One of the key principles of the WordDive Method is to learn things permanently. Now all WordDive users together have learned 2 000 000 study items permanently. Thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated in reaching this important milestone! Two million Permanent items, July 8, 2013 Permanent learning is important for two reasons Learning the pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary permanently frees your working memory to concentrate on what you want to say. It is more useful to learn things…
Now the power of WordDive has been proven statistically. Users who learn 100 items permanently with WordDive can successfully produce an average of 80 items one year later, without repetition in between. The result is based on 10 000 anonymous random samples comparing April 2013 to April 2012 (margin of error ±2%). Permanent learning changes everything. You don’t have to learn the same things again and again, because every hour of study improves your language skills permanently. Language learning changes…
Vocabulary acquisition is crucial for second and foreign language learning, as emphasized in our last article. We need to grow and cultivate our vocabulary to progress in our language studies, but how does it actually happen? When can you say you have successfully learned a new word? This article will examine these questions, which are worthy of consideration – not just in a theoretical sense, but because a basic understanding of the vocabulary acquisition process is highly important for establishing…
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Words Will Get You Far: Why Is Vocabulary Acquisition So Important in Second and Foreign Language Learning?
February 25, 2013As discussed in the first post, vocabulary was for long an overlooked aspect of learning a new language. During the last decades, however, the vocabulary has moved from the periphery into a central position. Even a quick look at the recent linguistic research (1) reveals that more and more attention has been given to this disregarded “Cinderella of foreign language learning” (2). We find this attention truly well-deserved, as we are confident that vocabulary, including not just words but also…