The pros and cons of Duolingo

About this episode

This episode discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Duolingo for language learning.

Duolingo has 135 million users — but most of them aren't using it as the gateway to real language learning that it can be.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Kaufmann

Topics covered

• language learning
• Duolingo
• education
• language apps
• pros and cons

Keywords

• Duolingo
• language learning
• education
• language apps
• user experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duolingo

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