Jiveworld: Spanish Fluency

Name: Jiveworld: Spanish Fluency
Rating: 4.84431 (334 reviews)

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Jiveworld: Spanish Fluency

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User Reviews for Jiveworld: Spanish Fluency

Every day Spanish learning

I love this app and I am renewing it for a second year. It is the perfect companion to having a teacher, especially when I cannot make it to a lesson for weeks at a time, I feel good knowing I can always work with this app. I want to thank the people behind the stories that are told, and everyone who puts this together with the English and Spanish transcripts. It’s just so perfect to be able to build a vocab list just by clicking on some thing I don’t understand. I’d say my two favorite stories were the one aboutThe lack of street signs in Costa Rica (true!!) and another one about the werewolf legend in Mexico. It is also very thoughtful that there are tips about local dialect at the beginning of a story, and corrections when the native speaker makes an error. Thank you Radio Ambulante and Lupa staff members.

AlisonJuanita, Aug 08, 2021

Where has this been all my life

Omg, I am SO happy I found this app. Everything about it is amazing, from the stories, the artwork, the design, to the goal progress. It is everything an intermediate learner needs to truly advance. After reading about the philosophy behind this program, it completely makes sense why I've been studying Spanish for years and still struggle to understand natives. This has been missing the whole time! Like one of the other reviewers said, I am also a nurse and nurse practitioner and my patients always say they can understand me during clinic visits, but I get so incredibly frustrated that I can't fully understand them and have to bring in an interpreter to help me (which wastes valuable time). This app makes learning so much more enjoyable and I find myself way more motivated to study with this method. After listening to 1 full story I got so excited and immediately bought the full membership. I take Spanish lessons via Skype with a native speaker at least twice a week but I love that I have this easily at my fingertips if I'm on my break at work or killing time to listen for a few minutes every day. I am so excited to see where my progress will be a few months to a year from now. Thank you so much for your genius in developing this app and thank you to NPR for these amazing stories!! You will not regret buying this app if you're serious about learning Spanish

bbbnnjjj, Nov 22, 2020

POR FIN!

Amazing! Came here from el hilo and radio ambulante and wasn't disappointed. Has lots of potential too and fills a big gap in language learning for intermediate to advanced learners. Reading audio books in spanish is the fastest way to accelerate vocab learning and to master context, but starting off is tiresome and each page can take a long time. When you can simply click the word and get a translation or conjugation, you can accelerate that processes almost 2x. I hope this continues to develop and become my main language app! Suggestions based on my prior aspirations for a similar app: Colab with Spanishdict for less work on your part to translate, as well as other more colloquial podcasts such as Leyendas Legendarias and comedy ones to get a well-rounded educational tone as well as a more lighthearted conversation with useful slang. Do these things and this app could be THE app for entertaining yet intensive learning. Gracias por todo su trabajo, bien hecho!

ChuckBaugh99, Apr 06, 2021

Captivating Stories, excellent language learning!

If you’re a high intermediate to advanced Spanish speaker looking for ways to improve your listening comprehension and authentic vocabulary, as well as your knowledge of Latin America, this app is exactly what you have been looking for. The features are very easy to use, and I appreciate being able to search articles by a variety of parameters. Being able to adjust the speed of playback, hide or show text, and hide or show translation in real time is extremely helpful to verify understanding and emulate pronunciation/cadence in phrasal units. The rich variety of accents truly trains the ear, and the deep dive into culture creates the much needed context that non-native speakers often lack (which can be a significant source of confusion not remedied by translations). You will start learning right away with Lupa!

Dr. Zoj, Mar 21, 2021

Dream learning for Intermediates in Spanish

As a non native speaker of French, I learned so much listening to books on tape and reading the actual book at the same time. That teaches vocab, pronunciation, spelling, phrasal/idiomatic expressions, accent variation and much more. It helped me fast forward my French acquisition. (I now have a PhD in French lit.)I’ve never had much formal training in Spanish. My French helps me understand Spanish but I hate Rosetta Stone, and other traditional grammar memorization: all boringly mind numbing. Now, instead of a future of stunted Spanish speaking, slurring the ends of verbs or speaking in the present tense for, say, the past or future, I am rapidly learning verb conjugations in context. Massive improvements in my fluidity, accuracy and the best bonus is learning what individuals live south of the border. I consider myself knowledgeable thru travel and friends in South America, especially a Honduran I work with. Still, among a variety of emotions, the stories inform, make me laugh, tear up, charm me. They remind me that despite our difference, we share so much as humans. Learning different accents is so useful! And I love the ongoing list of vocab. Way less boring to review it and memorize since I can relate it to a well told story. Brilliant app that anyone with a basic level and remote interest could profit from. Plus, the price is amazingly low!

Isabelle Gentry, Jan 31, 2021

Very engaging Spanish learning experience!

I've been using Lupa for 3 months for Spanish learning. The way Lupa is positioned, as a way to facilitate the learning experience that people already practice using podcasts (frequent pauses and transcript reference) was entirely on point. I've wanted to listen to Radio Ambulante but could never quite get the nuances of the stories.This app allows you to control listening speed with a transcript that follows the audio, highlighting phrases or words that you probably don't know and are earmarked for later study. The fact that one podcast tends to repeat the same new vocabulary introduced by a particular topic is great for reinforcement, and even small idiosyncrasies in speech are explained.There is some friction from the performance of the app-- it takes a long time to load, and sometimes the audio, transcript highlighting, and responsiveness of controls are just laggy enough that you're a couple words off. But these are ultimately very minor aspects of a thoughtful language learning interface.

karn-sune, Dec 27, 2019

A wonderful app for intermediate and advanced learners

This app is special because of the Soundbites I consider myself an advanced student and believe I have outgrown most apps. I take lessons with native speakers online a couple of times a week and generally go around listening to podcasts in Spanish including Radio Ambulate. I understand what the journalists are saying but often get lost with the interviewees. That’s where the Soundbites come in! They are carefully chosen snippets of the story featuring difficult pronunciation or interesting grammatical structure or a piece of cultural context. They are short and fun and motivating. You can listen at different speeds, reveal and hide the words and review a vocabulary list. You get explanation of patterns used with similar examples. They require little time commitment and I return to them every day. The Soundbites alone are worth the price but then you also get the whole stories if Radio Ambulante broken into segments, analyzes and explained. I highly recommend this app. It’s the one you will actually use and improve your Spanish while learning interesting things and having fun.

Katerina100, Jul 28, 2023

High school students NEED this app!

I bought this app for my high school sophomore son to help him study for the AAPL test in order to get the seal of biliteracy on his diploma. The adjustable speed function was the most useful in building his ability to listen to native speakers who speak quickly in thick dialects using local vocabulary. Students in school aren’t usually exposed to these kinds of speakers, but instead hear slower, more academically ‘correct’ language. They need practice hearing REAL people too! Additionally, the stories are very interesting and unique. I teach at a dual language school and have recommended this app to my own students. I also recommend it to native speakers who enjoy hearing stories!I don’t have anything bad to say about this app, but I wish that more of the stories were shorter. It can take 45 minutes to get through some of the stories—longer if you replay them at different speeds.

Lalyswishytail, Apr 01, 2020

Latin American Spanish at its best

I have used LingQ and think it’s great. For my learning objectives now, which are to move solidly into upper intermediate and then advanced Spanish, Lupa is ideal. I am focusing on Latin American Spanish dialects and that’s what Lupa has. Nothing against Spain, that is just not my focus at this time. I combine the listening and vocabulary on Lupa with the transcripts on the Radio Ambulante website. Several points: Lupa breaks down the podcasts into manageable chunks, there are notes in Lupa about Latin American customs I would not otherwise know, and the transcripts are excellent. Lupa flags errors in the spoken interviews (even as a native English speaker I sometimes speak with an error or two). So I can even learn the correct way to say something or if an article was misused. So it flags that for me. I am planning to transition from LingQ to Lupa. Again though my focus is Spanish. LingQ has many other languages. Great app and worth the subscription in my opinion. Better if you are at the intermediate level.

rhw1213, Aug 27, 2021

Fantastic, real world Spanish

I appreciate this app so much because it’s incredibly difficult to find material for Spanish language students that uses *real world* Spanish. Most apps and podcasts made for students have people speaking incredibly slowly with perfect grammar and clear enunciation. In the real world, people may talk fast, have unfamiliar accents or use slang. This app allows me to practice my listening skills as it is actually spoken in real life. The episodes are super interesting, nothing is dumbed down for students, and I learn a lot about Latin America. I listened to all the episodes set in Costa Rica before I visited there and it was so helpful to learn about the country and get used to the accent. My only minor complaint is that when you slow down the speed, the sound gets a bit distorted. So even though it’s slower, it’s not necessarily clearer or easier to understand.

Sharon R. L., May 22, 2021

Description

Jiveworld fills a crucial gap for intermediate-level and above language learners who've hit the "sound barrier" — where the language they've learned in the classroom doesn't resemble what they actually hear at street level. Jiveworld uses engaging and interesting stories from Radio Ambulante, an award winning podcast featuring stores from across Latin America. The stories are broken into chapters and paired with the patented Jiveworld player which provides help and guidance when you need it, and gets out of the way when you don't.

Only have a few minutes a day? Try Soundbites. These daily mini lessons pose a question or challenge based on an audio excerpt from a full story. When you're done listening, tap reveal to check the answer and show deeper insights into the challenge. Soundbites go far beyond the dictionary, exploring the language and culture across eight dimensions: Idioms & Sayings, Speech & Accents, Useful Patterns, Vernacular & Slang, Strategies, Grammar, Vocabulary, and History & Culture. Jiveworld offers you help as you listen, with speed controls, vocabulary, and notes about language and the cultural context. But the real magic lies in some unique features: • Story Scaffolding — stories organized into chapters and passages, with succinct guides that help you follow the plot • X-Ray Script — follow the script while you listen, karaoke style, but show only the most difficult words • Smart Pause — ensures you always listen in complete sentences, without stop-start in unnatural places • Study Flow — after you study a chapter, re-listen in the Natural Listening Player to reinforce the authentic sounds of the language • Idiom to Idiom — wherever you see a translation, you'll see the most natural expression in both languages, showing you how your target language really works. After practicing regularly with Jiveworld you will find yourself increasingly comfortable listening to native voices speaking at natural speed. You'll build up a robust vocabulary giving you confidence in any conversation. Download Jiveworld today and get two stories and Daily Soundbites, free. US Patents 10,984,667; 11,551,568 B2