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Isnt rosetta stone a paid service ? LM was free if i remember. what alternative is there as free service for learning languages ?
www.duolingo.com is utterly excellent, particularly if you know bits of a language already.
I do appreciate how many languages they have, but the courses themselves are not as good as on other sites, and what bothers me most is that they are boring, which can kill the will to learn a language.
My favorite are Duolingo and Busuu (especially if you like the social aspect and want to meet foreigners speaking that language). I wish Duolingo had as many languages as LiveMocha.
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www.duolingo.com is utterly excellent, particularly if you know bits of a language already.
nice ! i'll check it out. please dont hesitate, if you know other (cheap or free) language learning online services , share them ;)
First, the set-up:
"Dear community, thanks to your help, we've built the best _____ on the Interwebs. We couldn't have done it without you!"
Next, the let-down:
"In order to continue being completely awesome, we've decided to partner/merge with ______. With our combined efforts/technology, we'll be the new best _____ on the Interwebs."
Then they either say they're shutting down, or they aren't going anywhere. What these articles should say:
"Dear community, we, the founders/controlling interests of _____ (the best _____ on the Interwebs) have decided to cash out. You played a huge role in us getting rich; without your user account, we couldn't have cashed out for as much money as we did. We'll be around for a bit longer--maybe, if we feel like it. Thanks again! I'll be sure to wave at you from my new supercar, if I feel like it."
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www.duolingo.com is utterly excellent, particularly if you know bits of a language already.
nice ! i'll check it out. please dont hesitate, if you know other (cheap or free) language learning online services , share them ;)
I've used duolingo for Spanish review; it's pretty good. Honestly the best thing about it is the UX: you get little bite-sized exercises you can go thru as fast or slow as you want, review, etc., so it's easy to squeeze into a 10-20min/day block. The main weaknesses are a) the examples are arithmetically generated so sometimes you get "My horse only eats milk" or something as an example sentence (it's usually pretty good tho), and b) you don't get a deep grammar review, it's just lots of little examples & practices. The latter point could be seen as a "pro" depending on your learning style.
Goodbye Livemocha. So RS have decided to try and remove some competition. Who's next in line?
Isnt rosetta stone a paid service ? LM was free if i remember. what alternative is there as free service for learning languages ?
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www.duolingo.com is utterly excellent, particularly if you know bits of a language already.
thanks nodata, people should try us! we know that duolingo works for both beginners and more advanced students alike.
One request please: could you make your login form save the password?
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www.duolingo.com is utterly excellent, particularly if you know bits of a language already.
thanks nodata, people should try us! we know that duolingo works for both beginners and more advanced students alike.
I hope that some part of this stays free. But it looks like a lot of the other options in this thread are worth looking into.