Learning a new language requires some effort. Your initial enthusiasm might wear off if you feel that you’re not achieving results you hoped for. You don’t seem to find time for your studies, and you notice your motivation is decreasing. What should you do? You learn better when you’re having fun! Setting your own goals, scheduling your time and exercising regularly are all excellent ways to keep your motivation level high. The greatest results are attained if studying itself is…
Languages are learned by making mistakes, and before you know a new word permanently, you are likely to remember it only partly. This is why WordDive gives you points even when your answer is not fully correct. Once you have answered, you’ll see an answer icon in the window that pops up. This icon tells you just how well you know the study item you are practising. All in all, there are five different answer icons: Incorrect. You couldn’t find the…
Attention all of you studying Spanish: we have yet again broadened our Spanish course selection! The new Verb Conjugation in Present Tense grammar course focuses on learning to conjugate Spanish verbs, and it’s suitable for all elementary-level students as well as those who want to brush up their Spanish. For many, learning to conjugate verbs right seems like a tough job – no matter what the language. In this sense, Spanish isn’t the easiest language: in fact, verb conjugation is…
This week we have great news for those of you studying Finnish: the Comprehensive Finnish course package has been upgraded to meet our users’ individual needs better! In addition to the language basics and grammar courses, the package now includes six new courses focused on specific topics: Home and Living Shopping and Errands Traffic and Travel Health and Wellbeing Society and Environment Education and Working Life With the upgrade, it is now even easier for you to find the courses with…
Great news: the long-awaited WordDive application for Android is almost ready! A public test version is now available for all our users, and based on the feedback we’ve received, we’ll still give it a final touch-up before the official launch. So if you want to use the WordDive app, download the test version on your Android phone and give it a try! The app includes the following features among others: A clean and stylish layout that makes it easy to use.…
When you’re studying a foreign language on your computer or mobile device, you might notice that you need to use special characters that are not available on your regular keyboard. How to type accented letters? What about the German ß or the Spanish ñ? We have now improved our grammar courses with a feature that allows you to type special characters directly in the exercise window. Just click the Special Characters menu and choose the letter you need – it’s…