Hello friendos Your librarian here with a tip Ditch Duolingo and their AI and use your library card to access Mango or Rosetta at your library. You can also check out language CDs and DVDs, as well as books, phrase books, dictionaries and e-resources. - ThreadSky

ladyjenpool.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Hello friendos

Your librarian here with a tip

Ditch Duolingo and their AI and use your library card to access Mango or Rosetta at your library. You can also check out language CDs and DVDs, as well as books, phrase books, dictionaries and e-resources.

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lizzierie.bsky.social•1 day ago

How can we find out if we have access to the software with our library?

ladyjenpool.bsky.social•1 day ago

It should be on your library website, if you can't find it, just ask!

lizzierie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Found it! My library system offers both, is there one you’d recommend over the other?

ladyjenpool.bsky.social•1 day ago

No, it really depends on what you're comfortable with. Try both, see what works for you.

dominionprime.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oooo I didn't know about Mango and my library has it. Last time I used Duolingo it seemed not super great but it was better than nothing. Will check out Mango. Thanks!

verosthewriter.bsky.social•1 day ago

@thesourcherry.bsky.social, you might find this useful?

rdyfrde.bsky.social•1 day ago

Duolingo was so annoying that I dropped it a while back. I just wish there were more language resources for Finnish. Most major language software like Rosetta Stone don't have it 😐

ladyjenpool.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mango offers Finnish last time I checked

rdyfrde.bsky.social•1 day ago

Last time I looked a while ago they didn't have it. Good to know 🙂

hellias.bsky.social•23 hours ago

try speakly, it's decent! there are also loads of books and stuff out there for finnish too, if you're looking for those

rdyfrde.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Yeah I have tons of books. I was looking for software that has audio to listen and repeat sort of thing

hellias.bsky.social•22 hours ago

definitely try speakly then, and also glossika, if you really like speak/repeat!

madfishmonger.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Some years ago I was learning with a great series of books called [Language] in 10 Minutes a Day, they were fun.

drew.rw•16 hours ago

And DVDs with foreign language dubs!

curubethion.bsky.social•1 day ago

I checked to be sure but Mango has apparently also been dipping into AI. Which is a bummer because otherwise I've loved them as a language learning app.

Their explanation is... Something I'm still mulling over. Could be worse but I'm not sure I like it
https://mangolanguages.com/resources/learn/general/miscellaneous/how-mango-languages-is-using-ai-to-support-language-learning

homebrewandhacking.bsky.social•19 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/japanesetalk.bsky.social/post/3lnxvu3g7hc2s

amrawramb.bsky.social•1 day ago

Didn't Rosetta Stone also start using AI?

arthfach.com•1 day ago

Even if so, you can (in theory) torrent the last version of it that did not have AI and should be fine with that.

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