Discover Memrise.com and their recipe for 'effortless learning with 3 simple ingredients, then start learning Italian faster than you could imagine.
The first is Science:
We're obsessed with using brain science to help you learn faster. This isn't a marketing ploy- we're really experts in this stuff. And from day one we've built Memrise to embody the very best knowledge about how your brain works, and so help you learn as quickly and effortlessly as possible.
We use 'mems' to help you form vivid, sensory memories. We test you continuously, always making sure to give your brain just the right workout. We remind you of what you've learned at scientifically optimized times so your memories are always growing stronger, and never forgotten.
To learn more about the kooky scientific principles that make Memrise tick, click here.
The second is Fun:
We want to make learning your favourite playtime activity. That's how it should be: we learn best when we're relaxed, curious and confident, and, after all, the world is a very interesting place.
So we've turned learning facts and language into a game where you grow a colourful garden of memory. You grow and water your memories in a garden of memory, you zoom up the leaderboards, and you learn alongside your mempals. It's like a guiltless video-game.
To learn more about how the Memrise Garden will help you love learning, click here.
The third is Community:
We believe learning should be as rich and varied as the world you're learning about. So with our community we're building a kind of multimedia wonderland of learning, where videos, audio, usage, mnemonics, etymologies and much more bring your learning to life.
We believe that every learner is partly a teacher, and we hope that once you get started, you'll soon be supplying little nuggets of wit and wisdom to help the rest of the community as they learn!
To learn more about the beliefs that energize our community, click here.
Learn Italian with this amazing app! Interact and learn at your own speed.
Interactive Italian learning app that Sue uses often from her iPad2.
2. Live Mocha
Learning Italian online with Live Mocha will allow you to interact with real native speakers. You choose how too. There is a chat room or you can exchange your exercises via their messaging system. I love it!
However, there is only one drawback. There are many of us in the Live Mocha community who are keen to see an app. The reason for this is that many of us don't have a great deal of down time but often find ourselves a passenger in the car, train or bus, find a moment here and there when we are idling away our time and a Live Mocha app helps you fill this otherwise unproductive space.
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