This is why I said Duolingo is generally “ok.” The language can be intimidating for new learners, and anything that helps people get their feet wet while making them feel like they’re achieving something has potential to be a powerful resource. Indeed, we need more beginner-friendly, free Japanese resources, considering how high the hurdle for learning Japanese can be. Just to be clear, I think this is okay for beginners. In other words, those looking to dabble rather than commit to serious study plans or textbooks.įor those people, Duolingo is a pretty successful app, because they probably won’t be investing a lot of thought into the meta aspect of their learning and instead will be taking everything at face value: “I spent 15 minutes on Duolingo today and earned 3 Lingots, so it must have been a successful study session.” Those who have been waiting for Duolingo to come along and solve all of their problems when it comes to learning Japanese are likely the kinds of learners who are not looking to dive too deep into the language itself. Of course, the fact is, there is no single holy grail of resources that will teach you a language. In essence, I love the idea Duolingo is trying to push for as a whole, which is that anyone should be able to learn a language for free. I got rid of the “rating” since it was pretty arbitrary in the first place and it didn’t feel right slapping a rating on something that’s technically still in beta anyway.
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