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How are you sure that the human teacher is more "right" than Duolingo ? Teachers will show you their ways of speaking Danish, which is usually very formal and a
by antpls 7y ago
How are you sure that the human teacher is more "right" than Duolingo ? Teachers will show you their ways of speaking Danish, which is usually very formal and a bit outdated, not necessarily how Danish people actually speak Danish (although their are still a valuable experience in your training).
I believe the idea of Duolingo is to "bootstrap" yourself enough into the language that you can read more material about it, and then start speaking with other people to improve yourself with real conversation in real situation. The teacher may be a good addition, but also costs more and may be confusing.
- busterarm 7y agoI have several Danish friends that I speak to. I get that Duolingo is "basics", but it captures a lot of your time that are better spent learning with other means. Off of this, the company has a $1B valuation. They don't charge for their service and it's not really worth paying a lot for. The users who use it the most probably won't pay. I don't know how they're ever going to justify that valuation.
- antpls 7y agoMaybe you are the exact user story of their business model : at the end of the Duolingo experience, the website would become the Uber of language teachers. Online realtime, or face-to-face course in your town with a selection of human teachers. A Platform to match teachers and students. The platform could simply list professionals (with a fee), or take a fee per minute of course video, or a fee per booking, etc