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| OnkoS Vokabeltrainer 1.0 German interface |
by onkos.de Freeware. Comes with Latin-German files. Flashcard format: flashcards with several fields: word forms (part of speech; comment on part of speech ["Art oder Besonderheit"]; verb forms: infinitive, present 1st person sing., present perfect 1st person sing., past participle; noun/adjective forms: nominative sing., genitive sing., gender), a mnemonic, and up to 5 translations into German, one-line, plain text Training modes: "Normal" (type-in test), "Vokabeltest" (examination), "Spiel" (arcade game, Latin words fall unless you translate them into German), Training assessment: Points are added or subtracted in "Normal" and "Spiel" modus. Usability: No standard Windows menus. Displays on Windows desktop (you have to minimize all other applications) |
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| Open Book 1.32 Combined English / Russian interface   |
by Aleksei Vinidiktov Shareware (30-day trial), openbook132.zip, 770 kB A tidy program with some limitations. Flashcard format: question/answer/comment. One line text only :-( One font can be set for each of the three fields in a file. Training modes: (1) timed question/answer with no typing in of answer (user inputs if (s)he knows the answer or not); (2) multiple choice (answer options generated autom.); (3) Typing in the answer (various hints can be displayed). Training options: program can pop-up every now and then; comment field can be hidden; reset "rating" for a flashcard, mark it as known; reset statistics. (Stats are basic logs, no graphs available). Assessment: implements a variation of Leitner's 5-stage system, of which the first and last are archives and cannot be trained upon. Peculiarities: (a) the program fills a compartment as it gets empty by training; (b) the number of cards that have to be present in each compartment can be set from an options dialog; (c) the "rating" for a card being promoted or demoted to another compartment can be set. Editor: in separate window. Editor extras: simple search facility, sorting, shuffling, swapping questions and answers; import [no export :-( ] facility. Usability: shortcuts, very intuitive interface, a different keyboard layout can be assigned to each flashcard field. |
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Ordus Wordus 2000 5.1 |
by Pär Johansson, (site, downloads virtually
impossible) Freeware ow.exe 1286 kB, ow51setup.exe Flashcard format: two-sided flashcards, plain text only :-( Training mode: typical question / answer test. Check options: case sensitive, wrong answered questions can be repeated in a loop. Printable report. List pane: sort, search facilities. Files are plain text files, hence can be opened with external editor. Help file (<chm> format) has to be downloaded separately. |
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| Ouidire Lookhere 1.1.1 French interface |
by C. and J.M. Bardin Freeware lookhere.zip 30.921 MB A program for learning English (German learning version is called "Ouidire Ohren auf"). Plays back sentences made up by single word recordings. Training modes: (1) "Observe": (click on "Action") 12 thematic glossaries where the student has to match the pronunciation (s)he hears with a picture, (2) "Comprends": listen to sentences related to pictures (map with capitals, etc.) and answer if they are true, (3) "Repère": listen to sentences and answer if they match the picture on the screen, (4) "Distingue": insert the blank spaces omitted in a sentence, (5) "Écris": listen to sentences and type them in, (6) "Ordonne": listen to sentences that are listed scrambled -- sort the sentences as you hear them , (7) "Visite": webpage info about Britain -- many beautiful photographs, (8) "Quizz": multiple choice (3 options) , (9) "Studio": student records their pronunciation of the words of the dictionary and compares spectrogram with a model. Dictionary mode: search facility. Edit modes: dictionary and "Questionnaire" quizzes (3 answer options) can be edited and write-protected later. Extras: Multiple users (sorted in class groups). Assessment: scores, but no selective learning. Bugs: runtime errors. User-friendliness: mouse is a must :-( Conclusion: This is a nice application, destined for primary schools. It teaches basic English vocabulary and listening skills, but its scope is somewhat limited with regard to our rating criteria. |
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| ozAeon 1.0 Japanese interface |
by Yoshiyuki Higo
(http://21.tok2.com/os/) instozaeon10.exe 4.1 MB Includes English-Japanese sample lessons. Appealing interface, but one-line text only :-(. <Not reviewed yet> |
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