
My uncommon take-Duolingo
I have been self learning German for a while now. I have seen numerous takes revolving Duolingo as a learning tool. When starting out I was all over the place searching free online tools.I started straight out on Duolingo. Yes! lots and lots of repetition. I learned Milch oder Kaffee before I understood German noun rules.I felt frustrated and broke my streak.I found out later about structured learning necessity for everyone foreign language beginner. So I stuck with one YouTube tutor through the structured courses. But I have no class, no study group,no buddy no workbooks and I'm a working adult. So most days, I'm either tired, unmotivated or just busy to learn something new. On these days, that's where Duolingo works for me.The repetition, the leagues competition, the small notes on the side and the explain my mistake features. They take me a long way.I'll do a lesson in a public transport,around idle chatter,etc.I'll play with words I don't understand on Duolingo and when I encounter them on my structured learning the sinking understanding hits different. Since my only immersion is German podcasts and music, I'm going to stick with Duolingo for now.