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Title: Staff Picks: Brush up on your language skills with Duolingo Post by: HCK on May 02, 2014, 02:00:13 pm Staff Picks: Brush up on your language skills with Duolingo
<article> <section class="page"> <figure class="medium right">(https://cms-images.idgesg.net/images/article/2014/04/duolingo-skilltree-100265118-medium.png)</figure> <p> I don’t like not knowing things. In part, it’s to avoid embarrassment: Like any good geek, if I’m venturing into something completely new, I want to do my research. While I’m unlikely to become an instant expert in something, it’s nice to have some familiarity. It’s why I really dig apps like Duolingo (https://www.duolingo.com), which helps you learn foreign language basics with fun quizzes and challenges.</p><p> I’ve been using Duolingo on and off for the past year: I downloaded it last April before a trip to Italy to learn some basic phrases and vocabulary, then picked it up again recently to rejuvenate my long-neglected French. The app splits each language into skill trees with various mastery levels; to improve, you can either brush up on a current skill, learn a new one, or challenge your friends/the Duolingo robot (Duobot) in a quick skill competition.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2149530/staff-picks-brush-up-on-your-language-skills-with-duolingo.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Staff Picks: Brush up on your language skills with Duolingo (http://www.macworld.com/article/2149530/staff-picks-brush-up-on-your-language-skills-with-duolingo.html#tk.rss_all) |