Matt's Duo Dispatch
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can Duolingo REALLY do this? ๐คจ
Ciao ๐ have you received any weird messages on Duolingo recently? ๐ค Duolingo's famous for it's weird, guilt-trippy notifications but in recent weeks, they've taken a slightly different approach... and it's catching many users off guard ๐ง i'm still not sure how I feel about it... can they really do this?... what's going on? ๐ค basically, a number of Duolingo users have been receiving weirdly personal notifications from their Duolingo friends now, of course, weird notifications aren't exactly...
Duolingo's got a NEW speaking mode... ๐คฉ
hola ๐ have you noticed Duolingo's latest level? ๐ง it's started popping up on a number of courses over the last few weeks it takes a fresh spin on one of Duolingo's classic exercises, and aims to pitch it in a more practical, effective manner but does it really make that much of a difference?... what's the new level? ๐ค Duolingo's new level is called Speak you'd be forgiven for missing it as it takes on a similar look and feel to the Speaking practice available in the Practice Hub it suddenly...
why Duolingo BINNED this feature... ๐
Ciao ๐ if you're a free Duolingo user, then you may have noticed a change to the way you can complete your daily lessons it rolled out to a lot of users some time ago, and recently it's hit even more devices the change affects how much time you can realistically spend on Duolingo each day it's upset a lot of users ๐ but Duolingo has a very clear reason for doing it... so what's happened? ๐ค it all centres around one of Duolingo's most controversial features: the heart system โค๏ธ for free users,...
is Duolingo better on iOS or Android ๐ค
Ciao ๐ you know how, every now and then, I'll send you an email about a new Duolingo feature? and then you login to Duolingo and -- grrrrrrr ๐ค -- the new feature isn't there? well, don't worry -- it happens to me too! ๐ I'm always seeing and hearing about these cool new features that still haven't landed on any of my devices it can be so annoying a lot of this is down to Duolingo's classic A/B testing -- something they've always done to figure out which features people like... and which ones...
has Duolingo FINALLY fixed XP? โก๏ธ
Ciao ๐ have you noticed a change in the way Duolingo awards XP? ๐ค apparently this has been going on since the summer, although I've only just noticed since my recent switch to the German course XP isn't something I usually pay much attention to given how easily it can be gamed, and ever since Duolingo introduced the new Score system, it's become even less of a priority. but recently (and without even trying!) i've been racking up the XP like never before... so what's changed?... a flawed...
too much Duolingo? ๐ค
Ciao ๐ how much time should you spend on Duolingo per day? ๐ค it's something that isn't always clear 5 minutes? 30 minutes? an hour? what's the sweet spot? now that I've switched to learning German, it's something I've been pondering a lot. my goal is to get as close to B1 as possible by mid-January. and given my German is pretty hopeless at the minute, I know I'm gonna have to spend A LOT of time learning! ๐ does that mean I should spend more time on Duolingo? or should I pump more of my time...
Duolingo's got a NEW scoring system ๐ฏ
hola ๐ sorry I couldn't write last week, I was having too much fun in Naples ๐ we had the absolute BEST time as planned, I unashamedly had pizza pretty much every day (on one of the days I actually had pizza breakfast, lunch and dinner ๐) I just couldn't help myself -- and every single one tasted incredible! 0 regrets ๐
โ๏ธ towards the end of our trip, we started thinking about where to go next and it looks like we're going to try Zurich in January ๐จ๐ญ officially it's a German-speaking city, so...
Duolingo... but with YouTube videos? ๐
Ciao ๐ it feels like i'm recommending this more and more at the moment... it's something I've been using on and off alongside Duolingo for YEARS ๐ฏ Duolingo's always been my primary tool but this one has always been there right alongside it i've been using it loads over the last couple of weeks as I'm jetting off to Naples tomorrow ((gotta brush up on that Italiano ๐ค)) and following some recent updates, it's better than ever before... "it's like Duolingo, but with stuff you're interested in"...
Duolingo's on a roll right now ๐ช๐คฉ
hellooo ๐ they finally did it! Duolingo is finally rolling Max out to more courses and platforms at bloody last... man, didn't they take their sweet time about it. honestly, at one point I thought it was just gonna be a few iPhone users brushing up on their Spanish and French forever and ever but nah they finally saw the light hallelujah ๐ CREATOR SPOTLIGHT Mike Cawood - X Languages Language Learning Coach "kay-wood" | Language Coach | Founder of X Languages | I spent 7 years learning...
Duolingo's leagues are CHANGING ๐ฏ๐
holaaa ๐ have you received this new update to Duolingo's leagues? ๐ I finally got it over the weekend on iOS i've seen it being teased by a few Duolingo users over on the subreddit over the last couple of months for the longest time I thought it was just some weird visual change but then they discussed it at Duocon... and it looks like it's going to be quite a bit more than that... new-look leagues basically Duolingo is changing the way they organise their leagues. the first obvious change is...
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