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How to almost learn italian (Language-learning app Doulingo (addictive (to…
How to almost learn italian
Language-learning app Doulingo
addictive
to translate Italian phrases and sentences into English, or vice versa, providing multiple-choice responses
set daily goals and then launching into simple phrases
praised constantly: for responding correctly several times in a row, for completing a chunk of the day’s lesson, for learning from sloppy mistakes
kept apprised of my progress via various point schemes, and used email and phone notifications to nudge to keep routine going
used it on trains, while walking across town, during previews at the movie theater
advantage
The app had made me a master of multiple-choice Italian
Given a bunch of words to choose from, I could correctly assemble impressive communiqués
no tedious grammar and drills
results
The app had exposed me to a considerable vocabulary; I needed only minimal drilling with books to remember the words
In the end, I did pretty well in Rome, engaging in simple, fractured semi-conversation in most of my encounters
I started easily picking up what I hadn’t been able to get from Duolingo—grammar, vocabulary, and, most important, an ability to engage in simple conversations in typical situations
most popular language app in the US
prefer to be more on the addictive side than the fast-learning side
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. That’s why they spend a lot of energy just trying to keep people hooked.”
how the app was supposed to work?
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
Making the lessons more difficult reliably speeds up learning—but also increases dropout rates
Duolingo is essentially a product of crowdsourcing