Earl R. Merrill: Duolingo And Babbel May Not Teach You Much Of A Foreign Language, But They’ll Addict You

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Duolingo And Babbel May Not Teach You Much Of A Foreign Language, But They’ll Addict You

Says Duolingo’s CEO with frankness, “We prefer to be more on the addictive side than the fast-learning side. … In the U.S., about half of our users aren’t even really motivated to learn a language; they just want to pass the time on something besides Candy Crush.”