Advantages and disadvantages of Duolingo application.

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What is Duolingo?

Duolingo is a free language learning app created by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. Apart from being available in a web version, this application is also available in Android, iOS and Windows Phone versions. Duolingo is an application for learning Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese from English. So, at least you have to be able to speak English because the language of instruction used is English. Duolingo was launched on November 30, 2011 and collected a waiting list of more than 300,000 users. Duolingo was launched to the public on 19 June 2012 and in January 2014 had 25 million users, and had 10 million active users.

 

"Play while learning", was the sentence that best described Duolingo. Using a mix of audio, visuals as well as questions about the grammar of a language, you will be taught to remember a new language in a very fun way.

 

In 2013, Apple selected Duolingo the iPhone App of the Year, the first time this award has been awarded to an educational app. This application is also awarded Google Play's "Best of the Best" 2013.

Duolingo is also preparing an English learning application from Indonesian. In fact, they are also preparing to learn less popular languages ​​such as Maya and Latin.

 

What are the strengths of Duolingo?

·     This application uses a game-like learning method with hearts, levels, and powerful. This application is certainly very useful for the community, especially for people who want to learn foreign languages because the learning system is not boring. Doulingo also uses learning-while-playing methods that are fun and also not boring, with interesting visuals and audio, it can make it easy for us to remember what has been taught.

·       With duolingo, only by opening the application via a cellphone or gadget anytime and anywhere the user can learn the foreign language he wants. Unlike other language courses or classes, Duolingo is a free application so users are free to access it without spending any money.

·       Duolingo also doesn't put advertisements on the app so that its users are not distracted while studying.

And what are Duolingo lacks?

·      This application requires an internet connection to access it so it is quite difficult for some people who do not have an internet connection, such as being out of signal range or not having internet access.

·   Duolingo also has other languages ​​of instruction, namely Spanish, German, Italian, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and even Indonesian, but the language of instruction does not have all five language materials.

·       Colorful content that makes it less focus for learning.

So the conclusion of the Duolingo application is:

Duolingo is a foreign language learning application that can help to learn foreign language in a fun way. Packed like the appreance of a 'game' will make you fell at home using this application for a long time. Accompanied by Duo the smart owl, you will always be remined to meet the learning targets that you have set yourself. Apart from learning English, now Duolingo also provide lessens in other foreign languages language including Indonesian.

Duo lingo can develop not only the official language of a country, but also the regional languages or languages of certain tribes in the world and also the language of everyday social interactions that Duolingo can also adopt as an enjoyable learning. 

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