The only bit I recall from the first lesson is, 'the woman eats apples'.@rich p, being a fluent Spanish speaker by now should understand
A useful phrase we should all probably commit to memory..
la mujer come manzanas - in case you're wondering.
The only bit I recall from the first lesson is, 'the woman eats apples'.@rich p, being a fluent Spanish speaker by now should understand
I like Duolingo (although it's French and Dutch for me) but I do think that it needs supplementing with some more direct teaching of grammatical rules &c. I bought a couple of books for that.
If you're happier with a more experience based teaching method, you might find Duolingo OK on its own.
That sounds about right - although I think it is a great way to get started, and for more experienced learners to keep in practice.Mrs Vernon, a modern languages teacher, abandoned Duolingo when trying to learn Italian. She claimed that although it gave a 'leg up' with learning a language, it didn't equip learners with the skills to have meaningful conversations - a bit like a phrase book that allowed you to ask questions but did bugger all to help you cope with the answers.
I'm getting there with Duolingo ...That sounds about right - although I think it is a great way to get started, and for more experienced learners to keep in practice.
Having mastered many other languages, although, to be fair, English is a work in progress, I have decided to try and learn a bit of Spanish from home.
Given that I'm starting from virtually zero, I've done a few basic tests on the free Duolingo site but I'm not sure about the structure of their learning.
Has anyone used Duolingo or can recommend a better one?
I've used CD and book approaches for French and Italian. Some good, some appalling. I particularly disliked Michel Thomas' approach and would go so far as to say I'd have like to punchio his lampios out sometimes.