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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Kelly
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      @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

      For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

      Yeah, tons. Partially because I'm making sure to do it every day, no exceptions. And I'm planning to do it continuously like this for the few weeks until I'm in Italy. Then I'll be practicing with real people every day for three months.

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      • RojoLocoR
        RojoLoco @Kelly
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        @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

        For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

        Yes, but having taken 4 years of Spanish in HS, there are areas that I need to review that have not come up yet. And the site/app uses some different word for some things than I was taught, so that keeps tripping me up. But it is good practice, and it is improving my typing speed as well (because I'm just trying to blow through the level I/II stuff).

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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          @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

          @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

          For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

          Yes, but having taken 4 years of Spanish in HS, there are areas that I need to review that have not come up yet. And the site/app uses some different word for some things than I was taught, so that keeps tripping me up. But it is good practice, and it is improving my typing speed as well (because I'm just trying to blow through the level I/II stuff).

          App in Castilian. Most US schools teach Mexican.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            When I was in Spain I was mistaken for a Mexican because of my accent and Mexican lexicon.

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge:

              @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

              @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

              For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

              Yes, but having taken 4 years of Spanish in HS, there are areas that I need to review that have not come up yet. And the site/app uses some different word for some things than I was taught, so that keeps tripping me up. But it is good practice, and it is improving my typing speed as well (because I'm just trying to blow through the level I/II stuff).

              App in Castilian. Most US schools teach Mexican.

              I learned mexi-cubano.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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                @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                @scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

                Yes, but having taken 4 years of Spanish in HS, there are areas that I need to review that have not come up yet. And the site/app uses some different word for some things than I was taught, so that keeps tripping me up. But it is good practice, and it is improving my typing speed as well (because I'm just trying to blow through the level I/II stuff).

                App in Castilian. Most US schools teach Mexican.

                I learned mexi-cubano.

                Wow

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                • RojoLocoR
                  RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                  @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                  @scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                  @RojoLoco said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                  @Kelly said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                  For those of you who are getting to higher percentages and spending time in the app, do you actually feel like you're gaining real proficiency?

                  Yes, but having taken 4 years of Spanish in HS, there are areas that I need to review that have not come up yet. And the site/app uses some different word for some things than I was taught, so that keeps tripping me up. But it is good practice, and it is improving my typing speed as well (because I'm just trying to blow through the level I/II stuff).

                  App in Castilian. Most US schools teach Mexican.

                  I learned mexi-cubano.

                  Wow

                  Well, a combo of Mexican and central American taught by a cuban. But we learned a little Castilian in SP. 4.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    I had Mexican Spanish taught by a German fornwhom english was her second language who spoke Ukrainian at home.

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller That's a bit mind-twisting...

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce
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                        Here's mine!

                        https://www.duolingo.com/tjgruber

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                          @Tim_G said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                          @scottalanmiller That's a bit mind-twisting...

                          It was sorta crazy.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            • gjacobseG
                              gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller

                              I'm not sure the Fluency percentage is correct. If you do the same daily exercise, it is the same content, but it's giving you credit for knowing more.... at least that is what it seems to me.

                              ETA: I say that because after just two exercises (repeated) I'm 10% fluent?

                              That can't be right.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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                                @gjacobse said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                                @scottalanmiller

                                I'm not sure the Fluency percentage is correct. If you do the same daily exercise, it is the same content, but it's giving you credit for knowing more.... at least that is what it seems to me.

                                Except it doesn't do that. You have to practice every day to MAINTAIN your fluency. There is no credit for doing the same words over and over again.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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                                  @gjacobse said in DuoLingo Challenge:

                                  ETA: I say that because after just two exercises (repeated) I'm 10% fluent?

                                  That can't be right.

                                  And I had over 80 and was at 1%, so it's not the number of exercises.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    My eight year old has joined the challenge! She learned about DuoLingo last night and is super excited about learning Italian. She loved learning some Spanish before when living in Spain. She did two lessons on Italian last night and has DuoLingo on her own phone now.

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                                    • Reid CooperR
                                      Reid Cooper @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller impressive, now she needs an account on ML and to post about her progress here.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        I feel like DuoLingo is a little judgemental @Dominica

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          No beating around the bush here.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            That was a monumental effort from 44% to 45%...

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