I restarted the app, and it crashed again (and again and again) during Lesson 3. The app determined that I should start my Duolingo Korean learning experience with the unit “Adverbs 1.” I completed Lessons 1 and 2 of this unit, then in the middle of Lesson 3, the app crashed.

So I still have no idea what “Level 7” means, but clearly Duolingo has not idea at all how to score “fluency” for language learners. For fun I completed a couple of the German units, after which the Duolingo app added a “9% Fluent” to my German status. I answered all the placement questions correctly in the German test, and the Duolingo app placed me in Level 7 for German also.

How many levels are there? And really, how can you accurately assess a student who didn’t miss any questions? Since I answered all the placement questions correctly, shouldn’t the app either present more placement questions or else assume I know the language well enough that I do not need to study this language at all? To try to calibrate what “Level 7” means, I also took the placement test for Duolingo German I would estimate my German fluency to be at least 90%. I answered all the questions correctly on the placement test, and the Duolingo app determined from this that I am at “Level 7” in Korean But nowhere in the app does it explain what that means. But I wanted to at least kick the tires on the Duolingo app, so I installed it and took the placement test. So Duolingo lost their credibility on the first page.

Whether you’re a beginner starting with the basics or looking to practice your reading, writing, and speaking, Duolingo is scientifically proven to work.” Anybody who studies a language for just 5 minutes a day will never “learn” that language. I was immediately skeptical of the nonsense marketing on the Duolingo Korean website: “Learn Korean in just 5 minutes a day with our game-like lessons. So I gave it a try this week, and it was a very disappointing experience. When I started the Couch to Korean Challenge, Duolingo did not offer Korean, but they have recently added it to their list of languages. I had heard a lot about Duolingo from other language learners who were using it to study a variety of languages.

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