the microphone isn't picking up whether i am pronouncing something correctly or not. it is on

[Usagiboy7]

This is normal. Many people turn off the mics. I turn mine off and just practice saying everything out loud or signing the answers or both. :)

[maria.chorney]

thanks so much. i have done that and hoping that i still learn something : )

[Usagiboy7]

As long as you stick to saying everything out loud, it will be a boon to you. The mic was intended to encourage people to practice speaking more than anything. :)

[gatoblanco26]

Yes I have had the same problem. At first I thought it was my bad accent but then I realized i could hear my voice when I hit the microphone again after getting something right. For many of the ones I got wrong, the mike didn't pick up anything so I had to turn it off to escape the duo lingo purgatory of saying the same thing over and over and over and never being heard. But I always turn it on again because I need the practice.