Duolingo was based on a similar concept to Re-CAPTCHA. I will be canceling my pro plan until they rectify this or switching to Babble where they take the time to do it right.Luis Von Ahn (who is known for his work in CAPTCHA and Re-CAPTCHA) and his student Severin Hacker were the founders of Duolingo. the lack of this keyboard makes learning clunky if not impossible. If a language course is going to offer languages that use a non Latin based alphabet - like Russian, for instance, they should include a Russian keyboard. The lessons are straight forward, and my Spanish has improved significantly from using duolingo. Picking up a second language is really easy. I should not have to bounce out to a separate window to formulate my text in Russian and copy and paste it into duolingo. I should not have to install something extra on my phone or computer. The fact they do not offer this when other language learning companies do is a cop out. You won't get far with the lack of a Cyrillic keyboard, for instance. If you have a need or desire to learn something unique like Russian, Ukranian, Arabic, etc, I would steer clear and go with Babble or Rosetta Stone. Only worth it, however, if you stick with latin based languages. Overall, duolingo is a fast and easy way to learn new languages. The mobile app still lacks various features available in the web app. Not everyone learns at the same pace, and I think this balancing still has an opportunity for improvement. Sometimes the lessons do feel kind of repetitive. While Duolingo gives a way of learning in a fun casual way in a gamified environment, someone who has a higher priority of learning a language over other activities might find Duolingo's pace rather slow. One great part is, anyone can dive in to learn any language without spending money while staying opted out of any advertisements. Progress tracking, looking back into previously learned contents, leaderboards, community to discuss with other learners/experts - everything is well organized and easily accessible.

One of the most attractive things about Duolingo is the way the entire learning process is set up - Gamified, relaxing bite-sized lessons to dive into anytime, even on the go. PROSĪ wide range of language courses is available to enroll. As the lessons are short in length, I usually get into a lesson without dedicating a long session for it. Daily challenges, leaderboards, progress reports, reminders, the app's relaxing theme - everything suits my passive learning style.

Duolingo knows how to keep learners motivated.

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