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How to almost learn Italian (Duolingo solve the problem when learning…
How to almost learn Italian
Duolingo app
religiously attended to my 15-minute-or-so daily encounters with app
used it on trains, while walking across town, during previews at the movie theater
I was planning a trip to Rome in the late spring
Benefits of Duolingo app
helping set daily goals and then launching into simple phrases
asked me to translate Italian phrases and sentences into English, or vice versa, providing multiple-choice responses.
kept me apprised of my progress via various point schemes, and used email and phone notifications to nudge me to keep my routine going
Learing languages
I’ve tackled a handful of languages in just about every way a language can be learned: classroom, tutor, textbook, audio recordings, flash cards, software, and more
Learning languages was always a chore—until Duolingo
Duolingo solve the problem when learning language
my wife, Laurie, put me to the test.
Words and phrases swam through my mind, but they didn’t add up to anything useful
I fired up Duolingo and almost instantly saw the problem.
Given a bunch of words to choose from, I could correctly assemble impressive communiqués
grammar and vocabulary
an ability to engage in simple conversations in typical situations.
The app had exposed me to a considerable vocabulary
Learning the verb conjugations was a breeze
The challenge
Making the lessons more difficult reliably speeds up learning—but also increases dropout rates.
the in-app behavior of its 27.5 million active monthly users is continuously analyzed to determine which exercises, sentences, and techniques lead to better adherence and faster learning
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he laughed and told me the app had done exactly what it was built to do
“The biggest problem that people trying to learn a language by themselves face is the motivation to stay with it,
the reason why Duolingo is the most popular language app in the U.S
emphasis on user retention
learning a language is often crucial to communicating with partners and their families, and for work; learning English, in particular, can be a ticket out of poverty.
Joey J. Lee, the director of the Games Research Lab
he suspects the addictiveness of tools like Duolingo has more to do with business models than with language learning
That’s the learning that’s based on real-world settings
Disadvantages of languages apps
the ability to hold a student’s attention, and to continually tailor a lesson to the individual’s progress, difficulties, and interests
There are all kinds of contextual factors in language learning. It would be hard for an app to take them all into account
Development of language apps
Duolingo has been rolling out new features
language apps will eventually also incorporate AI-based chatbots that will engage and guide users through realistic conversations