Both Byki Express and Byki Deluxe subscribe to the idea that to master a language you must collect as many words in your memory as possible. Many langauge teaching tools try to have users memorize packaged, finished phrases, like, “Excuse me, could you please point me to the nearest post office?” While that may [...]
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Typing foreign characters in Byki
September 1, 2008 – 5:26 pm
Step 3 of Byki’s learning mode, Produce It, requires you to type foreign words and phrases into a text box. Sometimes those words contain special characters not found on a Standard English keyboard. Normally, typing foreign characters is a pain, but Byki gives you a much better way to do this than copying them from [...]
SlowSound
September 1, 2008 – 5:24 pm
You can slow down the speed of sound in Byki Express and Byki Deluxe. Native speakers talking too fast for you? No problem. While in Learn mode, look for a small Turtle button (next to the Play button, near the bottom of the screen). Clicking that button will toggle SlowSound on and off. While SlowSound [...]
