WordDive
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Type of site | Online language learning |
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| Available in | English, German, Swedish, Finnish |
| Website | 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
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
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
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 front man 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
- ↑ "WordDive created a clever way of learning languages" (in en-US). Good News from Finland. http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/feature/word-dive-created-a-clever-way-of-learning-languages/.
- ↑ "WordDive makes language studies addictive - Tampere – All Bright! Magazine" (in en-US). https://tampereallbrightmagazine.fi/articles/worddive-makes-language-studies-addictive.
- ↑ "eOppimiskeskus - Previous Winners" (in en-gb). https://www.eoppimiskeskus.fi/en/eeemeli/previous-winners.
- ↑ "The Best Mobile Service in Finland 2014" (in en). http://2014.bestmobileservice.fi/winners.
- ↑ "2015 Top 100 Europe: Winners — Red Herring" (in en-US). Red Herring. http://www.redherring.com/events/red-herring-europe/2015-winners/.
- ↑ "Education Alliance Finland". https://educationalliancefinland.com/products/worddive.
- ↑ Tammilehto, Pirkko (18 February 2020). "Tamperelainen yritys valjasti tekoälyn kielten opetukseen – Mobiilisovelluksen liikevaihto kovassa kasvussa" (in fi). https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/tamperelainen-yritys-valjasti-tekoalyn-kielten-opetukseen-mobiilisovelluksen-liikevaihto-kovassa-kasvussa/52a223ac-c29b-445a-834f-a0b845c43af8.
- ↑ "Älypuhelin preppaa jo kymmeniä tuhansia abeja – suomalaisfirman tähtäimessä seuraavaksi Kiina ja Saksa" (in fi). http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-8742463.
- ↑ "Saksalaisabit pääsevät opiskelemaan englantia Samu Haberin opastuksella". Radio Nova. 2015-12-01. http://www.radionova.fi/uutiset/ajankohtaista/saksalaisabit-paasevat-opiskelemaan-englantia-samu-haberin-opastuksella-102857.
- ↑ "WordDive" (in en-US). 2018-08-28. https://www.worddive.com/de.
- ↑ "Around". https://around.fi/around2/investor/rounds/closed.
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