Studying foreign language is a serious job that requires a lot of concentration, time and consistency. In addition, it is necessary to develop vocabulary and constant practice. Lingo It will effectively help with the first, and we’ll talk about the second separately at the end of the review.
Type of software: Vocabulary trainer
Developer/Publisher: EasyLanguage Ltd.
Version: 1.4
iPhone + iPad: Free* [Download from App Store]
*119 rub. - full version
What is the foundation of any language, its basis necessary for communication and understanding? Rules, times? This is very important elements, but they are responsible for the speaker’s literacy, and the foundation of communication is still lexicon . This is exactly what the application allows you to build Lingo. Moreover, the development team did not limit itself only to English and the list of supported options inspires respect:
- English (British)
- English (American)
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Turkish
- Arab
Moreover, over time EasyLanguage plans to add other Asian and European languages too, as a company representative told me about.
All this is great, but, as any student of foreign languages knows, not all memorization methods foreign words equally effective. We will talk further about what method of vocabulary formation Lingo uses.
Lingo teaching method
Remember how you learned foreign words at school (or in higher education? educational institution). I assume that the scheme used in my training program has been preserved to this day because it is effective. In particular, the teacher wrote words on the board, pronounced them and asked the class to copy these words into a personal dictionary, for which we kept separate notebooks. I was in class with in-depth study English, and we immediately used thick general notebooks for vocabulary, since the vocabulary program was much larger than in regular classes. Plus, in addition to the words themselves, we also wrote them down phonetic transcription(text description correct pronunciation words). Why so much complexity when the same words can simply be read from printed (or electronic) modern realities) dictionary and memorize them from there? It's all about associative thinking person.
We cannot effectively remember information like a computer. If you just memorize something, you will forget what you memorized within three days, because the information has no associative link. After all, when you remember something, images appear in your head first, not ready-made words and data. And the brighter the image associated with this or that information, the more associations, the better the memorization will be, and the data will be stored in memory longer.
In the case of the above example of learning foreign words at school, you create in your head sound association words, pronouncing it independently or remembering how the teacher pronounces it, the physical association of the movement of the hand while writing and the graphic association of the word written in the notebook are also preserved. And during lessons, teachers often supplemented the graphic association with bright pictures.
Thus, when remembering a particular word, your brain will first of all evoke associations associated with it. Someone’s memory retains images better, and he will remember a page from the dictionary and literally mentally read the word, someone will see a bright picture in front of their mind’s eye, someone will remember the teacher’s voice pronouncing the word, or their own.
Associative memorization is the most effective and is what is used to the maximum in Lingo.
That is, you see bright graphic image words, you can hear how it is pronounced, see how it is written, and as a result you get three associations at once. Thanks to the easy, maximally simplified interface, words seem to “eat into” the brain, nothing distracts from their associative storage in memory for subsequent intuitive use in conversation literally on a subconscious level. And, believe me, what is written above is not a marketing frenzy. I've been actively using the app for a few days now and it actually works exactly as described above. But let's take a closer look at the interface and system of operation of Lingo.
Associative vocabulary building in Lingo
The application is universal, can be used on iPhone and iPad, simultaneously, and your progress will be synchronized via the cloud. But for this you need to register in the system, which is done in a couple of tens of seconds in the traditional way via E-mail or through one of the popular social networks:
In theory, synchronization should work automatically without a hitch. Perhaps this is how it works when registering through social networks. But I used the classic method with E-mail and, unfortunately, the personal progress achieved on the iPhone did not transfer to the iPad. In response to my topical question, one of the developers replied that the synchronization system had already changed several times due to various circumstances, be it an update to iOS or the social network API, which could have caused the error. He promised to fix everything in the next update.
Pay attention to the difficulty level you choose. I recommend setting it to advanced (or doing it in the options later) if you plan to learn words not by topic, but by difficulty level. The higher the difficulty, the more word cards available. At the average level there are about 3000 , at maximum - more than 5100 in English. If you chose medium or First level and try to study words of a higher level, then you will see a message about the absence of vocabulary cards.
At first, this moment even confused me - I decided that the developer had simply not added all the levels yet, and would do it later. But it was worth choosing the level “ Expert", as all the cards appeared.
On the other hand, if you prefer to learn words by dividing them not by difficulty level, but by topic, then you should select the level individually. I personally decided to study words according to the level of complexity, moving from the simplest. I was surprised that the main screen does not display the overall progress in a particular section, although inside each of them you can clearly see what part of the words you have studied in each lesson or topic. An EasyLanguage representative explained it this way:
The progress graph on the main screen is disabled due to old Apple devices such as iPhone 4, first generation iPad, iPod. They cannot cope with additional content and the application begins to slow down, which is not a very pleasant feeling. And the number of users of such gadgets is almost 40%. Over time, as the old phones go away, we will include a progress graph on the home screen.
Well, the reason is clear, but what prevents us from making this feature optional, with the ability to activate it in the application settings?
However, all the words you learn in the difficulty sections are clearly taken into account in general topics, and you can clearly see progress by entering each of them. When the same progress is visible on the main screen, it will become generally good.
As you can see, various kinds there are a huge number of topics: clothes, furniture, dishes, professions, etc. There is a breakdown of topics by type of activity (student, businessman, tourist...) and by certain places(restaurant, city, house...). That is, if you are going on a trip and would like to improve or develop a vocabulary that will be needed in another country - select the section “ I'm a tourist» (« I am a tourist") and work.
The design of the cards is excellent - high-quality photographs clearly demonstrate the word being studied, and the picture is literally etched in the memory. If you already know this word, just click on the " I know", and it will be added to the list of studied ones. If the word is unfamiliar and is difficult to remember, then click “ Need to repeat“And later, when you have a free minute, go through these words again until they are remembered:
Pay attention to the simplicity of the design of each card. Initially, you see a bright image that can be instantly associated with a word you already know, or, if you don’t know it, click on the eye icon to see its text version. Do you want to hear this word? Just click on the ear icon. It's simple.
Readers may have a fair question: “ Why is there no translation of the words?" I also asked one of the developers and received the following answer:
By studying words and constantly using their translation, when communicating, people begin to remember the word first in their native language, then look in their heads for a translation into the language they want to say, they cannot remember and, as a result, they become dull in communication. But if you just remember images and, for example, a graphic image of a pen and what this image means “ pen", then the results when communicating are much better, since the language is learned instinctively. Therefore, people who came abroad and have not previously learned the language speak much faster and more confidently after just six months than those who learned the language. This is what I say from personal experience, as I lived in the UK for four years.
However, with future updates of the Lingo application, a button for translating words will be added simply for the sake of user convenience, so that you do not have to look for it in other sources if, in principle, it is not clear what is meant. I had questions like this a couple of times when I didn’t know the words and couldn’t understand what exactly I needed to study. One of these cases was with the word " Poultry", meaning in English " poultry“, and I couldn’t understand whether the picture was a turkey, or a plucked chicken, or some other creature. I had to look into the dictionary to finally form an exact association in my memory.
Otherwise there are no complaints. Unless I, as a past old school training English language, the transcription is a little lacking, but it is completely replaced by the voice acting of the words.
The application seems to be free, but in fact, for free you only get a demo version with three dozen words. To access the remaining few thousand words you must pay 119 rub. via In-App, which, in my opinion, is completely reasonable, if not cheap, considering the functionality of the application. And I’m writing this not for the sake of some kind of advertising PR, but as a person who constantly studies English, because I need it in my work. The Lingo simulator is registered on a permanent basis in personal section training on the iPhone along with and several other applications, complementing them perfectly. I confidently recommend this application to anyone learning foreign languages or wanting to expand/restore their vocabulary - it really works.
pros:
- important component in general program learning a foreign language - allows you to build a foundation in the form of an extensive vocabulary;
- the most effective associative method of memorizing words is used;
- a simple, visual interface that does not distract from the learning process;
- you can work in short sessions of 5–10 minutes at any time of the day or night (in general, this is how you need to work - the more often you repeat words, the better they will be remembered);
- support 12 languages;
- high-quality photographs and good voice acting.
Minuses:
- there are problems with synchronization between devices (they promise to fix them with the next release);
- The overall progress by section is not visible on the main screen (will appear in the future);
- there is no translation of words in the cards.
What the developer promised to implement in the near future:
- translation of words in cards;
- simple gamification (will be added game elements, stimulating to use the simulator more often and longer);
- expansion of vocabulary;
- version of the application for Android OS.
Finally, I’ll give you a perhaps banal one, but effective advice for those who would like to practice communicating in English (the most useful foreign language today) more often and improve their skills in it. Watch foreign films and TV series in the original with subtitles (start with Russian, then you can switch to English). Firstly, the original voice acting is in most cases much better than the translated one, and the sound is of better quality. Secondly, this good way training to understand foreigners who speak English fluently. Thirdly, almost everything you hear (or see translated in subtitles if you don’t have time to catch the meaning in the sound) is stored on a subconscious level, and then the right moments this knowledge comes to mind and helps in communicating with foreigners or in work if it is related to the English language. All this has been verified from personal experience.
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The simulator makes it possible to study translation and spelling English words online. For ease of learning, the words are grouped by topic and difficulty level:
- Level 1 meets the vocabulary requirements of secondary schools.
- Level 2 includes the most common words of the language in each topic.
- Level 3 contains words used in professional activities.
Of course, the division of English words into levels is very arbitrary.
Translation of English words
The English word trainer allows you to learn a large number of words for a short time. In the majority curricula learn words in groups by topic. Our simulator works on this principle. When studying translation, one meaning of a word is given in each topic, sometimes two meanings if they are commonly used. For example, translation of the word blue: blue, light blue.
Note . If the topic studies several translation options for the same word, then these options are indicated by a number in brackets. The Russian meanings of the English word themselves are studied in alphabetical order. Example, word translation blue:
- blue(1) - blue;
- blue(2) - blue.
This scheme is used for ease of memorization.
Spelling English words
The main and rare feature of our simulator is learning the spelling of words online. It is also possible to correct errors when typing words.
Additional features:
- within a topic you can study words in groups of 3, 5, 10 words;
- the results of the exercises are saved automatically upon completion;
- working on mistakes - repeating the study of such words.
Program limitations
In the current version of the program, exercise statistics are tied to your IP-address. If your Internet provider assigns you dynamic IP-address, in this case our simulator will not be able to work stably.
There are many ways to learn foreign languages, and mobile applications are not among them the most last place. One such application is vocabulary trainer Lingo, which makes it easy to learn and memorize the 12 most important words popular languages: English (British and American), French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish and, of course, Russian.
The essence of Lingo is visual perception new words and memorizing them through repetition. By carving out just 10 minutes a day to learn a language, within a few days you will expand your vocabulary and easily be able to use new words in communication. It doesn't matter if you're preparing for final exams, practicing before traveling abroad or just want to expand your knowledge - Lingo will become in a great way to achieve any of these goals at minimal cost.
In total, Lingo has more than 5,000 words for the most various topics(more than 100 topics). In addition, there is special levels and groups, as well as four levels of difficulty to adapt to the abilities of each person.
The application interface is as simple and clear as possible. When we first launch, we are asked to register an account or log in through one of the social networks to synchronize progress. We select the language, proficiency level and look into the settings, where you can specify the time for reminders, select your native language, change the level and reassign other options.
The main screen contains quick statistics displaying the number of words learned and the lessons themselves, each of which is divided into thematic collections. They relate to certain places, professions, situations, and so on.
Choose any lesson and start studying. We look at the word card and, if you know it, mark it or send it for repetition. If necessary, you can view the spelling of the word and listen to the pronunciation by clicking on the corresponding icons next to the card. You can swipe sideways to switch between cards until you've seen them all.
Each lesson also has options that allow you to fine-tune the learning process. You can set the type of cards (“All”, “To be repeated”, “Unmarked”) and their sequence (“In order”, “Random”).
The learning process is quite simple and fun, all you need to do is launch Lingo regularly and practice words by looking at the cards. Repeat each word several times, and the result will not be long in coming.
All content is available in the application for free. The only limitation that the full version for 119 rubles removes is the limit of 50 words for adding in each category and pronunciation. Viewing cards and writing words will always be available.
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