Eetu Laamanen, 26, started judo among other sports when he was a child. He decided to concentrate on judo when he started a sports high school. Judo seemed to be the most fitting sport to him, he had had some success in it, and compared with other sports, judo is multifaceted. “In judo I have needed all my skills. Practicing includes many things, not for example only strength or stamina, but a little bit of all aspects. It makes me…
Starting the new year by learning a new language or improving your old skills? We put together seven tips for achieving results and maintaining your interest to make your enthusiasm last. 1: Set your goal Decide what you want to achieve by the end of 2015: Learn enough to survive on a holiday abroad? The ability to have a chat with your foreign friend? With approximately 600 words you can have a basic conversation. Set a clear goal that matters…
WordDive has been designed to answer to different language learners’ needs in different and changing life situations. From the feedback we receive, we’re very happy to read that users with many and varied backgrounds and goals have found WordDive to be a great way to improve their language skills! In this new article series, we interview users who want to share their WordDive experiences with all of you. The series begins with city council member and immigrant activist Mohammad Azizi,…
In our globalized world, good language skills have become an important asset. At the same time, there is a growing demand for efficient and affordable language learning tools. We want to learn languages, but might not know the best and quickest way to do that. This is precisely the question WordDive was created to answer, and also the question Timo-Pekka Leinonen, the creator and CEO of WordDive, faced as a young man when looking for a personally suitable and modern…
To make WordDive match our users’ needs and expectations even better, we held a user survey last month. The most important purpose of the survey was to find out what you, the user, wanted to learn next. First of all, we would like to thank everyone who participated – within a week, we got roughly a thousand answers from our users around the world. Thank you very much for your valuable feedback!Now let’s take a look at the survey results and the effect…
Learning a new language is always a challenge. However, learning some languages can be a more demanding and time-consuming task than others. In this blog post we’ve put together our own “Top 5” of the languages which are often claimed to be the most difficult to learn for foreigners. Read more and find out what they are and why they are still worth your time and effort. WordDive TeamA mighty mix of language learning professionals, engineers, designers, user interface developers,…
