{"id":154,"date":"2018-03-14T15:45:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2018-03-15T09:37:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T09:37:43","slug":"brainmaps-how-our-a-i-language-coach-helps-you-learn-languages-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwiziq.com\/blog\/brainmaps-how-our-a-i-language-coach-helps-you-learn-languages-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Brainmaps \u2013 how our A.I. Language Coach helps you learn languages faster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knowledge is power, so the saying goes, but when it comes to learning a language, knowing what you don\u2019t<\/strong> know is surprisingly powerful. The secret to learning languages faster isn’t really about speed at all…<\/p>\n

Progress killers: Unknown unknowns<\/h2>\n

Donald Rumsfeld famously pointed out that knowledge and ignorance come in two flavours: you know<\/em> some things you know and you\u00a0know<\/em> some things you don\u2019t know \u2013 but not everything. You\u2019re blissfully ignorant<\/em> about some stuff you know and many more things that you don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Unknown unknowns<\/em>, the things you don\u2019t know that you don\u2019t know, you\u2019re helpless to do anything about<\/span>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve learned a second language beyond beginner level, you might be aware of this. It\u2019s one of the biggest hurdles to progressing your language skills. Most people have no clear idea of what they should practise to improve. Do you? Maybe you have a vague idea of what you know but probably no idea of what you don\u2019t know, nor the mistakes you make without realising. No-one corrects you, and unless you have a language tutor with you 24\/7 it can be very time-consuming working out what to do to improve.<\/p>\n

If only there was a map<\/strong> to show you what you know and don\u2019t know\u2026<\/p>\n

Be a language know-it-all with Brainmaps<\/h2>\n

Our AI – KwizBot – starts to build up a picture of your language knowledge from the moment you take our level test and he continually updates it as you improve. We call these pictures Brainmaps. It\u2019s by analysing these that KwizBot knows exactly where you need help. He skips you past stuff you know and focuses you on what will help most.<\/p>\n

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You can literally see what you know (green), what you don\u2019t yet know (white\/yellow) and those pesky mistakes you keep making (red). Grey represents areas where we have not yet tested your knowledge.<\/p><\/div>\n

Brainmaps are such a powerful tool that we made an interactive version of them available to our Premium students. Language teachers can also use them with our features for teachers<\/a>.\u00a0Brainmaps let teachers see at-a-glance what their students need and can plan lessons and homework quickly and easily. They give unprecedented insight into student knowledge – it’s\u00a0 kinda like having language teachings superpowers.<\/p>\n

See them in action:<\/p>\n