I would like to take a class, but I am finding it difficult to fit it in my schedule, maybe next year. I still don't see how one can learn a language solely from duolingo, but it's definitely a great aide. I've done about 40+ lesson groups so far, and I fumble a lot, make mistakes, and so on, but I find I am learning a lot. But there is a lot that I've learned that I don't think I was ever taught. Going into Duolingo, I remember a lot of the basic lessons, like Garcon, femme, filles, le, la, les, livre, and so on. Now I'm 40 and I wish I could go back and convince myself to stick with it, try harder, find other resources, ask for a tutor. I vowed never to do french again, because who needs that stupid language. Grade 9 (highschool), I took an easy French class to get the credit, skipped a lot because I also didn't like the teacher, and I think my previously poor french skills started to show. She was a nice person, but I really didn't jive well with her teaching method, and I withdrew interest from the class. Others I have known have praised her for being the best teacher ever. My french teacher from grade 5-8 was not a good teacher for me. I was never very good in it, and I skated by barely. But you gotta keep working through the feeling of complete confusion in order to get there. I can't tell you rules about pronouns with reflexive verbs, but I feel like I'm OK with that. But then one day I'll realize I'm getting a bunch of questions right without really thinking about it much. I'll feel completely stupid and lost for a while.
I feel like Duolingo learning comes in plateaus. They are mostly native francophones, so I haven't felt comfortable joining them yet. There's a French club in my town that I'd like to join once I've finished Duolingo. I also have a couple French speaking Facebook friends and I creep on their pages to try and understand their conversations. I've downloaded a couple French children's books from Amazon (theres a large free selection if you have Kindle unlimited, some are free with Prime reading). I also turn on French radio or news programs and have them playing in the background. Also, I wanted to add that, when I can, I supplement by reading articles in French.
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