Evaluating the Reading and Listening Outcomes of Beginning-Level Duolingo Courses

Autor/inn/en	Jiang, Xiangying; Rollinson, Joseph; Plonsky, Luke; Gustafson, Erin; Pajak, Bozena
Titel	Evaluating the Reading and Listening Outcomes of Beginning-Level Duolingo Courses
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 54 (2021) 4, S.974-1002 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12600
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Teaching Methods; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Computer Software; Reading Comprehension; Listening Comprehension; Language Proficiency; Spanish; French; Scores; Instructional Effectiveness; Guidelines; Rating Scales; Introductory Courses; Higher Education; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Leseverstehen; Hörverständnis; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Spanisch; Französisch; Unterrichtserfolg; Richtlinien; Rating-Skala; Einführungskurs; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Duolingo is a commercial language-teaching platform that offers free courses on the web and on mobile apps. This study reports the ACTFL listening and reading proficiency levels of adult Duolingo learners who had completed beginning-level courses in Spanish or French. The participants (n = 225) were learners residing in the United States, had little to no prior proficiency in the target language, and used Duolingo as their only learning tool. The Duolingo learners reached Intermediate Low in reading and Novice High in listening. No other skills were assessed. Their reading and listening scores were comparable with those of university students at the end of the fourth semester of study. The findings of the study suggest that Duolingo can be an effective tool for foreign language learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01