Video of French Vocab Games

You may be interested in checking out this video of French Vocab Games for iPhone which shows some of the different games and features available, including a demonstration of the French pronunciation option.

New codes posted for LetterMeister

Some new promo codes have been posted allowing you to download a free copy of the LetterMeister word game for iPhone. The latest version of LetterMeister now allows you to play in French and Spanish as well as English.

To redeem your free copy, head over to http://lettermeister.javamex.com/ and use the "Redeem" option in iTunes to redeem one of the codes (first come, first served). Codes for this and other iPhone applications are posted from time to time on this site and by @BitterCoffey on Twitter.

Price cuts for French language apps

Today and for the next couple of days, take advantage of price cuts to the French language apps offered from the French Linguistics web site. Specifically, the following apps currently have price cuts:

• French Vocab Games, the suite of vocabulary learning games for iPhone. The app now offers an additional French pronunciation feature.
• Utter French!, the app specifically aimed at helping with French pronunciation. The app can also be used as a "mini-dictionary" for looking up common vocabulary.
• LetterMeister, the word puzzle game, which can now be played in French (as well as English and Spanish).

Update to LetterMeister word game now allows you to play in French (and Spanish)

Version 2.0 of LetterMeister has now been released for iPhone/iPad. This new version contains a couple of significant new features.

Firstly, perhaps the most significant feature for French Linguistics readers is that you can now play the game in French. So whether you're a French learner or a French native speaker, if you're looking for a word puzzle game to keep you occupied during those long summer hours of sunbathing and repeats of vintage comedy, look no further :)

In addition to French, the game also contains a Spanish option. So if you're a Spanish learner or Spanish native speaker looking for a word puzzle game... well, you get the idea.

The other major feature is that the game now integrates with the iOS Game Center. This means that you can now monitor your progress towards various goals in the game. If you so wish, you can also compare your scores with other fellow players.

Download the LetterMeister word game for iPhone/iPad.
See a video of LetterMeister.

Promo codes for free copy of LetterMeister for iPhone/iPad

If you don't already have the LetterMeister puzzle game for your iPhone/iPad, then now's your chance to grab a free copy. Redeem one of the following codes in iTunes:

  3F7NTW6F94NJ
  HENXYAFHP7AA
  6TRXT3E93LN9

An update to the iOS version is about to be released that will add French and Spanish options. So make sure you redeem one of the above codes now so that you get a free update when these options are released in a couple of days' time.

(Code T&C http://www.french-linguistics.co.uk/tc/0015.txt)

22K high score on French Vocab Games after less than one week

After less than a week since the new version of French Vocab Games was released for iPhone, I'd just like to congratulate everybody for some terrific scores at this early stage.

As you may be aware if you read the previous announcements, a key feature of the new version-- in addition to the new animated pronunciation feature-- is the app's integration with the Game Center.

From the app's front screen, you can access a list of personal achievements within the app. For those students who tend to learn better when learning is "incentivised", then this will be a key learning feature, allowing learning goals to be set. However, the app's Game Center integration also includes a score leaderboard. A player's score on this leaderboard is a combination of their vocab coverage plus their combined score on the various topics they have played.

It is a pleasure to see various high scores just a few days after the new version of the French Vocab Games app was released to the App Store and especially at a time when many are surely still focused on their vacation rather than revising their French. So... keep those high scores coming!

Update to French Vocab Games for iPhone

An update to French Vocab Games for iPhone was released to the App Store yesterday. The update fixes a minor display bug with the French wordsearch game, whereby balloons around the words found would appear on top of the popup dialog revealing the English translations of the French word when tapped.

(The glitch happened due to the program being inadvertently compiled against the wrong version of a library. The actual app itself has of course been thoroughly tested prior to release.)