“Definitely aurinko (the sun). It sounds so beautiful and reminds me of the magical AURYN talisman in The Neverending Story”, responds the Catalan Rodolfo Garrido Andrés when he is asked about his favorite Finnish word. Rodolfo started studying Finnish a couple of years ago when he started going out with a Finn. “I started to learn Finnish out of respect for him. I wouldn’t have had to, but I love languages! We are not together any more, but I have…
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…
Being retired does not mean retiring from active life any more. On the contrary – many retirees spend their time participating actively in hobbies, traveling and doing other enjoyable things. Self-development, as well as maintaining mental and physical health, is a major part of today’s retiree lifestyle. Learning new languages is also on the menu for more and more elderly people. There are as many reasons and goals as there are learners, but for many, studying in itself is a…
Great news: WordDive has won the Best Mobile Service in Finland 2014 contest! WordDive has been awarded as the best service supporting multi-cultural adaptation and minority language groups. Services in this category help their users to integrate into Finnish society, make daily life easier or support multiculturalism in Finland. The contest was organised by Teleforum ry and Teknologiateollisuus ry. The winners were chosen based on public votes and the decision of the jury, consisting of foreperson, the Minister of Education, Science and…
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Read about other WordDive users’ experiences in our new article series!
October 12, 2014WordDive 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,…