Duolingo Versus Rosetta Stone: Gamified Versus Systematic Language Learning

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[ufoproductions]

I sometimes feel like I learn more from the hints in Duolingo than the actual lesson. I always make sure to view the hints before doing it to reinforce something new.

[denishavail]

Thank you, I was having problems with choosing an app to learn and what I'm ending up doing is using both and see which one wins. This is the exact video I've been looking for as I've been searching online "what is the difference between Rosetta Stone and Duolingo" and haven't found many rewarding answers. Also, I love learning about languages recently as I was told that I don't have very good language or comprehension skills and at 45 I don't want it to decline, I want it to continue to get better. Subscribed.

[im_Dafox]

Hey Mark, thanks a lot. A lot of videos talk about them but I found yours to be the best one for what I needed :]
I have a bit more than a year to learn and practice Korean. I think I'll get a plan from Rosetta stone. Tried their 3 days trial, liked the fact that it was full immersion.
Still keeping duolinguo though, always better to have multiple resources.
Anyway, thanks again !

[goodbook]

Great video! This was really helpful. Thank you so much!

[laurasmith]

A great video, so helpful, many thanks

[emiliewolf]

Fabulous breakdown, Mark! I love that you showed your work and all the research and thought that went into your opinion. The fast pace was good, and I was hanging on your every word. Every part of the video had value and you look like you had a lot of fun making it! 💯
Now I know the differences of both and which is best for my needs 😊

[Mdsub]

So I'm currently using Doulingo to learn Spanish. I plan on getting Rosetta Stone for Christmas. I really enjoyed the breakdown on the strengths & weaknesses of each program. My hope is that with a little work each day between both programs I'll become proficient in Spanish....then perhaps I'll venture into another language.

[tiagogoncalves]

Hi, I´m Brazilian. My native language is portuguese. I achieved my fluency in english. Even though I´m fluent in english I keep working hard to get better and better in english because of my goals and because it became a passion for me. I use both(Duolingo and rosetta stones). But I do a lot of things for my english.

[AngelVazquez-xhdh]

I'm learning Arabic too. Duolingo has been waaaay more helpful than Rosetta Stone.

[sranascto]

Great video, it helped me a lot. And you have a nice voice 😊 Thanks for sharing!

[sevret]

I'm doing Japanese in Duolingo and I must say that I quite like the listening exercises and don't find them hard to understand. Sometimes Duolingo gives them too early when I don't know enough of the vocab and I just have to skip them, but when they work they work great.

So I guess this differs from language to language.

I don't think one can draw conclusions from this to more difficult languages, as Spanish and Italian is much closer to English than let say Russian and Japanese, so this might change how effective Rosetta Stone's no English approach is.

[noahh]

U look so much different than u did at the beginning of the year omg. Also I am learning German and Korean on Duolingo & it’s pretty great. Plus it is free lol. Great video as always dude (:

[hesmotit]

This is an incredibly comprehensive review of these 2 programs. This video needs more thumbs up.

[shantaeforsmash]

I think Duolingo is good for someone completely new to a language, to 'get your toes wet' and then supplement it with other resources for the language. I do agree that the listening and speaking sections can be a bit flawed at times.

[nyameowmeowmeow]

thank you so much! you are helping me with my assignment right now

[matthewblankowski]

Thanks for the data focused review dude

[thecreditsisters]

This was very helpful. You're awesome!!

[janedmunds]

Earlier this year I paid in advance for a year of Duolingo Plus and after about a month it just went away, reverted back to the free version. Tried reloading app. Duolingo has zero customer service. So I’m just out of luck, and $100. I’m not paying them again...

[APoetsCorner]

Duo lingo is free, and becomes more fun as you level up.

[jocelioferreira]

I love your video! I'm looking for English online class. There are many person looking for English as a second language. Please make a video about English course. Thanks so much!