It’s time for a party! We have reached a new, impressive milestone: the total number of study items learned permanently by WordDive users has exceeded 10 million. This is a very impressive achievement that belongs to all of you. You are really persistent and hard-working students! Did you know that the whole WordDive method is developed around permanent learning? With WordDive, you repeat things exactly the amount of times that is necessary for you. When you exercise for a long time, the…
Anne Salomäki, Journalist (Good News from Finland), has tried using WordDive for the first time. In her recent article she shares the experience of brushing up her French and Spanish and starting to learn German with WordDive. She also talked to Timo-Pekka Leinonen, WordDive CEO, about the story behind the program and asked him about different features of the service and future plans. “Will WordDive bring back my lost French? Starting to use the service is effortless. Whilst clicking on…
“The WordDive method of listening and writing helps the students learn phoneme-letter equivalence”, writes linguist Maiju Mäkelä in her thesis for the Department of Languages in the University of Jyväskylä. Up to 75 percent of the study participants say their oral language – i.e. speaking – skills have improved thanks to WordDive. Maiju Mäkelä’s research focuses on students’ experiences and perceptions about learning Finnish and using WordDive. According to the study, it is actually possible to use the vocabulary learned…
Summer holidays are just around the corner, so it is about time to brush up your language skills for a stay abroad. WordDive’s British English for Travel course package includes the most important topics related to holidays and travelling. Asking for directions, ordering food at the restaurant or renting a car from the rental store – all these things are easy when you know the correct expressions! With the British English for Travel course package you will learn all these important topics and be able to communicate…
After the great success of WordDive’s English, Spanish and Finnish grammar pages, we have good news for our Swedish grammar enthusiasts. WordDive’s new free-to-use Swedish grammar page is here! Just as the English language, Swedish has rather clear and straightforward grammatical rules. WordDive has put together an overview of the 10 most important Swedish grammar topics for you and created an easy-to-understand Swedish grammar guide. Every section concentrates on a different topic, and you can either proceed step-by-step from one to ten or pick those topics that…
WordDive’s Comprehensive British English course package is one of the favorites of our language learners. Now it has been extended by one more course: WordDive’s new Politics and Society course for British English. This course is especially useful for all those who always wanted to participate in political discussions or follow politics in general. It includes different fields ranging from law to elections. Find your way through the jungle of political discussions, columns and the latest news from UK political developments and…