WordDive
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Type of site | Online language learning |
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| Available in | English, German, Swedish, Finnish |
| URL | www.worddive.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Current status | Online |
WordDive is an AI-based online language learning software and mobile application. Ten languages are currently offered: English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.
Concept
[edit]The method is based on the use of multiple senses, individual optimization[1] and game-like elements.[2] With the individual optimization feature, the course is modified based on the user's learning ability.
Recognition and awards
[edit]WordDive has been awarded as the Best e-Learning Solution in Finland, 2011,[3] as well as the Best Mobile Service in Finland, 2014.[4] In spring 2015, WordDive was selected as a Red Herring Europe Top 100 winner.[5] In November 2018 WordDive was certified for pedagogical quality by Education Alliance Finland, a teacher-led certification agency specialized in quality verification of educational solutions.[6]
Development
[edit]The company is based in Tampere, Finland. The service was launched in 2010. In 2020, the platform had 850,000 users in 150 countries.[7]
In Finland and Germany WordDive is best known for its English prep course.[8]
In Germany, the company is working together with brand ambassador Samu Haber, the frontman of the band Sunrise Avenue and a judge in The Voice of Germany.[9]
In January 2017, WordDive secured 1.2 million euros via the Invesdor crowdfunding platform,[10] and in April 2018 1.5 million euros in Privanet.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "WordDive created a clever way of learning languages". Good News from Finland. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "WordDive makes language studies addictive - Tampere – All Bright! Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "eOppimiskeskus - Previous Winners". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "The Best Mobile Service in Finland 2014". 2014.bestmobileservice.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "2015 Top 100 Europe: Winners — Red Herring". Red Herring. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Education Alliance Finland". Catalog of certified products. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Tammilehto, Pirkko (18 February 2020). "Tamperelainen yritys valjasti tekoälyn kielten opetukseen – Mobiilisovelluksen liikevaihto kovassa kasvussa". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Älypuhelin preppaa jo kymmeniä tuhansia abeja – suomalaisfirman tähtäimessä seuraavaksi Kiina ja Saksa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Saksalaisabit pääsevät opiskelemaan englantia Samu Haberin opastuksella". Radio Nova. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "WordDive". 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
- ^ "Around". around.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-24.