Unfortunately, I'm not sure how useful it would be for language learning. I've been using the Fluent Forever approach and whenever I've dipped back into "translation" style methods like Duolingo it feels counterproductive, like I'm tying English words to Spanish words rather than creating a direct connection between the Spanish word and the object or concept that it represents.
I like the idea of subtitles in your target language while watching a show or movie in your target language but that's usually available without third party help.
The app is helpful if you want to quickly save expressions you want to remember later while you are watching the movie and you don't want to distract yourself.
I would probably stick to Anki, I'm a little suss about the app. The website is https://fluent-forever.com and the book outlines a method for using Anki to learn languages. The approach is to start with pronunciation first, then work on phonics, then vocabulary, then grammar rather than learning a bunch of canned sentences.
The book mentions moving on to movies and tv shows when you have a decent grasp of grammar and know the ~800 most common words in your target language. I have a trip to Spain coming up and my plan is to spend the last two weeks before I go watching movies and reading/listening to audiobooks in Spanish. (Listening so I can follow along while reading.)
I'm very happy with my progress so far after having little luck with Rosetta Stone and Duolingo.
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Cool app!
Unfortunately, I'm not sure how useful it would be for language learning. I've been using the Fluent Forever approach and whenever I've dipped back into "translation" style methods like Duolingo it feels counterproductive, like I'm tying English words to Spanish words rather than creating a direct connection between the Spanish word and the object or concept that it represents.
I like the idea of subtitles in your target language while watching a show or movie in your target language but that's usually available without third party help.
Thank you!
Please read my comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17627899
The app is helpful if you want to quickly save expressions you want to remember later while you are watching the movie and you don't want to distract yourself.
Care to explain what is Fluent Forever approach and how do I download their app?
I would probably stick to Anki, I'm a little suss about the app. The website is https://fluent-forever.com and the book outlines a method for using Anki to learn languages. The approach is to start with pronunciation first, then work on phonics, then vocabulary, then grammar rather than learning a bunch of canned sentences.
The book mentions moving on to movies and tv shows when you have a decent grasp of grammar and know the ~800 most common words in your target language. I have a trip to Spain coming up and my plan is to spend the last two weeks before I go watching movies and reading/listening to audiobooks in Spanish. (Listening so I can follow along while reading.)
I'm very happy with my progress so far after having little luck with Rosetta Stone and Duolingo.