How to Download and Use Quizlet to Study a New Language

You, at some point in your life, have probably tried to learn a new language, but ended up getting frustrated by not being able to quickly remember the new words and phrases you studied, right? This happens because the content you studied has not yet been retained in your long-term memory, a memory that holds all our knowledge for a long period of time. If this prevents you from learning new languages, the study platform Quizlet can help you solve this problem in a very intuitive way.

What is Quizlet?

O Quizlet is a study platform created to help in the learning of any content that is based on the creation of flashcards, known as memory cards in Portuguese, it is a modern tool that will help you to transfer all knowledge, in a faster and more natural way, to long-term memory. This study method is used to test your memory based on the use of double-sided cards — on one side of the card comes the question or keyword and on the other side the answer or equivalent term. 

This is a very popular study technique among language students that, in the past, was done with paper clippings and pen writing, but today, in the modern era we live in, there are already several applications that create and help in the organization of your cards. O Quizlet is one of the best and most complete applications that uses this study technique and is available for all platforms, whether on your smartphone ou desktop with, for free.

If you are learning or intend to learn a new language and want to use the flashcards to study without having to carry a lot of paper everywhere you go, come with us and we will teach you how to download and use Quizlet to improve your learning in a new language.

How to create a Quizlet account

Before starting to create your flashcards and start your studies, you will need to complete a register on the Quizlet website.

1. The first step to create your account is to access the website of Quizlet. When accessing the link indicated, you will be directed to the home page of the website, and in the upper right corner clicking on “Subscribe” you can start creating your account.

2. If you already have an account on Google or Facebook, creating an account is even easier. Click in "continue with Google" or "continue with facebook” so that the registration is carried out automatically according to your login and password of those platforms. If you don't use these platforms, just follow manually filling in the required fields to create your account.

3. After creating your account, it's time to fill in your age e name de usuário. Also be sure to say if you are a teacher if you intend to use the Quizlet with a class, or if you are a parent of a student. O Quizlet will request the E. parents if the user is under 13 years old.

4. Now that your registration has been completed, the site will direct you to a page, where you will be offered a paid plan of the platform that will give you some extra functions to use, however if you do not want to subscribe, just continue clicking on “Follow with the free Quizlet".

5. Ready! Now your registration has been completed and you will be redirected to the platform's home page and you can start your studies by creating or using a list of flashcards already existing.

How to use Quizlet

1. To create your first flashcards, Click on the button "Create” located in the upper left corner and go to study list.

2. By clicking on the list of studies, you will be directed to the creating lists, define a desired name and description to your list. Here's where you can start creating your first flashcards.

3. To create your flashcards It's very simple, fill in the term with the desired question or keyword and then put it in definition the answer or word corresponding to the term. To select the desired language, click on the language that appears below the term or description and choose your preferred language. You can also highlight the words you write using asterisks between them, as shown in the image.

4. Some phrases and words have images that can be used directly from the site clicking on the image option that appears to the right of the card.

5. If the word or phrase you have chosen is not in the site's database, you will need to subscribe Plus to use this function, as well as the functions for changing the text font, coloring the text and recording audio with your voice to the card.

6. After creating your cards, you can place the preview of your list of flashcards as "viewable for everyone”, so you can share it with your friends and even put it as “editable” so you and your friends can build a study list together. After configuring all the settings, just click on “Create” to end the list.

7. To access your already created lists, click on “your library” and choose the desired list.

8. With your list done, you can add it to a folder, edit it or even share it with your friends via a link. You can also add or remove terms whenever you want.

9. To use your cards, simply access the list in your library as shown above and click cards.

You can flip the card over by clicking on the space-bar from your keyboard or by clicking anywhere on the card on your screen.

After completing your studies, the platform will give you the results with the numbers of cards studied and will offer you other exercises that can be performed with these cards already created.

10. The function "Learn“, available within your list next to the cards option, will use the list of flashcards that you've created to create exercises that will help you keep desired terms and phrases in long-term memory.

The more cards you create, the more different exercises will appear in the “Learning".

11. The option “To evaluate", available in the same menu as the cards and learn options, it's a good way to test what you've studied.

It simulates a test with 12 questions ranging from writing, combination, multiple choice and true or false that are automatically asked based on the cards you created. After finishing the test, you still receive the immediate result and you can instantly create another assessment with totally new questions.

12. The last function is the “To combine“, as the name implies, you will need to combine the term and definition correctly in the shortest possible time.

You can compete with your friends to see who has the best time in this exercise that you learn by playing.

13. In addition to using your list, you can use other people's list to study. In the upper right corner of the search bar, search for the topic you want and find the most diverse study lists. You will still be able to access the same exercises you did in your list.

Download Quizlet on your smartphone

It is important to remember that the Quizlet is also available for smartphones, and you can continue your studies wherever you want by downloading the mobile versions.

If you are a device user Android, download version of Quizlet for Android available on Play Store.

And if you are a user of iPhone ou iPad, download the Quizlet for IOS available on App Store.

So, did you like our tips? So don't waste time and download the Quizlet and start creating your flashcards to give a up in the studies of that long-awaited language.

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Source: Quizlet.