Bored by Duolingo - What Now?
After 3 months of learning Spanish with Duolingo, Luka has had enough and wrote to me asking how to move forward. Listen to my response in today's episode of the Fluent Show.
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Show Notes
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Luka asks:
I have been learning Spanish for 3 months. I started learning with Duolingo and was really into it, and recently I have been using a textbook as well but have become really demotivated - not because I give up, because I am bored of duo lingo. I’m tired of the way it’s trying to teach me and I don’t feel like I’m progressing. [..]
My question is, if I’m not using Duolingo, what can I actually do to learn Spanish? I’ve looked everywhere and all the websites have a lot of ‘tips’ but not an actual guide saying things like resources to use etc.
Tips for Dealing with Duolingo boredom - while using Duolingo!
- Get on the web version so you can read explanations
- Restrict yourself to a few minutes a day - pairing is good here, how about Duolingo while waiting for your kettle to boil or your bus to arrive
- Try out a club so you can compete
Beyond Duolingo, the key to stop yourself getting bored and to staying interested in your target language is to take control of your own language routine.
If you want to learn more about this, the Language Habit Toolkit is designed to help you set up exactly this way of thinking and create a solid language learning routine.
For Spanish Learners
You can find my curated list of resources and articles for Spanish learners at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/for-spanish-learners.
Thank you to Andy for this episode introduction.
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Links:
- It's a free app loved by millions. Is Duolingo wasting your time? by Fluent Language — My infamous Duolingo Article
- In Language Learning, Are Apps All Amazing? Are All Apps Amazing? by Fluent Language
- Teaching and Researching Motivation on Amazon
- Resources For Spanish Learners
- Gretchen Rubin on the Strategy of Pairing