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Learning Better Through Stories

Learning Better Through Stories
Learning languages through stories is supported by multi disciplinary theories about contextual learning, emotional engagement, repeated exposure and enhanced recall through narrative structure.

Learn French through reading combined with flash cards

Adrianus Van den End

Tags Extensive Reading, Flash Cards, HypLern, Learn French, Spaced Repetition

Learn French through reading combined with flash cards

Do You Want To Read French?

Here's your chance. Read French Fairy Tales or Short Stories by Maupassant, Balzac or Zola with every word having a word for word interlinear translation.


Our Interlinear German eBooks Now In Paperback Format

Adrianus Van den End

Tags german, interlinear, learn german, mp3, paperback, pdf, spaced repetition

Our Interlinear German eBooks Now In Paperback Format

Learn German with Fairy Tales Interlinear word for word translations let you read German immersively without look up time. We created a post a while back listing the few interlinear translations available online. Now the HypLern eBooks we had are available as paperbacks as well on Amazon! The book Learn German with Fairy Tales offers the ultimate stories from German culture in word for word translated format enabling you to read them and understand all the words, this way expanding your vocabulary fast, helping you on your way to read German literature. Learn German with Short Stories One of the...


HypLern Italian Reader

HypLern Italian Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Italian Reader for Android or Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, a terribly long process as you may have noticed, and our eight product available is the HypLern Italian Reader for Android or Windows, look for it in our Italian collection of products! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions there for a less interactive format :) Here are some pictures showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up:   In the "My Words" section, word cards are directly linked to...


HypLern Spanish Reader

HypLern Spanish Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Spanish Reader for Android or Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, a terribly long process as you may have noticed, and our seventh product available is the HypLern Spanish Reader for Android or Windows, look for it in our Spanish collection of products! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions there for a less interactive format :) Here are some pictures showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up:   In the "My Words" section, word cards are directly linked to their...


HypLern Dutch Reader

Janine De Vries

Tags app, Dutch, flash cards, learn Dutch, spaced repetition

HypLern Dutch Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Dutch Reader for Android or Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, a terribly long process as you may have noticed, and our sixth product available is the HypLern Dutch Reader for Android or Windows, look for it in our Dutch collection of products! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions there for a less interactive format :) Here are some pictures showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up:   In the "My Words" section, word cards are directly linked to their...


HypLern Russian Reader

HypLern Russian Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Russian Reader for Android and Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, and the fifth product available is the HypLern Russian Reader for Android and Windows in our Russian collection of products on this site! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions of the App here for a less interactive format. Here's an image showing the interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up:     In the "My Words" section word cards are directly linked to their source so spaced repetition learning is enforced with associated...


HypLern French Reader

HypLern French Reader

Now Available! The HypLern French Reader for Android and Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, and the fourth product available is the HypLern French Reader for Android and Windows in our French collection of products on this site! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions of the App here for a less interactive format. Here's an image showing the interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up: In the "My Words" section word cards are directly linked to their source so spaced repetition learning is enforced with associated context:    


HypLern German Reader

HypLern German Reader

Now Available! The HypLern German Reader for Android or Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, a terribly long process as you may have noticed, and our third product available is the HypLern German Reader for Android or Windows, look for it in our German collection of products! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions there for a less interactive format :) Here's a .gif video showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up: In the "My Words" section, word cards are directly linked...


HypLern Swedish Reader

HypLern Swedish Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Swedish Reader for Android and Windows! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, a terribly long process as you may have noticed, and the second product available is the HypLern Swedish Reader for Android and Windows, look for it in our Swedish collection of products! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions there for a less interactive format :) Here's a .gif video showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up: In the "My Words" section, word cards...


HypLern Hungarian Reader

HypLern Hungarian Reader

Now Available! The HypLern Hungarian Reader for Android! We're starting to upload the Apps for all languages into the App stores, and the first product available is the HypLern Hungarian Reader for Android and Windows in our Hungarian collection of products on this site! You can also find the pdf+mp3 versions of the App here for a less interactive format. Here's a .gif video showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up: In the "My Words" section word cards are directly linked to their source so spaced repetition learning...


OUR FOREIGN LANGUAGE READER APP WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE!

OUR FOREIGN LANGUAGE READER APP WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE!

Running on iOS phone or tablet, Android or Windows smart phone, or run on your Windows or Mac PC or laptop The new App we built is cross-platform and supports all above mentioned devices. For test purposes it's currently live on Android and Windows and Amazon Fire, coming up in June on iOS. Here's a .gif video showing the new toggle between an interlinear format, our new pop-up interlinear version of the text, or the familiar pop-up: In the "My Words" section word cards are directly linked to their source so spaced repetition learning is enforced with associated context:    


Learn German With Reading And Flashcards

Adrianus Van den End

Tags app, flash cards, German, software, spaced repetition

Do You Want To Read German? Here's your chance. Read German Fairy Tales or Short Stories with every word having a mouse-over pop-up translation. Even with a small vocabulary it's easy to read the German text because of the fast and immersive translation. Check out our .gif video below and wait until it gets to the flash card list of my words. The question mark in the software allows you to see the sentence that the word is taken from.   Learn Vocabulary With Flash Cards The software calculates the number of times you have to practice new words by...


The Theory Behind The Methods Used In Bermuda Word E-Books

Bermuda Word E-Books Show Visible Results Fast As you can see from the number of words in every Bermuda Word e-book, the total goal of these e-books is quite ambitious. We're reading full stories here, not 200 word paragraphs in a text book or on a website. However, the fact that it is real stories written down by actual authors of the foreign language, makes those stories a lot more interesting than a tiny article about someones dog. And stories plucked from the language's cultural bagage have a lot more educational value. You're actually reading in the foreign language even...


The Ultimate Tool To Learn Languages Fast And Easy

Proud To Announce The Latest Version Of Bermuda Word E-Book Software We've been busy this Summer and finally we're happy to show you the new version of Bermuda Word intelligent e-book software, integrated in all e-books that you download from us, and our secret weapon for you to learn languages fast and easy. We'll show you the three great new updates that we made. First we changed the look of the e-book to make it more reader-like, and to have the option to hide the menu so reading is more natural. Secondly, we enhanced the settings page so it's even easier to configure a...


Learn Dutch Reading And Listening With Dutch Folktales

A Top 10 Of Reasons To Learn Dutch With Bermuda Word Products Here we summed up a list of reasons why you will really learn Dutch by combining extensive reading and spaced repetition software: The only way to learn a language is by consuming lots of it, and the highest number of words are learned through reading You read Dutch from day one with fun texts from Dutch authors, no artificial texts about hotels or restaurants Extensive Reading is a proven method, the pop-up translation makes it possible to read advanced texts as a beginner and learn hundreds of new...


Check Out Our German Fairy Tales Demo

Bermuda Word German Fairy Tales Try Out Available Do you want to learn to read German? And you still think you will be able to do so using regular courses or graded readers? Think again. Save a lot of time by using Bermuda Word e-books. If you want to try out our product before buying, download the German Fairy Tales demo displayed in the catalog.   Learn to Read German Fast and Efficient! Download and check out the German Fairy Tales Demo and see how fast you can read through the pages and how easy it is to click any...


Learn A Foreign Language Using The Best Methods Available

Learning A Language Through Extensive Reading Extensive Reading is the best way to learn a foreign language. You won't encounter more words or sentences than in stories and the words and word combinations are easier to remember in context of a story. Normally graded readers are available at different levels. You have to start with very simple texts because you simply don't know enough words. With Bermuda Word you can read complex texts as a beginner because of the immediate pop-up translation that has been added by us manually, to every word. This will bring down the number of texts...


Download Russian Fairy Tales Try Out

Learn Russian With Bermuda Word E-Books When you're still doubting the effectiveness of our e-books, download the free try out version of Russian Fairy Tales and see how easy it is to read the Russian language and learn any new words via the testing. Notice how the software will ignore any high frequency (easy) words and focus on the low frequency (difficult) ones, and how you can set the practice reminder schedule for new words you learn.   Bermuda Word E-Books With Spaced Repetition Software Read Russian easily with the manual pop-up translation in context. Any new words you encounter...


Learn French By Reading French Fairy Tales

New French Vocabulary Fast And Easy When you read you pick up a lot of new words. With manually created immediate pop-up English translation reading will be very fast, even with a lot of unknown words. And the spaced interval reminder software in the e-book allows you to remember 100% of the new words. Reading French can be as easy as that. Even as a beginner you can still read on because not one word needs to be looked up. The software will make sure you remember every new word, by using timed practice sessions in between the reading to imprint...


Learning A Foreign Language By Reading And Spaced Repetition

Spaced Repetition In Reading For High Frequency Words Reading is a form of repeating words which will teach you the words and also the structure of a language. You meet new words and words that you already know in new sentences. However, for low frequency words it is more difficult. Enter Bermuda Word e-books with builtin spaced repetition software. It will let you do the reading, and it will remember for you which words you don't know (click). Spaced Repetition Software For Low Frequency Words You can set any spaced repetition interval in the software to practice new low frequency words that...


Learn To Read French With Romantic Stories

Adrianus Van den End

Tags learn read, learn read french, read, spaced repetition

French Romantic Stories Now In Store Learn to read the French language just through reading romantic short stories. That's now possible with this new Bermuda Word product. Pick your products and start reading in French. Learning to read French with a Bermuda Word e-book is 99 times faster than with graded readers, as you encounter more new words with immediate translation and spaced repetition learning, so no time is spend on looking up words and new words are retained much better in memory because of the word learning software. Try it out yourself!


Learn Portuguese By Reading Fairy Tales Fast and Easy

Extensive Reading and Spaced Repetition Word Practice Bermuda Word e-books combine two methods, one that is the most fun, just reading, and the other that is the most effective, spaced repetition practice, to offer you an experience in learning languages that is incomparable. Now added to the list of products are the Portuguese Fairytales which is the first in a series of Portuguese e-learning stories that is published:   Perfect your Portuguese reading and vocabulary For beginners and advanced students Learn up to 2181 new words   Go forth and have fun and learn at the same time!


Learn To Read With Manual Pop-Up Translation

    Learn A Language By Reading The best way to learn a language is to read it. If you're short on vocab, that might be difficult. Unless, it's manually pop-up translated. No slow select-the-word-wait-and-see-half-translation, I mean immediate and correct pop-up translation. That will allow you to go through texts fast. Reading is the best way to learn new words as you encounter them as part of a story, which is the natural way for your brain to retain information. In fact, the "retention factor" also has to do with the number of times that new information is "met", and...


Vocabulary Practice

Never A Goal In Itself Vocabulary practice should never be a goal in itself. Do you want to remember a list of words? What use is that, unless it's your grocery list? What you need is to remember words embedded in sentences or combined with specific other words. When you are looking for the French word for "Father", in the best case when you were taught at school, you will think of "Mon père fume une pipe" and then you will think hey, "Father" was "Père", now I remember. In the worst case you'll just remember "Père" if it was...

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