I Learned French in 12 Months
I studied French from 7th-12th grade in an American High School. After that, I could not understand any French beyond &quot;bonjour&quot;. I could not have a conversation in French. I could conjugate verbs and I could read some. Fast forward 45 years and I retired and decided to actually learn French. I followed a very, very similar method and after 9 months of self study took a 2 week intensive course in France where I was told I was at B2 level. Obviously I didn&#x27;t start at A0 but when I first started with Duolingo, I remembered nothing. 45 years is a long gap. What he describes works. Even an old fart like me can get to B2 level with self study if they are motivated and use good resources. It&#x27;s never been easier to learn a language with all the excellent resources available.