It’s already day four of the nomad fest.
I’m learning a lot.
Meeting a lot of interesting people.
And having a great time.
This morning’s lecture was on language learning.
Unfortunately, hardly anyone was there.
The reason why, I heard, was that there was a big party the night before.
The person who told me this was a mother of three.
“I’m too old to party until 3 am in the forest,” she said.
That was her excuse.
What was my excuse?
Well, I wanted to wake up early and be fresh so I could bring you the last language learning secrets, of course.
Or maybe I’m too old, too…
A NOT-SO SECRET SECRET
The presenter was a German polyglot living in Taiwan.
(If you don’t know, a polyglot is someone who speaks many languages.)
He told us his secrets: spaced repetition, learning new words in sentences, comprehensible input, echoing, etc. (Techniques Vig Village members will already be familiar with.)
Then a woman from the audience asked him, “What do you think about Duolingo?”
“I don’t use it,” was his reply.
The woman didn’t argue with him.
“I’m in the top 1% of users,” she confessed, “but I still can’t speak Hungarian.”
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Have you used Duolingo?
What about other popular apps?
What did you like? Not like?
And did they work?
Share your experience in the comments.
And tomorrow, I’ll tell you my opinion.
Cheers,
Mr. Vig
P.S.
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In my opinion that kind of apps are a waste of time if you use them separated from the real learning Maybe as a complement to learn vocabulary.
Yes, I used that app a few years ago, but unfortunately, it didn’t work for me. I’m not sure why, but it just wasn’t a good options for me.
I used Duolingo for some time and I only remember a few things. For example that give someone a ride is “Dar un aventón” in Latin Spanish…