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We have reached 20 million permanent study items!

June 27, 2016

Time to celebrate! Together with all of our language learners, we have reached a new milestone: the total number of study items learned permanently by all WordDive users has exceeded 20 million. We want to thank you all for keeping up your good work and reaching this achievement with us. It is your continuous effort that we celebrate today! The WordDive method: Permanent learning as a core principle With WordDive, you repeat your study items exactly the amount of times that…

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Relax and enjoy – learning languages is fun!

June 6, 2016

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…

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What if your answer is almost correct?

May 9, 2016

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…

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Set your goal – WordDive chooses the right courses for you!

March 14, 2016

Once again, we have improved WordDive’s usability with a handy new feature! You decide what you’re aiming for with your language studies and WordDive tells you which courses you should take. You will now find the necessary courses right away, and the courses’ difficulty level and recommended order will be much easier to perceive. The new feature is available for all course packages, and you can choose your personal level from the following options: Basic level Do you want a…

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How to study two or more languages at the same time

January 15, 2016

The 71-year-old language learning veteran Jaakko Kääriä is currently studying three languages at the same time: Russian, Italian and Spanish. In addition to practicing with WordDive, Kääriä attends language courses at the community college and hones his skills by chatting with international friends. – I meet up with a Russian friend twice a week. He teaches me Russian and I teach him Finnish. Back when we started our language learning sessions, we didn’t have a common language at all because…

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2016

Would you like to do something new and different this year? We have an idea: choose a new language and culture that somehow fascinates you. Make it a hobby that you’ll enjoy and want to spend time on. You can even overdo it a bit in the beginning: search information about the country of your choice, listen to local music and watch movies produced in the country. As your knowledge and skills build up, you will realize how excited you…

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