Duolingo is one of the most popular language learning apps. It provides a free and wide range of language courses for people starting from different mother tongues, including Scandinavian and Klingon. But, it's missing one of the most basic and demanded courses, Arabic for English speakers. Duolingo did announce some years ago that it will launch the course, but keeps delaying the date. Do you think this is done to keep the divide between the people?
Of course there are alternatives, but the app seems rightfully popular.
>The app has about 300 million registered users across the world. >Alexa rank 863 (May 2018) >Launched 30 November 2011 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duolingo
In Israel (my country) it used to be that you learned "Literary Arabic" in school (lots of grammar, i'm thinking it's mostly relevant for the foreign intelligence industrial complex, to discourage the student and maintain the culture gap), which leaves you unable to speak to the person on the street. Fortunately, most Israeli Arabs can talk Hebrew. I was told that Russian students were taught English the same way, finishing school proficient in grammar but unable to converse. From what I heard, today's Israeli curriculum teaches the local dialect of Palestinian Arabic which is good.
I think the Duolingo course would be especially relevant for Europeans, with the immigration and all. Of course leaving it up to a private company or NGO is unfortunate in a way, maybe it should be a government initiative (regardless if you are pro / against the immigration).
Arabic is a complex language that doesn't always have 1:1 translation.
>user we have significantly harder languages like Chinese and Korean though.
Ive been doing Arabic for about three years and have had similar problems with teaching tools. Either they aren't really that great or they drown in details. Imo Arabic as a language has not had the time or the resources to develop significant academic materials like most Asian and European languages.
As for the conspiracy of yours. I don't understand why a language learning application would go so far as to sabotage their own product to arbitrarily keep people apart when other products, school's, and just straight immersion still exist.
Luke Robinson
>In Israel (my country) Fuck off, kike.I'm also from there
I'm relieved i'm not the only one who found Arabic resources to be limited.
Regarding the conspiracy, the company is heavily funded by Google, which isn't known for it's ethics. Just a thought, could be wrong. >Duolingo is funded by Union Square Venture Partners ($3.3 million in 2011), New Enterprise Associates ($15 million), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ($20 million), Google Capital ($45 million), Ashton Kutcher's A-Grade Investments, and Tim Ferriss. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duolingo#Investors
And while school's and immersion can be great, the reality is that the masses don't have time or money. Studying for free with an engaging app for a few minutes a day seems like a preferred option.
Logan King
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Xavier Rodriguez
Thanks, I forgot about Jow Forums and might post there. Sorry if this isn't the right venue.
Juan Myers
Hi :)
Julian Sanders
>/x/ lol
Lincoln Lee
Why on Earth would anyone want to learn Arabic if you're not a convert to Islam? Literal meme-tier language with no use in the modern world.
