Wordology - Language Learning Chrome Extension
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Extension summary
Ask any non-native speaker how they learned to speak such good English, and you'll generally get a response involving watching movies with subtitles, playing video games online, or living in an English-speaking country. You don't learn a language in order to use it, you learn a language by using it.
Wordology is a browser add-on for Chrome and Firefox intended to help turn your foreign-language reading from homework into a natural part of your routine. Inspired by Lingq and FLTR, Wordology allows you to add translations for individual words and display them with a simple mouse-over. Words are color coded: green for known words, and red for unknown, helping visualize your progress. In addition, Wordology's "Smart Matching" heuristics will automatically detect variant forms of words such as plural nouns or conjugated verbs, saving you from having to add every single form of a word.
Wordology does not support phones or tablets.
User reviews
- Combines functionality and simplicity
- Ability to make red highlighting invisible
- Useful for instant translations while reading
- Great for foreign-language articles
- Highly rated by multiple users
- Only accepts single words, not phrases or collocations
- Requires typing translations each time instead of marking words as known
- Strange implementation regarding word management
- Functionality and simplicity
- Single word limitation
- Translation and definitions usage
- User interface and interaction issues
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Risk impact
Wordology requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Wordology has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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