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Re:500 days of Duolingo: What you can and can’t learn from a... by wan23 on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:30AM (#19826661)
That's interesting. I have been under the impression for years that no one has ever learned a language successfully this way.
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Re:500 days of Duolingo: What you can and can’t learn from a... by MichailP on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:45AM (#19826758)
I think it is great for vocabulary. But vocabulary is only a part of knowing a language. Apps mostly aim at vocabulary, and while approach is similar I think it is much better to stare at a paper notebook then your smartphone screen.
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