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Glossika curates and optimizes the language learning process; all you have to do is log in each day and work through the content we've prepared for you.
To add a new language course:
If you've just signed up for Glossika, the system will automatically walk you through the process of choosing a target language and setting up a course.
If you've been using Glossika for a while and now would like to start learning another language, you'll have to add a new course manually.
1. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the language you're learning
2. Select "Course management"
3. Click the "plus" icon
4. Scroll or search to find the language you want to learn
(scroll)
(search)
5. Select your native language (your translations will be in this language)
6. Start from zero or take a placement test
7. You're ready to go!
8. You should now see your selected language on your dashboard
Taking the placement test
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You can access the placement test by clicking "Test my level" during the above setup, or anytime afterward by clicking "re-test" on your language dashboard. You may wish to retake the test if you feel that your Glossika content is too hard or easy.
You should now see a page like this. Progress through the test as you can, then click "Start from this level" to end the test and continue training with content of similar difficulty.
To get the most accurate results, you should know that:
Our test is on the honor system — cheating or guessing will cause you to miss out on several thousand useful learning items
This is intended to be a production test — most people can understand better than they can speak, but you should only mark an answer as correct if it's something you're confident you could spontaneously express yourself in a real conversation
Our test tends to place people above their actual level; if you're on the fence with a question, select "start from this level" instead of guessing
Our A1 content is actually pretty difficult, grammar-wise; you'll probably encounter some new stuff there even if you've already worked through a beginner textbook.
To start your first session
1. If you aren't immediately logged into Glossika's dashboard, click on the "session" button in the top-right region of your screen and select a language to practice
2. Click the green button that says "Learn New Items" to start your first session
And you're set! Our algorithms will guide your learning from here on out. 😉
Glossika curates and optimizes the language learning process; all you have to do is log in each day and work through the content we've prepared for you.
Currently, we offer two main study modes:
Full-practice Mode: typing, dictation, listening, recording, and recall exercises for an intense training session
Listening-only Mode: listening exercises that can be done hands-free or even in the background (on iOS), with an option to also do recording exercises
We recommend:
Use full-practice mode to have a more intense and active learning experience
Work through your review items before going on to learn new content—reviews add up!
In order to switch between training modes:
1. After logging in to your Glossika account, please click on the "session" button located in the top-right region of your screen (depending on your browser, you might be immediately logged in to the "overview" page mentioned in step 2)
2. Once you are on the "overview" page, click on the “Learn New Items” button located in the top-right region of your screen
3. Once in session, flip the “switch” located in the top right corner of your screen. If you see a “headphone” icon, you are in listening-only mode. If you see a “flash” icon, you are in full practice mode.
Note: Glossika separates new items from review items, and your settings are unique to each set of items. We think this separation of settings is important because we, as learners, approach new and old content differently. (Perhaps, for example, you would like the audio for old content to play at one speed and the audio for new content to play at another.) If you wish to have universal settings, you will have to make changes to both sets of settings.
Hope this helps with your future training! 😉
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