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Is Duolingo really the best way to learn a language?
Duolingo is not a stand-alone language course, but it’s an excellent addition to a language learner’s toolbox. It’s easy to use, it’s fun and it works. Don’t forget to do the homework, though. If your aim is to achieve real fluency, remember to read, speak, and truly live the language that you’re learning!
Is Duolingo scientifically proven?
The Duolingo website (http://www.duolingo.com) claims that Duolingo is “scientifically proven”: “An independent study found that Duolingo trumps university-level language learning.” That study is Vesselinov and Grego (2012), funded by Duolingo.
What is the best scientifically proven way to learn a language?
And there’s a scientifically proven best way to learn a language: it’s through context. When you read or listen to something, your brain doesn’t take each word at face value. Instead, it’s taking statistics about which words appear together often so that it can anticipate what’s coming next and process speech faster.
Is FluentU better than Duolingo?
FluentU can be useful for beginner to advanced learners while Duolingo is really only for beginners. In addition, FluentU provides content with native speakers and Duolingo only uses a computer-generated voice.
Does Duolingo actually work?
So, yes, Duolingo does work for learning a language. However, you have to use it the right way (as a student, not a mindless gamer), and you have to supplement it with other materials. Read Duolingo: Language Learning as a Game for details.
How good can you learn a language with Duolingo?
Duolingo is not enough to become fluent in a language. Duolingo has helped millions of people get started with a new language. Its simplicity, intuitive design and teaching methods made learning words in a foreign language as easy as playing a videogame.
Is Duolingo a good language tool?
Duolingo is a pretty good language learning tool but it’s not enough on it’s own. It lacks good listening and speaking exercises and grammar explanations so you’ll have to pair it with a good podcast (or pimsleur ) and some children books in order to get a good foundation to move forward with your learning independently.
How much Duolingo should I do a day?
Duolingos’s methods can work, but you’ll need to spend a lot of time on it, just like you would with your old Spanish textbook from high school. I’d suggest three to four hours per day.