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Duolingo
What Is Duolingo?
Cloud-based learning management system that helps educators provide language training and track student's progress.
Who Uses Duolingo?
Language learning management solution for educational institutions, that helps with creating online classrooms, scheduling assignments, tracking student activities, and more.
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Excellent language learning app
Comments: Duolingo has definitely impacted communications with others who speak different languages. Comprehension of written communication has seen the most positive change, followed by the ability to speak and then listening/understanding verbal communication. I believe this is due to the nuance of individual speakers' accents and phrasing. Overall, the learning attributable to Duolingo is significant.
Pros:
I highly recommend Duolingo. There's a free option available, which includes adds and some limited features, yet the Pro option is excellent. This is definitely a "get out of it what you put in to it" tool, and if utilized regularly, users will learn a language. Lessons focus on "useful" learning i.e. key words and phrases vs. conjugation of verbs and other grammatical elements. Those things are incorporated in to the lessons, yet the user almost doesn't notice because it's so well integrated.
Cons:
The sequencing of some of the lessons seems a bit strange sometimes, as why one topic comes after another and not before can be odd. However, it's minor and perhaps even more of a preference.
Just get it!
Comments: I've been working on learning Japanese which has pretty much 3 alphabets and duolingo has made this fun and in a way I retain the information
Pros:
The amount of repetition, the quick matching, the different voices and speeds.
Cons:
Honestly can't think of anything at the moment.
User Friendly but Limited Variety
Pros:
Easy to use app, very familiar to most users
Cons:
The range of languages seems limited compared to other apps, with resources being dedicated to fictional languages over real, existing ones!
Best Language Learning App
Comments: I can't forget this one time when I couldn't believe I understood full sentences in Spanish, and Duolingo stated that I was only 23% fluent in Spanish. I thought it wasn't much until I shocked myself by fully understanding what those full sentences were saying. Duolingo seems so easy in terms of making it a kind of game in learning and the next thing you know, you can easily understand the language. I appreciate the reminders as well, they can be persistent but do mean nothing but well.
Pros:
I've been using Duoling for 9 years now and appreciate how I can easily retain the lessons about foreign languages I thought would be hard to learn. I love the fact that I can not only track my progress but the app itself is encouraging, it shows you how far you've come and how much you've learned. You won’t even feel that you've been learning for quite some time now because the tests and assessments appear to be easy but then the next thing you know, you'll be able to read and comprehend sentences in a foreign language you are learning.
Cons:
As a user of Duolingo for 9 years, I can't say anything against it because it helps me learn a new language. I can easily change the language I want to learn whenever I want to.
Fun language learning, alone or with a classroom
Pros:
Daily motivation, Duolingo for Classroom option with unlimited hearts
Cons:
Needs more speaking practice and more focus on grammar
