How to Learn
Most people give up on Greek, Hebrew, and Latin…
But Biblingo doesn't just teach the languages. It also teaches you how to learn. Our proficiency-based system takes the guesswork out of learning Greek and Hebrew.
Your xp progress
- Learn 34/20
- Retain 14/20
- Fluency 15/20
There are basically three things you need to do to learn a language (and just about anything else too):
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Step one
Learn
Take in new information: the alphabet, your first words, the grammar that holds them together.
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Step two
Retain
Practice, practice, practice. Review what you've learned until it gets committed to long-term memory.
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Step three
Fluency
Focus on using the language fast through timed practice, until reading feels natural.
Biblingo unites learn, retain, and fluency exercises in a proficiency-based system so you can see what you are good at and what you might be struggling with. With this system, you can be confident you are investing your hard work exactly where you should be.
As long as you are balancing your time in Biblingo between learn, review, and fluency activities, you can relax and trust the process. Biblingo makes sure you are making efficient progress towards reading the Bible in the original languages.
I have one semester of Greek under my belt, but I didn't feel prepared to go into my second semester. The paradigms kept getting mixed up in my head no matter how many times I wrote them down. Biblingo has radically changed that. I really feel like I'm making progress in Greek, and that is exciting.
Step One
Learn
Slow down to speed up
Learning a language is like building a brick wall. Each time you learn a new thing, you are laying another brick. But you can only stack so many bricks before the ones below need time to set. Add too many at once, and the structure doesn't hold.
Language learning is similar. Your brain has a limited capacity for novelty. Cram it with too much new material, and you won't be able to understand or retain what you are learning.
Instead, you should introduce a little new language knowledge every day, then spend most of your time using what you already know. As that knowledge solidifies into mastery, your capacity for more learning grows, and you can lay more bricks.
With Biblingo's new mastery-based learning system, you never have to wonder whether you are hitting the right pace in your learning. The app maps out exactly where you should be spending your learning time to make the fastest progress.
So jump into Biblingo and trust the process. You'll be reading fluently before you know it.
Step Two
Retain
Measure your way to success
To learn a language, you need to practice, practice, practice.
In fact, you should spend a lot more time practicing with material that you've already learned than adding new material.
When practicing, you should take your time and focus on getting everything correct. Don't try to go fast. Focus on accuracy.
With Biblingo's new proficiency-based learning system, you never have to wonder whether you are practicing enough to get good at using the language.
The app maps out exactly where you should be spending your learning time to make efficient progress.
So jump in and get practicing!
Step Three
Fluency
Don't think so hard
Speed. You have a need for it.
Developing fluency is all about going fast. You want to get to the point where you are able to use the language automatically (without thinking about it).
When doing a fluency exercise, you should go as fast as possible while still focusing on the meaning of the language.
That way, you can push yourself to comprehend the material quicker and quicker on each run-through until your brain is able to use the language quickly and automatically.
With Biblingo's new fluency exercises, you can time yourself and measure your reading speed. This turns fluency into a game where you play to beat your previous best score.
You'll be fluently reading the Bible in Greek and Hebrew before you know it.
The Destination
Rinse and repeat.
If you consistently repeat the Learn-Retain-Fluency cycle, you can be confident that fluent reading is in your near future.
How long does it take to reach fluency?
In general, with 15 minutes of study per day, you can expect to get to the point of actually reading extended portions of the Hebrew Bible or Greek New Testament with a reasonable degree of fluency (low effort, steady pace) in about a year.
Once you cross this threshold, much of your learning can come from simply reading the biblical text extensively.
So get cracking and keep at it! Put in the elbow grease, and Biblingo's learning system will ensure you reach your objective faster than you thought possible.