<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@film_girl" class="u-url mention">@<span>film_girl</span></a></span> I would recommend reading this essay Christina: <a href="https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-22/duolingo-language-learning-fluency" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedial.world/articles/news/is</span><span class="invisible">sue-22/duolingo-language-learning-fluency</span></a></p><p>As someone who learned two foreign languages in her adult life, I would not recommend using Duolingo / or any apps that gamify the language learning process. </p><p>Books and magazines / TV shows with subtitles on / practicing with native speakers have been my ways to learn</p>