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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by colordrops on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:14PM (#38918986)
Go live, date, and work in a country that speaks the language you are studying. You will find that you don't need to start from ground zero and you will gain speaking and listening skills quickly.
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by jameshart on Monday January 08, 2024 @07:04PM (#38920387)
My family, wife, and employer might object to each part of that plan.
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by ghaff on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:23PM (#38919136)
And that's pretty much the thing. Pretty much everyone I know says immersion is the thing. You can probably learn to read academically. And I'll probably do some more language courses before a more immersive situation. But for the vast majority of people "I've spent a month with this online course" fluency isn't realistic.
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Re:Duolingo Cuts 10% of Contractors as It Uses More AI to Cr... by johnnyanmac on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @10:15AM (#38927085)
Damn, I can't even date in English. Got no hope overseas.

But unfortunately, I mostly want to focus on reading in a foreign language and that's just a huge slog as of now.

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