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…
Every year the Red Herring magazine awards the Top 100 startup companies in Asia, Europe and America. In April 2015 WordDive made it to the European Top 100 list. ”It feels great to have succeeded in this competition. Study material will become electronic as surely as photography became digital and phones became mobile”, says Timo-Pekka Leinonen, the CEO of WordDive. An essential factor that affected WordDive’s awarding was WordDive’s English prep course for the high school final exam. In Finland and…
Good news to everyone studying Spanish! WordDive has put together a handy introduction to Spanish grammar. Our new grammar pages are free to use, and they provide an easy-to-understand overview of the basics of grammar. The pages present different areas of grammar. For example, get familiar with Spanish nouns and the way articles and adjectives correlate with them. You can learn about the three verb types in Spanish and how to apply them. If your goal is to work out…
How do you know when you have exercised enough? WordDive automatically optimizes the time for each user. The effectiveness of the program is based on studies proceeding as follows: First it takes a few minutes to warm up. Next there is a long optimal period when practicing is at its most effective. Then the effectiveness starts to decrease slowly, but practicing is still useful. You get a blue notification. Finally the effectiveness starts to decrease rapidly. Practicing this course more…