a brand new model of the app is coming!

By this September we can have moved all customers from an older model of Memrise expertise to our new and improved app design. That is the most important replace we’ve made thus far. You’ll go from studying and reviewing with flashcards and remoted apply modes to a completely built-in method that guides you thru what you actually need to do to be fluent within the language: studying vocabulary, understanding how the language is utilized in actual life, and being able to speak and work together with native audio system. 

Issues will look and work in another way. Right here you’ll discover all of the details about how the brand new design works, which options are being retired, that are new and another questions you might need.

Fast FAQ should you’re brief on time to learn

Listed here are some fast solutions to questions that we expect might be high of thoughts for you. For extra detailed info on every of them, maintain scrolling by way of.

Is the app free to make use of? Sure, the app is free to make use of! We’ve added a large quantity of recent studying content material, and most of it’s obtainable free of charge. Upgrading to Memrise Professional unlocks premium content material and removes adverts, offering an enhanced studying expertise.

When will this transformation occur?  The transfer will begin in August. We are going to maintain you up to date with particular dates and extra detailed info through electronic mail. Please control your inbox for additional updates.

Will I lose my progress? No, your progress is not going to be misplaced. Nevertheless, the brand new app design consists of an replace to the way in which we observe studying progress, in addition to a brand new approach of structuring all of the content material you be taught, so issues will appear and feel totally different whenever you first use this model. 

Will all of the options within the older model of the app nonetheless be there? Whereas some options from the older app model will now not exist in the identical type, their core performance will nonetheless be obtainable. As an illustration, “Be taught with Locals” movies can now be discovered inside the Be taught and Evaluation classes, and you may nonetheless apply your pronunciation with MemBot within the Conversations tab, as a substitute of utilizing the Pronunciation mode. For a abstract of modifications in options, scroll to the underside of this publish.

Is there an offline mode? At present, the brand new Memrise app depends on cloud-based instruments, so an web connection is required. Sadly, there might be no offline mode at the moment.

Can I nonetheless use community-created programs? Solely Memrise’s official content material is supported within the new expertise. Nevertheless, you possibly can proceed with community-created programs by visiting neighborhood programs.

Your new app: the Residence web page

The brand new dwelling web page would be the largest change you’ll discover instantly. We perceive that this may be disorienting, so right here’s a breakdown of the variations and the way the brand new design helps our distinctive technique of serving to you converse the language because it’s utilized in actual life. 

• Language, Degree, and Factors: On the high, you’ll see the language you’re studying, your present degree, and your factors. These ranges and factors differ from the older model, however relaxation assured, this new system provides a greater approach of monitoring your progress and proficiency. 

• My Rating and foremost tabs: Beneath your degree, you’ll see “My Rating” together with three tabs: “Be taught Phrases,” “Hear My Phrases,” and “Use My Phrases.” These are the principle elements of Memrise’s instructing technique. We consider that to be really proficient in a language, it’s good to use a mixture of all three. “Be taught phrases” takes you to the “Be taught” classes you’re already acquainted with. In “Hear my phrases” you may watch movies to construct your understanding of the language. In “Use my phrases” you’ll apply what you be taught in dialog with our AI language tutor MemBot. Extra on this, beneath!

• Good Advice System: In the direction of the underside, you’ll see a bit that reveals “Be taught Phrases” and a “begin” button. That is our new sensible suggestion system. You’ll be able to swipe to change between “Be taught Phrases,” “Hear My Phrases,” and “Use My Phrases.” By clicking begin, you’ll start studying or training what our system recommends, however you may also select your most popular exercise utilizing the tabs on the backside of the display screen.
• Backside Bar Icons: On the backside of the display screen, you’ll see icons for “Eventualities,” “Movies,” and “Conversations.” Faucet on these to browse all of the content material akin to “Be taught Phrases,” “Hear My Phrases,” and “Use My Phrases.” Right here, you possibly can browse all obtainable content material and select what’s most related, helpful, or fascinating to you. You’ll be able to scroll or use the search filter to slender down by subject.

• New Movies Tab: This featureincludes a mixture of movies created by Memrise and YouTube movies within the language you’re studying. By listening to the language because it’s utilized in these movies, you’ll earn factors for every video accomplished. You’ll be able to replay movies, and we additionally present you ways a lot of the vocabulary within the video you’ve realized, indicating how a lot you must be capable of perceive.

• New Conversations Tab: This new characteristic replaces the outdated pronunciation apply with speech recognition. Our new AI language tutor, MemBot, helps you apply conversations as they might occur in actual life. The characteristic appears to be like identical to a messaging chat. You’ll be able to choose a subject and apply by texting, or you should use your microphone to speak, the speaker icon to listen to what MemBot says, and the translate and trace buttons that will help you by way of the dialog.

New course construction

Within the new Memrise expertise, you can find considerably extra content material to be taught, most of which is free to entry. Within the older app model, studying a language concerned progressing by way of a sequence of programs, reminiscent of French 1, French 2, and so forth, as much as French 7. Every course contained varied “ranges” targeted on particular themes or subjects, like “Ordering meals at a restaurant,” “Days of the week,” or “Speaking to household.”

With the brand new app model, we have now eradicated the course sequence. Now, all content material is grouped beneath every language, so that you solely have classes like French, Spanish, Portuguese, and many others. The content material you be taught is organized into models referred to as “Eventualities.” These Eventualities are designed to show you the way to work together in real-life conditions utilizing the language. Every language now accommodates hundreds of situations. You’ll be able to select to be taught from our sensible system’s suggestions, or you possibly can discover and choose content material utilizing the search filter within the “Eventualities” tab, primarily based on subjects which are related to you.

What Occurs to the content material I’ve already realized?

All the content material you’ve beforehand realized might be distributed into Eventualities and marked as “recognized.” This ensures you don’t lose any of your progress. You could find all of the content material you’ve realized within the new “My Phrases” characteristic. To entry it, click on on the e-book icon on the high of the app.

Monitoring progress system:

We’re redefining how progress is tracked to deal with this, grounding it firmly in Memrise’s language studying pedagogy. To actually converse a brand new language like a local, it’s good to:

• Be taught phrases: construct a stable vocabulary basis.
• Hear your phrases: watch and listen to real-life language utilization to reinforce your comprehension expertise.
• Use your phrases: apply talking in a judgment-free setting to realize confidence and enhance fluency.

With this in thoughts, our new system introduces a proficiency-level framework and a point-based development system:

• Proficiency framework. This framework consists of 31 ranges and seven levels.
  • Ranges are numerical, for instance, should you’re studying Spanish you’ll see Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, and many others. 
  • Levels are teams of ranges, going from “Absolute Newbie” to “Mastery” 
• Factors-based development: Earn factors for studying phrases, watching movies and having conversations with MemBot. Factors accumulate per exercise and contribute to your complete Memrise rating, or “My Rating”, as you will notice it within the dwelling display screen.
• Degree development: Your complete factors place you in one of many proficiency ranges, and also you progress by accumulating extra factors. Every degree is a step nearer to language mastery.

To learn what number of factors every exercise is awarded, and extra element on how ranges and levels are outlined, you possibly can go right here. For extra particulars on new progress monitoring, go to our weblog publish.

My Phrases characteristic: 

This new characteristic is accessible by clicking the e-book icon on the high of the Residence display screen, the ‘My Phrases’ characteristic offers a transparent and concrete place to see all of the phrases and phrases you’ve absolutely realized and people you’re at present studying. Right here, you may also mark objects as recognized or tough and launch Evaluation, Pace Evaluation, and Tough Phrases classes.

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