Mark KerrisonI’ve been learning a language - Brazilian Portuguese - since summer using Duolingo and I’m quite surprised at its effectiveness in teaching the rudiments of a language with minimal effort and little or no expense on the part of the user as compared to other methods of language learning I’ve used in the past. What I find odd, though, is that I’ve made so much quicker progress since I moved from the paid version to the free version 🤫
froozy@markkerrison Wow that's interesting (the bit about making quicker progress on the paid version)! How come..? I haven't used free-version Duolingo for ages so don't know/can't remember the difference
@froozy I find that the free version focuses me much better on making progress through lessons rather than spending time on repetitive practice sessions or engaging with the competitive element. There are ads on the free version, of course, but, after several weeks, I couldn't tell you the name of a single advertiser on there as I just grab a cup of tea for a few seconds after every lesson. Paying does help support the app (a plus) but I find the free version a better model for my purposes.
@markkerrison You know what..I totally misread your post sorry! I thought you said quicker progress on the paid version lol..my bad 😊 It seems a lot of people on here use Duolingo..and it surprises me cos it didn't help me at all..so I (mistakenly) thought maybe the paid version is the trick 😂 maybe I should think about giving it another chance..
@froozy I hope it works for you! The paid version would give you more opportunities to practise but I find I concentrate better just doing lessons and having to get them right! 🙂