WordDive

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.

WordDive
Type of site
Online language learning
Available inEnglish, German, Swedish, Finnish
URLwww.worddive.com
CommercialYes
Launched2010
Current statusOnline

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
  1. "WordDive created a clever way of learning languages". Good News from Finland. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  2. "WordDive makes language studies addictive - Tampere – All Bright! Magazine". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. "eOppimiskeskus - Previous Winners". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. "The Best Mobile Service in Finland 2014". 2014.bestmobileservice.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  5. "2015 Top 100 Europe: Winners — Red Herring". Red Herring. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  6. "Education Alliance Finland". Catalog of certified products. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. Tammilehto, Pirkko (18 February 2020). "Tamperelainen yritys valjasti tekoälyn kielten opetukseen – Mobiilisovelluksen liikevaihto kovassa kasvussa". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "Älypuhelin preppaa jo kymmeniä tuhansia abeja – suomalaisfirman tähtäimessä seuraavaksi Kiina ja Saksa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  9. "Saksalaisabit pääsevät opiskelemaan englantia Samu Haberin opastuksella". Radio Nova. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  10. "WordDive". 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  11. "Around". around.fi. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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