it's been a year for you

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