Before You Know It (usually Byki) is

language acquisition Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language (in other words, gain the ability to be aware of language and to understand it), as well as to produce and use words and sentences to ...

software package that listens to students and gives them detailed feedback on their pronunciation. There is also

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for both

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and

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which does not check pronunciation. Paid versions present continuous text, which can be used in various ways. The freeware version uses a

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software system. Courses were available in over 70 languages. Courses branded as Byki were produced by

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, which still produces courses under that and other names. The system is based on

declarative learning Declarative learning is acquiring information that one can speak about (contrast with motor learning). The capital of a state is a declarative piece of information, while knowing how to ride a bike is not. Episodic memory and semantic memory are ...

of a new language with English as the base language (except English is taught with Spanish as the base language), using the idea that the best way to approach a new language is through its vocabulary and pronunciation. The software has a virtual community of users who make the vocabulary database bigger. This

software

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helps learning and remembering dozens of foreign languages

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words and is available for both

and

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. The

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has interactive vocabulary practice, progress tracker and sound files. It aims to be a personalized language-learning system that locks foreign language words and phrases into memory. A distinctive feature in paid versions is their ability to record and graph the learner's pronunciation in detail, and compare it to the native speaker's pronunciation of the same words stored in the program. Paid versions teach 1,000-1,500 words per language. The software was discontinued in 2017.

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External links

*{{Official, http://www.byki.com/
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