Chinese (Traditional) FlashCards 1.0.7

Chinese (Traditional) FlashCards 1.0.7 is such a professionally designed and user- friendly program which learns over 5,700 Chinese words (Traditional characters)! -- all with native speaker audio. Includes flashcards and exercises.

Chinese Audio FlashCards is a foreign language vocabulary learning tool by Declan Software. The Chinese version includes around 5,700 words and phrases each with a native speaker audio recording. Words are organized into approximately 125 WordFiles with each WordFile containing up to 100 words. This version uses traditional characters as used in Taiwan and other overseas Chinese communities.

The Learning List: The words are learned based on a Learning List. The Learning List contains a subset of all the words in the WordFile – 10 words by default (although this can be changed by users). The Learning List allows users to concentrate learning a small group of words at any one time. 

Once a word is learned (by reviewing the Learning List and completing the Exercises) it is removed from the Learning List and is replaced by another, as yet unlearned word from the WordFile. This continues until the whole WordFile is learned.

Exercises: Words in the learning list should first be Reviewed using the “Review Learning List” option. Then users can move to the Exercises which include the Meaning Exercise, the Word Exercise, the Spelling Exercise and the Listening Exercise. Once all the exercises have been correctly completed, the word is marked as complete, removed from the Learning List and replaced by a new word. However, if the user gets one answer wrong in any of the exercises, then all the exercises must be completed again for that one word. This ensures comprehensive learning and retention.

Managing the Learning List: After a new WordFile is loaded the Learning List size is automatically set to 10. The number of words in the Learning List can be set by adding or removing words to the Learning List in the “Review Words” feature. In the “Task” menu select “All Words in WordFile” and then return to the main page. The select “Review All WordFile Words”. As you progress through the words in the WordFile words can be added to and dropped from the Learning List using the “Add to Learning List” / “Drop from Learning List” button. If you end up changing the number of words in the Learning List, that number will be maintained as words are learning and dropped from the Learning List, and new words are automatically added the Learning List to replace learned words.

Audio FlashCards comes preloaded with 3 WordFiles – all other WordFiles are downloaded by the application as required using an (WiFi or 3G) internet connection. If a WordFile needs to be downloaded before it can be used it will have a grey icon next to it in the “Load WordFile” table. To start downloading the WordFile simply select that WordFile and then press the “Start Download” button.

Major Features:

1. Over 5,700 Chinese words and phrases - Yes, that is right 5,700! And each and every one with native speaker audio.
2. Every word includes a native speaker's audio recording. 
3. PinYin pronunciations. 
4. Flashcard review and exercises to aid memorization. 
5. Learning-list testing technique ensures word retention.

Enhancements: 

• Required exercises option.
• • Now user can choose to exclude particular exercises that are required to complete words in the learning list.
• Exercise audio pronunciation feedback.
• • Users can select to play the word pronunciation after a feedback when doing exercises.
• Sticky List implemented.
• • The "User Sticky List" function allows users to mark any word from any wordfile. This allows users to keep a list of words that need special attention. As long as a word remains marked as 'sticky' it will not be scored as correct in any of the exercises and will therefore not automatically move off the Learning List until the word is manually removed from the "Sticky List" by the user. Words can be marked as 'sticky' by tapping the grey star in the status box while reviewing words or while doing exercises. Once a word is 'sticky' the star will turn yellow.

Requirements: 

• Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later