Pump English with LinguaLeo: create thematic dictionaries, train your memory and study in a group!



    In our work, we are guided by the company's mission - to make learning a foreign language convenient, involving and effective. Over the past six months, the LinguaLeo team has been analyzing user behavior and their preferences for learning English. Based on this data, we have improved the product and developed several new features. As a result, today we are ready to announce three cool tools that will be useful both for self-study and for those who teach English in groups. Each of them takes into account the needs of the user and is aimed at achieving tangible results in a short time. So what are these tools?

    Firstly, now each user can createand publish thematic word sets on LinguaLeo. You can share them with everyone or send a link to the set to someone alone. Secondly, now all studied sets of words can be carried out through training brainstorm . It is designed so that the user quickly remembers the meaning and spelling of words. Thirdly, you can now learn English in LinguaLeo in a group .

    Under the cut, we will tell you what happened and how it works.

    Create and publish thematic word sets on LinguaLeo



    The first situation: you are a fan of the English-language series, any fashion movement or your profession. What are you interested in? Maybe street racing, zoology, or make-up. Create a set of words with the appropriate name and words. For example, one of our users can now retell the storyline of the series “The Game of Thrones” without problems after creating such a thematic set:


    Thematic set of words from the user of the service


    Situation two: you attend language courses or your subject is English. On the eve of a dictionary dictation or test, create a set of words in the service, go through a brainstorm training and feel like a god! How to do it: select the “My words” tab in the “ Words and Phrases ” section and create a set of words on a specific topic. We’ll tell you about the training separately.


    Personal account: sets of words


    Now everyone can create a set of words on topics of interest to him and share it with friends. In the future, it will be possible to send the kit for moderation, after which it will be available to all existing 8 million users! Then we plan to automatically publish such sets with the possibility of user voting and navigation on topics.

    Learning words in a brainstorm training




    Training Page


    The best result in learning new words gives an integrated approach. You need to remember the meaning, spelling and sound, and then repeat the exercise after a while. With this approach, words are remembered quickly and for a long time. With this in mind, we created a special brainstorm training . In fact, this is an exercise program that gives a tangible result after its first passage. It looks like this:


    Learning new words


    The secret to quick memorization is simple. It consists in intensive study of small groups of words. In one session you will learn 6 words. First, remember the translation, then the spelling and at the last exercise you recognize by ear. Training continues until you succeed by completing all exercises with each word correctly. We will save cases in which there were errors so that you can return to them the next day. This is the first implementation of interval repetition, which will soon be developed.

    The plans are to improve the user error correction algorithm, as well as train the memory. In other words, the service will take into account incorrect execution and consistently clarify the spelling or meaning with prompts. The moment when you “forget” the word will also be taken into account: in three-day, weekly or three-week time periods. All data will be analyzed during the construction of the algorithm, and the user will eventually receive the most suitable program for him.

    We create our own group on LinguaLeo and add colleagues and brothers in the workshop



    The third tool is aimed at simultaneously improving the language skills of several users. Ideal for training company employees and students in group courses. In the group version, you can appoint an administrator who sets tasks and monitors the result.


    Group Admin Page on LinguaLeo


    The first situation: the company enters the international market, and its employees need to learn phrases and expressions of business correspondence and terms related to the profile of the company. In this case, you can appoint an HR manager as an administrator, and he will assign tasks in accordance with the goals of the company, for example, taking a business English course and a grammar course for advanced ones .

    Situation two: an English teacher who teaches several students at the same level. Ask your teacher to create a group for you on LinguaLeo. You will be able to receive and perform tasks remotely. The teacher, in turn, will have the opportunity to monitor your progress and adjust the program.

    Now the group version is underwaybeta . We are waiting for your feedback and recommendations for improving the product.

    An important announcement: just in a new separate team of the group version, which will also deal with many aspects of sociality on LinguaLeo, we are looking for two talented developers: a backend developer and a frontend developer. Requirements for candidates and a description of other vacancies here .

    Begin to pump English with new tools!



    Today is such news. We hope that you will enjoy everything and will be useful in learning and practicing the language. We tried very hard. In the near future, news will be announced for users of LinguaLeo mobile applications on iOS, Android and WP. There are also some interesting tools for pumping English on the go, on the road or on the go to work. Follow us on lingualeo twitter , facebook and vkontakte . We are waiting for your feedback and suggestions about improving tools. And yes, recommend us to your fellow developers!

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