Duolingo taught me farm animals before a move abroad. Built something that doesn't.
Have spent months on Duolingo before moving to another country and realized that while I can say "the horse drinks milk," I have no idea how to ask a landlord about heating. Vocabulary is great, but there were just not any specific goals.
So I created something where you tell me your motivation — job relocation, partner's family, whatever — and we create the lessons tailored to that, rather than anything else. Normal course still exists if you just want to learn language.
Just wondering what you people think in this sub: does goal-oriented approach really work better, or should one start with boring basics first? Cannot make my mind up.
u/oiwdis3 — 3 days ago