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Old 10-11-2018, 10:34 PM   #8
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Duolingo is great for practice and has a great interface. I disagree that total immersion is the only way to become fluent in a language. Check out this site I believe it’s called fluent in 30 days. I like this guys approach because he emphasizes eliminating learning unnecessary words that you’re never going to use. In other words learn enough words and phrases to hold a basic conversation and build your skills from there.
Is it interactive?

If it is, it's essentially the same as immersion. It's just a quicker, dirtier version.

It's nearly impossible to become functionally fluent in a language without any feedback. Speaking is the smallest part of the battle, listening is the biggest.
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