The University of Regensburg has thoroughly tested Voice Reader in a user study. It clearly showed that use of Voice Reader reduces the processing time for texts and noticeably increases text comprehension: our ability to take things in by listening is 29% higher than by reading. The best results were achieved by experimentees who read and listened to a text simultaneously. Here the improvement compared with those who just read the text was an impressive 44%.
Our recommendation:
If you really want to maximize your understanding of a text, have it read out to you by Voice Reader while you are reading it. Maximum convenience is ensured with the adjustable reading tempo and synchronized text highlighting.
It is that time of the year again: Christmas is almost here! And to get you into the right holiday spirit, we have prepared some special Linguatec Christmas greetings for you. Enjoy, and remember to relax!
11 Dec 2008
LEO now with Voice Reader!
The famous Online Dictionary LEO has now upgraded its comprehensive dictionary services with an interactive language coach using our Voice Reader! You can listen to reading exercises, translations and dictated texts in the language of the respective text. The pronunciation function is available for all languages offered by LEO. We congratulate LEO on their choice of the groundbreaking service and hope that all users will enjoy learning languages with LEO!
30 Oct 2008
Voice Reader Web – now with music!
The new version of Voice Reader Web offers website visitors the possibility to listen to the text accompanied by background music!
This is how it works: In the popup window with the player, click on the button with the musical note. In the menu that is then displayed, you can set music genre, volume etc. All according to your mood, you can choose from relaxing or rhythmical sounds. Try it out on the left side of this page!
23 Oct 2008
A feather in the cap for the Linguatec website
Each year, the renowned Web-Adressbuch für Deutschland, a printed directory of German web addresses, presents the most important websites each year. Naturally, Linguatec is one of them, with its free online services, the Personal Translator Demo, the Voice Reader Demo and the online dictionary LinguaDict, as well as comprehensive information about language technology. We feel honoured by the inclusion, and are delighted that you may benefit from our efforts!