I have now been been using Duolingo for a while (to study French). I
continue to use Mnemosyne. Below are my first observations and reflections:
1. Duolingo (DL) require that you are online
1. Apps exist for Iphone and Android, I have not yet tried it
2. It is free and will remain free (DL applies an interesting business
model)
3. At this point in time it covers five languages (French, German,
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian)
4. DL seems to be very rich in content and didactically well designed
and organised. You are served lots and lots of small learning items
suitable for the level you are at. It combines written material with
lots of high-quality computer-generated sound and some pictures.
5. DL applies some traits from gaming software.
1. Most of it is fun and inspiring, personally I could do with a little
less
2. It makes me go that "extra mile" to get the extra points, complete
a topic, or advance one level
6. DL connects to social media (if you so wish)
1. I discover that my friend in the US has obtained more points (he
studies German) than myself the last day. I must admit it triggers my
competetive spirit
7. DL require that I *write* the input
1. Although I have told myself that my main objective with French is
to be able to communicate *orally*, I find that with little effort DL
helps me improve my writing skills a lot. This in turn improves my oral
competence
2. Good variation from Mnemosyne
8. DL provides lots and lots of learning items with the qualities I want
for my Mnemosyne learning base: little sentences from everyday life.
Copy-paste from DL to Mnemosyne works like a dream, and I just pick the
golden nuggets when they appear.
Mnemosyne will remain my main learning software. It is the "backbone" of my
long-term learning.
Duolingo provides variation in my learning. Time spent providing
good-quality input to my Mnemosyne base will be reduce. With DL it is
likely that I will increase the total time spent (per day, per week)
learning French. My rate of learning will speed up.
/ Henrik
On Monday, 30 December 2013 20:02:33 UTC+1, Henrik in Oslo wrote:
>
> Looks promising, I think I will combine Duolingo with my mnemosyne-effort
> (French).
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyzJ2Qq9Abs
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQl6jUjFjp4
>
> Experience with Duolingo, anybody?
>
> / Henrik
>
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