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DuoLingo is just step 1, to build the vocab. Step 2 once you finish a DuoLingo track is to watch shows in a foreign language with subtitles in that language (N
by cm2012 3y ago
DuoLingo is just step 1, to build the vocab.
Step 2 once you finish a DuoLingo track is to watch shows in a foreign language with subtitles in that language (NOT ENGLISH SUBTITLES, very important).
Step 3 is finding a conversation buddy.
- ted_bunny 3y agoThis is it. DL is flashcards. They don't even put on a pretense of being anything more than that anymore. Flashcards are still useful.
- cycomanic 3y agoThe problem I found when using it for Swedish and French about 7 years ago is that it emphasises stupid vocabulary. I don't know how many times it asked me the Swedish word for elephant (which you guessed it, is... elefant). Another word I remember in the first lesson was turtle (which is actually a difficult world in Swedish, sköldpaddan) which I never had to know in my first years in Sweden. Ironically it only ever came up when discussing duo lingo. So in my experience while duo lingo teaches you vocabulary, until you have completed a lot of lessons the vocabulary is useless, because you can't actually use it to do anything in the country.
- hbn 3y agoThe Spanish Duolingo course starts with vocabulary I think makes sense - i.e. it's for people travelling. First words/sentences covered is stuff like hotel, taxi, suitcase, ticket, airport, airplane, store, types of clothing, basic foods, etc. And the overall sentences are a lot of "I want" and "I need."