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How long did it take to get through the DuoLingo French course?
by pxc 1y ago
How long did it take to get through the DuoLingo French course?
- jfengel 1y agoUh... five years, at a desultory but continuous pace.
- shermantanktop 1y agoDay 170ish of Duolingo German here. It’s both encouraging how far I’ve come and even more daunting than when I started. Surely you used additional materials? Duolingo doesn’t teach grammar per se…
- atemerev 1y ago170 days of Duolingo is not enough. It sort of works... but yes, it takes a few years of daily focused work.
- shermantanktop 1y agoSure, of course it’s not. I’m not aiming for a cram-course. I find Duolingo’s ridiculously effective gamification keeps me engaged. I’ve augmented it with a grammar book and YouTube videos. Once I get stuck I plan to do lessons via italki or equivalent.
- watwut 1y agoIt forces you to kind of pick it up based on pattern matching. In order to understand things, you don't need great grammar, just passable one.
- jfengel 1y agoI had actually done the full Pimsleur course already. I've never tried Duolingo on a language that I had zero experience with. I might try it on Chinese at some point, just to see what it's like. Pimsleur doesn't do grammar per se either. They want you to infer it by feel, as a child does.
- shermantanktop 1y agoRight. I grew up in a German speaking house and was functional at 6 or so but lost it later on, so trying to get it back. I’m not sure whether that early exposure helps or hurts.