Absolutely. I was hoping for some actual information, not speculation. My eldest step daughter uses duolingo all the time and loves it, but she's a language nerd. I do wonder if it's having as much effect as it could do, and that article didn't answer the question.
Duolingo war ganz neu wenn Ich beginne zu Deutsch lernen. Ich bin nur einen Datenpunkt, aber für mich war es ein gute Hilfe zu die erste wurde lernen. Es war ein kleiner Hilf zu meine erste Satse machen.
Duolingo was very new when I first learned German. I'm nothing more than one data point, but it sure was a great help for me in learning the first few words. It was helpful for making my first few sentences.
I learned English from watching american movies as a child. Unsure if movies or apps are more effective. For sure the only way to get proficient is living in the language you're learning, and not cheat by spending most of your time in a language you already know (like many here in Berlin do, complaining "it's so hard to learn - everyone speaks so good English!").
Apps like Duolingo definitely do work, but language learning takes a multi-pronged approach. Duolingo is just one tool among many. It's basically flash cards with progress tracking. You can get very advanced in Duolingo with a pretty big vocabulary and knowledge of grammar, but still not be conversational. It builds a solid foundation that must be supplemented with actual practice talking and using it day-to-day.
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Duolingo was very new when I first learned German. I'm nothing more than one data point, but it sure was a great help for me in learning the first few words. It was helpful for making my first few sentences.
I learned English from watching american movies as a child. Unsure if movies or apps are more effective. For sure the only way to get proficient is living in the language you're learning, and not cheat by spending most of your time in a language you already know (like many here in Berlin do, complaining "it's so hard to learn - everyone speaks so good English!").