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918% growth in 4 years. Would you like to be a part of the WordDive success story?

March 19, 2018

WordDive share issue is open from 19th March to 20th April 2018 Breakthrough in learning speaking skills WordDive is about to take digital language learning to a completely new level worldwide. Last year, we developed a prototype of an innovation that teaches foreign language oral skills with a mobile application. The innovation is based on artificial intelligence that is able to recognize pronunciation errors affecting understandability and give personal instructions on how to improve. The ability to speak fluently is…

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How to survive any conversation in a foreign language

March 8, 2018

Do conversations in a foreign language feel intimidating because you feel like you don’t know how to say what you want? Are you afraid of the awkward silence and the drops of sweat dripping down your forehead as you struggle in search for words and some way to express what you want to convey? We know how you feel. Actually, anyone who has ever tried talking to someone in a foreign language knows how you feel. When this happens, the most important…

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The four cornerstones of language learning, part 4: Speaking

February 23, 2018

In the three previous parts of our “The four cornerstones of language learning” blog series, we have given tips on how to improve your foreign language listening, reading and writing skills. This is the final part of the blog series, and it covers what may be the most difficult part of language learning: speaking. Speaking a foreign language may feel scary, but there’s no need to be too nervous about it. When you are travelling and talking to locals, they…

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Customer success story: Hannele

February 16, 2018

”I got a three-month gift card for WordDive as a Christmas present from my brother. I chose to use it for German – it used to be my favorite language in school, but I haven’t really used it since. I have now been using WordDive for a bit over a month and have managed to complete 7 courses and over 700 permanently learned study items. Learning with WordDive has been simple and extremely addictive. In the exercises, you need to…

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The four cornerstones of language learning, part 3: Writing

February 13, 2018

Having language skills means being able to both understand and produce language by writing and speaking. In this third part of our blog series, we will focus our attention on writing. Even though I definitely encourage you to actually start speaking the language you are learning from day one, it might feel too scary. Writing might seem like a safer option, and that’s completely okay. In fact, it can be a really good idea to write down some simple scripts…

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The four cornerstones of language learning, part 2: Reading

February 2, 2018

Today we will continue with our blog series “The four cornerstones of language learning”. The previous part of the series focused on improving listening comprehension, and today we will dig into reading. Reading helps you to comprehend many aspects of language. You will learn different sentence structures and typical expressions from different texts. This happens unconsciously, and will also help you with listening and writing skills as the structures of the language become second nature. If you want to improve your…

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