I find that the gamification in Duolingo gets some of my students involved who otherwise wouldn’t be. If they do well on a lesson, they can get bonus points, so they might only need to do four lessons each week instead of five. Since each Duolingo French lesson earns between 10-15 points, they need to do only one lesson per day to meet that goal. Until then, you can just assign an XP goal. They hope to have that function working in January 2024. With the new Duolingo French path, you can’t assign specific lessons or skills. You can now assign activities to your students. This can make it frustrating once they start doing the lessons, so maybe mention to them that they will only be causing trouble for themselves by doing this. You can allow them to test into the appropriate unit, but beware that some students are good at guessing or will use an online translator – and this will place them into a much more advanced level than they are ready for. Obviously with level 1, they will start from scratch.

Once they’ve joined your class, they’ll be asked whether they are starting from scratch or if they’ve already studied some French. This works on both mobile devices and computers.

To add your students, you can send them the link and they can join Duolingo, or if they already have it they can join your class by clicking on the link and logging in with their existing account. You’ll choose the language and give each class a name. You will need to visit the schools version of Duolingo to set up your classes. It’s easy to use and your students will enjoy the gamified aspects of learning – some of my students who won’t do any other assignments will participate in the Duolingo ones. I’ve been using it this year with my classes and I’ve found it to be a useful addition to our weekly routine.

If you haven’t yet tried out Duolingo French, you might want to take a look.

Duolingo French podcasts – a great resource for intermediates.

What else does Duolingo French offer besides the lessons?.

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