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How useful is Duolingo beyond the basics? (hexbear.net)
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Hello! I've recently picked up learning Spanish because I work with a ton of dudes from Mexico. How much can I reasonably expect to learn from this app? I looked at their "curriculum" and it seems pretty short compared to what I think I'll need. What are some resources beyond "talk to your coworkers", that will put me on the right track?

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[–] kot@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think it used to be a solid way to get some basic vocab, but as it exists now it has become a pointless slow grind. Their business model seems to be based around making you log into Duolingo every day, forever, so they can get ad revenue, while punishing you for making any mistake so eventually youll get frustrated and subscribe to the paid version.

[–] notthenameiwant@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I've noticed that too. They used to have little message boards after every question for discussion, but they took that away at some point. It was one of the best features that Duolingo had, and it feels kind of aimless without it. I might see about signing up for a local class, since those seem to be available where I live.

[–] commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I genuinely appreciated it as a beginner's vocab and grammar learner in like 2012. It was great and I blew through so many courses learning so many words/basics of the linguistics of langauges. They even had discussion boards about basically every word where explanations of grammar and usage we there, as well as questions from others. Communism would revive old Duolingo and expand it. Capitalism strangled my beloved owl and replaced it with an apparition formed from the dollars it's body decayed into.