Starting the new year by learning a new language or improving your old skills? We put together seven tips for achieving results and maintaining your interest to make your enthusiasm last. 1: Set your goal Decide what you want to achieve by the end of 2015: Learn enough to survive on a holiday abroad? The ability to have a chat with your foreign friend? With approximately 600 words you can have a basic conversation. Set a clear goal that matters…
Learning a new language is always a challenge. However, learning some languages can be a more demanding and time-consuming task than others. In this blog post we’ve put together our own “Top 5” of the languages which are often claimed to be the most difficult to learn for foreigners. Read more and find out what they are and why they are still worth your time and effort. WordDive TeamA mighty mix of language learning professionals, engineers, designers, user interface developers,…
Children pick up languages with a sponge-like ease, but for many adults at different stages of life learning a foreign language is an overwhelming, if not an impossible, task. Or so it seems. Today we would like to focus on the question in the title: What is the best age to learn a new language? And, consequently, is any age better than another for language acquisition? WordDive TeamA mighty mix of language learning professionals, engineers, designers, user interface developers, gamers…
What a great time we’ve all had during these past few weeks! So much fun, so many hopes and plans for the next year. Now, that we’ve turned the symbolic new page of 2014, the excitement has subsided a little, and soon we will be back to our everyday lives. Lives which are packed full with routines, minor worries and things to do every day. The big question is: Will you do something about your hopes and plans this year,…
Whatever questions you might have about language learning, we are happy to answer them in our blog. In today’s post we would like to focus on a topic which has surfaced a number of times recently, and namely, if it is possible to learn grammar with WordDive, and how this should be done. WordDive TeamA mighty mix of language learning professionals, engineers, designers, user interface developers, gamers and psychologists. www.worddive.com…
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…