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To: dfwgator

I have similar goals tho not as broad as yours :) I took French from grade 6 or 7 through Junior year of College...I understand a lot of Spanish, but would like to learn more.

So how do you like Duolingo? I am assuming you like it if you have stuck with it.

Testimonial/thoughts would be appreciated!


40 posted on 12/02/2018 3:17:01 PM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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To: Freedom56v2

I have heard several good reviews of using Anki for vocabulary flashcards.

It is free online or on a PC ($20 to download an app for the iphone).

I downloaded a (free) deck of the most common Spanish words with pictures and sound clips, and Anki prompts a daily selection that I can burn through in about 10 minutes. It uses a spaced repetition algorithm, that estimates when you are likely to forget a new word, and puts it up for review that day, so your effort is more efficiently used.

It seems to be pretty helpful/effective for the minimal effort I put in.

I tried it for Chinese characters, but I think that you really need to deliberately learn them offline, before trying to review them on a flashcard system.


47 posted on 12/02/2018 4:10:05 PM PST by BeauBo
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