Any English speakers here ever use an (online language learning app) to learn a foreign language?

I studied languages in classrooms, way before there was such a thing as computers. Sometimes all day for months.

1. Many years ago, as a teenager, I took a course in High School learning language the old traditional way.
2. Back then, I did poorly in that High School course.
3. Because of that experience, I don't believe that the old traditonal classroom training would work for me.
3. I just couldn't grasp learning a foreign language that way.
4. Decades later, I tried self study language books and got much better results.
5. The one downside to learning language from self study books is you can never be sure of your (pronunciation). There was no audio just paper books.
6. The age of the internet opened up a whole new world of language learning sources and language learning methods.
7. I've already briefly tried three different online language apps.
8. Each one, I got something out of it.
9. But, neither one was quite what I was looking for.
10. Through trial and error, I know what techniques and methods would work for me.
11. I just have to find a source that teaches the particular techniques and methods I am looking for.
12. I haven't yet found a source that teaches my preferred methods and preferred techniques.
13. One other thing. I've also click on various youtube videos that teaches languages.
14. The upside to youtube videos is you get to learn and hear correct pronunciations.
15. The downside with youtube videos is that they are random. They aren't actual courses.

There is a series of audio only courses called Learning Spanish Like Crazy. I didn't exactly learn Spanish, but is worked better than anything else I tried. Don't know if it's still available.

yup, it's still available ...

I have used various methods. I have studied Italian, Greek, Russian, German, French, Spanish, and Mandarin, to varying degrees of success at the time. Of course, once you don't use it, you generally lose it... although my ancient Italian came in useful a couple of times while on holiday or assisting someone in the library.

Recently I have been using "Spanish with Paul", and "Spring Spanish", which talks about using 'chunks' to learn. I haven't found a Spanish channel on either tv or radio to listen to, and listening is critical in learning. In some countries, the Spanish drop the 's', so 'dos' (two) is just 'do'. That makes it quite confusing. Likewise, I recently heard the French have dropped the 'pas' in 'ne pas' - apparently you now just say 'ne'. Je ne sais, instead of je ne sais pas. Hard to keep up. Also, some Spanish is pronounced differently from country to country, as it 'pollo'. In Uruguay, it's pronounced 'pojo', whereas in Nicaragua, it's 'poyo'.

1. I am using the online (pimsleur) language learning course.

2. So far, I really like the course and the teaching methodology.

3. I think this is just the type of course that will work best for me.

I've heard of it. If it came with a cassette version, I may have checked it out from the library. Whatever I had was actually pretty good. Sadly, I don't have a gift for languages. After two years in Germany, I was able to get food, lodging, and transportation. That was something like fifty years ago, so forget that!

I'm using Duolingo now to work on Spanish, but I studied Spanish when I was younger, so I have a leg up on vocabulary. It's fun, but I'm not far enough along to find myself making Spanish sentences during the day.

1. At one point, I did briefly try the Duolingo.

2. I didn't find Duolingo to be the type of app I was looking for.

3. Recently, I've been using Pimsleur app.

4. So far, the Pimsleur app is precisely what I was looking for.

5. I find this app to be very beneficial and a good learning tool.

6. It should take approximately five to six months for me to finish the course on the Pimsleur app.

7. So far, I am loving this app.

1. I am finally getting a real grasp of the language I'm learning.

2. I now, look forward to my daily lessons on the app I recently started using.

Duolingo has a podcast in Spanish for learning students. I'm going to try that soon.

1. I know someone who have been using Duolingo to learn Spanish for the last several months.

2. He is keeping up his streak.

3. I have tried various different sources, on and off, for a couple of years to learn Mandarin.

4. Learning to engage in (everyday casual conversation) in Mandarin is my actual goal.

5. I don't have any interest in learning to read or write in Mandarin.

6. My motivation is to learn how to speak and understand what I hear in everyday casual conversation.

7. There are many different sources to learn languages.

8. It's just a matter of preferences and a person's individual goal.