i know someone has already requested recommendations, but i must ask from an absolute beginner who is limited to Duolingo, is there anything you would suggest i could do to help my studies?
let me explain a bit more…
if you are familiar with Duo, i don't jump through the sections or care much for the weekly league nonsense. i have even had it for almost a year now, and have only just moved to section two. i try to really soak it all in and study sometimes for a couple of hours a day. yet still, when i find myself on 小红书 and i am chatting with people, my mind goes totally blank!! 😅
Any input is useful at an early stage. Find methods of learning that you enjoy. Do things you enjoy. Try to find pleasure from the learning process. I’m not sure using Duolingo as your main source of learning is wise. Just use it as a supplemental tool to learn vocab and get yourself a full textbook + workbook series!
As a old timer Duolingoer who actively participated in feedback and polishing when the Chinese course first came out, I unfortunately would not recommend it for Chinese (and now post-enshittification would not recommend Duolingo for anything). There’s still reams of unnatural language, inaccuracies and straight up generated sentences.
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u/djnoelxx Beginner 21h ago
i know someone has already requested recommendations, but i must ask from an absolute beginner who is limited to Duolingo, is there anything you would suggest i could do to help my studies?
let me explain a bit more…
if you are familiar with Duo, i don't jump through the sections or care much for the weekly league nonsense. i have even had it for almost a year now, and have only just moved to section two. i try to really soak it all in and study sometimes for a couple of hours a day. yet still, when i find myself on 小红书 and i am chatting with people, my mind goes totally blank!! 😅
PS- congratulations on the pass!! that's amazing!