Woodpecker Watch
By Coughran Limited
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Description
The best way to become fluent in a language is to watch authentic shows and videos created for native speakers. Woodpecker Watch is an app filled with learning tools that lets you do this FOR FREE!
Practice commonly used vocabulary, tones and accents while watching a huge library of popular shows from all over the world. Immerse yourself in thousands of movies, TV shows, interviews and presentations and if you aren’t sure of any words you come across, just tap on the subtitle for immediate definitions in your own language.
• A movie or video playing in Woodpecker Watch can have two subtitle streams running simultaneously. For instance, one in English and one in Chinese.
• Touch on a word in a subtitle stream to see the possible meanings in your language. Touch on a word or character in your own language to get the definition in the language you are learning
• To improve your listening power you can replay a single sentence or go back five seconds to repeat content.
• More than 400 YouTube channels with English language audio and subtitles are available. Many of these channels also upload subtitle streams in other languages. We have more than 30 YouTube channels with Mandarin language audio and subtitles.
• Touch on a channel to reveal that channel’s available videos. There are channels for popular content like TED, The Ellen Show, Khan Academy, National Geographic etc.
• We also show the YouTube channels of many popular English teachers.
• A list of the videos you've watched and the words/characters that you've touched can be seen in the history tabs.
We support English speakers learning Mandarin and speakers of Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese, French, Spanish and German learning English.
What's New in Version 1.9.0
This is a major update to Woodpecker Watch with a new user interface and many new features.
- We have added a "Home" section which links to a daily feed of recently added videos.
- We have added a "Music" section for English learners with links to the latest subtitled English language music.
- There are now links to our blogs. In our English blogs, you can touch on a word in the text, and see the definition in your own language. This enables you to read great ideas on learning English alongside the videos that guide you. If you tap on a video link in a blogpost it will play immediately in the app. Of course the link to the blog in your own language is there as well.
- We have updated our dictionaries so they are now more comprehensive.
- We have fixed some bugs in the video player.
Enjoy and please remember to share your favourite videos and channels with friends by sending them links from the app.
- Free
- Category: Education
- Updated: 30 May 2017
- Version: 1.9.0
- Size: 44.8 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Seller: Coughran Limited
- © 2017 Coughran Limited
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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