Sofia222677 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:54 pmDana_Dany Danuta wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:04 amI am surprised by the popularity of the Italian language, because it is short and has no history, but maybe immigrants contribute to these statistics, or there is simply a fashion for a some language!
If by "history" you mean "stories", actually the Italian course does have them as well (there are fewer sets though). I'm pretty sure it's not immigrants, the number of them coming to Italy has been on the decrease for a few years now, if I recall correctly.
Italy is a popular holiday destination, and its art and culture are appealing to quite a few people.That being said, I was also surprised the first time I checked the list of courses from English ordered by number of learners. (But over time, this turned into dismay; the 6th most popular course from English — and reportedly the only one of the few original Duolingo trees is shamefully neglected, it's hardly undergone any update.)
Hi, yes Italian has stories, but very short - sorry. sometimes you can go wrong. hehe
You are right that Italy is a popular holiday destination and its art and culture attract a lot of tourists and maybe that's why there is more interest in the Italian language!