What are the reasons why I should refrain from using such applications as Duolingo for language acquisition?

Question

In recent years, apps claiming that language proficiency can be achieved quickly have increased in popularity. Numerous individuals have opted for such applications to develop their language skills. Nonetheless, certain users have expressed their disagreement with these applications stating that they do not lead to practical outcomes. One such critic of mobile applications for language education is Terry, who believes that platforms like Duolingo should be avoided at all costs.

Why, then, are these applications criticized? If you begin to read forums or articles on the internet about language education, you will often see advice against using programs like Duolingo. Such recommendations typically seem unfounded. However, there are some legitimate reasons why one might want to avoid such applications. And the reasons may vary from personal preferences to deep fundamental principles.

Answer 1

In the piece, the author suggests that learners avoid apps like Duolingo as they are seen to be ineffective. It is essential to look for materials which are a bit more demanding and help in practicing the listening and speaking skills of the language immediately.

Comments

Very good content! I disagree with writing of Duolingo though. It should not be the only tool to learn a language, but it has greatly helped me understanding Portuguese and Spanish grammar. It is a great way to still stay involved with a language, especially when you have a very busy day!

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I’m learning Swedish with Duolingo. I combine that with 2 channels with short content about learning Swedish, because it’s nice to understand a little bit after 2 months practice. My target is not to become fluent because I will never go to Sweden. I don’t like traveling. When I can read a children book in Swedish I reached my goal.

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I actually learn slowly, so Duolingo is actually kinda helpful to me.

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The reason i use Duolingo and why it‘s useful for everybody is simply a daily reminder to study that language with a bit of pressure using the streak system. also the hearing and talking exercises are well pronounced and really good

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I use Duolingo and it works well if you're a beginner. My family is from Poland and Germany but I was born in the US speaking English. If you want an 'easy' language and your first language is English you can learn German. English is a Germanic language so most of the words are similar in English or have English sounds (ex. Brot: bread, Wasser: water [w making a v sound] please is bitte [I possibly spelled that wrong] and pronounced like bitter but no r and a stronger 'e' sound) I feel connected to the Greek language so I'm learning that as well, some of the words sound similar in English too or have English sounding words (ex. Το νερό is 'the water' now it looks hard to read, but it sounds like 'tornerro' roll your 'r' a little bit at the double 'r' I like to think of 'tornado' and change it to 'tornerro' then, there's Μίνι μάρκετ meaning mini market, again looks hard to read right? Not really, it actually just sound like 'mini market'