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September 2015

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WordDive donates a free Finnish course package to asylum seekers

September 25, 2015

Asylum seekers, waiting for their application to be processed, live in the reception centers for months. Meanwhile they study the local language, culture and customs. In the Finnish reception centers there are Finnish teachers and voluntary workers, but according to Senior Adviser Inkeri Mellanen from the Finnish Immigration Service, the need for additional materials is pressing: “The asylum seekers want to study more than the amount of lessons we can offer.” WordDive wants to meet this need by donating a free…

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European Day of Languages: A reason to celebrate!

September 24, 2015

On Saturday, September 26, is the annual European Day of Languages. The purpose of this day is to celebrate the linguistic diversity of Europe and emphasize the importance of good language skills and life-long learning, as well as to encourage people to study new languages. Learning a new language can be a challenge and it requires continuous practice. WordDive offers you a wide range of courses for each language. Celebrate the Day of Languages by continuing your language studies. Today is…

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Check out WordDive’s new look and feel

September 23, 2015

WordDive is updating its look and feel. The old design underwent a complete overhaul, and our new look is fresh, spacious and vibrant. The new colors are brighter and the fonts are easier to read. We hope this makes your studying even more pleasant, fast and fun. The improved look is launched first in the English and Russian versions of our site. The rest of the language versions will be ready by the end of the year. The basic functionalities and game mechanics of the…

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Big step forward: the new iPad app is released!

September 16, 2015

The new version of the free WordDive app is available for download. It comes with much anticipated support for iPad. If you haven’t tried it yet, download it now on the App Store. You can now use WordDive with desktop (Windows, Apple and Linux), iPhone, iPad and Android tablets (with Chrome browser). Our next focus will be on developing an app for Android. The objective is to offer you a smooth study experience – we want you to be able to study…

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Be careful – WordDive makes language learning addictive

September 15, 2015

“Globalization increases the need to learn languages with people and business moving across borders”, writes journalist Päivi Stenroos in her recent article for Tampere – All Bright! Magazine. “Demand increases supply, and there is a large number of various online language learning services available nowadays.” She asked Timo-Pekka Leinonen, WordDive CEO, how WordDive aims to stand out from the crowd. “We started out by thinking what the computer can do for the student. It can be a personal instructor that individually optimises the learning…

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Want a new challenge? Learn Spanish grammar!

September 14, 2015

Spanish grammar is not the simplest in the world: for example, the verbs are potentially marked for tense, aspect, mood, person, and number, resulting in about fifty conjugated forms per verb. Nevertheless, Spanish is the world’s fourth most spoken language: it is spoken by about 400 million people as their mother tongue. This makes it a useful language especially in the fields of tourism, culture and foreign trade. In the WordDive method, the study items are presented in example sentences, which also include grammatical constructions suitable for the skill…

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