Re:Duolingo reaches $6.5B valuation on day of IPO
by dorchadas on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:30AM
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> This has existed for at least two years: https://www.duolingo.com/stories
I'm aware of stories, but given that it's only available in a small minority of languages, I'd say it's fair to say DL doesn't offer it when the majority of their languages don't (and likely won't ever) have stories.
Re:Duolingo reaches $6.5B valuation on day of IPO
by FalconSensei on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:32PM
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they used to have you read wiki articles like, 6 years ago? I feel that over the years, Duolingo started focusing way more on the game aspect than learning.
The spaced repetition is also mostly gone, only somewhat available on desktop.
Re:Duolingo reaches $6.5B valuation on day of IPO
by inside_out_life on Saturday July 31, 2021 @12:56AM
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This is not true, they've made changes recently to their premium features that forces you to do training (spaced tasks).
Re:Duolingo reaches $6.5B valuation on day of IPO
by FalconSensei on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:14PM
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I see... It's kinda true still, as before we had that on the free plan.
This has existed for at least two years: https://www.duolingo.com/stories
Yes, it does not cover every language but the intent is to address that ( perceived ) complaint.
I disagree that an actual coursebook is more helpful.
I used Duo for 6 months prior to moving to a Germany. It gave me an incredible confidence boost to be able to at least understand what was going on around me.
After living in Berlin for 6 months I did a course and I was far ahead of others who had taken formal courses before.
It has been 2 years since I left Germany, I still do my Duo daily and have continued doing German courses.
It has helped maintain my minimal ability.
> it also likely depends on person
Indeed. My partner at the time did the same as me and Duo did not work for her at all.