Resource: Memrise is a flash-card like system that can be used for memorizing anything, but works especially well for language vocabulary. They currently have content for a massive variety of languages (see categories below). And this will certainly continue to grow, so if they don’t yet have the language you’re looking for, keep checking back — or submit a wordlist of your own to use through Memrise!
Description: Memrise uses adorable graphics, a point system, and a game-like interface to motivate users to continue learning. They currently offer a very wide range of languages, but since content can be user-submitted, the numbers are always growing. The most unique feature of the site are the mems — user-submitted phrases, pictures, or videos that are presented to the user when they first encounter a word, and are meant to create a memorable context for the word. Although it can be helpful for learning a new language, its strength lies in vocabulary-building as opposed to teaching grammar.
Review: I find the sections of the site that are well-fleshed out and have had a lot of time put into them are very effective and useful. I think at the moment, the strongest part of the site is their Mandarin Chinese section. Through their wonderful graphics and explanations, I have been able to learn quite a few Mandarin characters already. Memrise is one of my favorite new language learning tools. While it still has a lot of things to work out (there is a lot of inaccurate user-submitted material, sometimes the site can lag, etc), I believe that as the site grows, it will continue to improve.
Rating: 4.5/5
Polyglot Pal 