gnuVocabTrain

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gnuVocabTrain

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Basic data

developer Gnu York software
Current  version 4.3
(March 4th 2015)
operating system Windows ,  Linux ,  macOS
programming language Java
category Vocabulary trainer
License Freeware
German speaking Yes
www.gnuyork.org/de/gnuvocabtrain

gnuVocabTrain is a free vocabulary trainer that offers various query modes and setting options in a multilingual user interface. The software was written in Java and can therefore run on all operating systems for which a Java runtime environment is available. The program gained popularity in 2011 and is used in many public educational institutions.

Program description

The "Vocabulary Memory" function of gnuVocabTrain enables a playful learning of new vocabulary

With the vocabulary editor, vocabulary can be entered and summarized in vowel lists. Input help for Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Latin special characters as well as phonetic transcription and self-defined special characters and character strings allow a variety of entries.

The vocabulary can be practiced in writing and orally; also by querying synonyms that can be sorted according to meaning groups.

A vocabulary memory is integrated for playful learning of new vocabulary (see picture). Statistics show the learning progress.

Reviews

  • The Tyrolean Education Service praises it as a "tool that makes repeating vocabulary child's play" and encourages teachers to use it for school lessons.
  • The computer magazine Computer Bild recommended the program as “Software Tip of the Day”.
  • "With gnuVocabTrain you can easily expand your vocabulary in foreign languages" is the verdict of the computer magazine PC Praxis , which also distributes the software on the supplied DVD and named the program the "download of the week" in June 2011.
  • The download portal Softonic rated gnuVocabTrain with 7 out of 10 points and found no disadvantages worth mentioning in the test.
  • "User-friendly, straightforward, variable and unyielding in the case of wrong answers - the gnuVocabTrain can be taken seriously, both by beginners and by advanced users . " Is the conclusion of Winload.de .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Stephan Wiesend: Vocabulary trainer Gnu Vocab Train in: Macwelt from June 16, 2011
  2. ↑ a b Clemens Staudinger: It doesn't cost anything - but it's great! Vocabulary learning made easy ... ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Tyrolean Education Service of May 28, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tibs.at
  3. ↑ Test report on gnuVocabTrain ( memento from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on frogged.de
  4. ↑ Software tip of the day: gnuVocabTrain ( memento of the original from June 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Computer Bild from May 30, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.computerbild.de
  5. ↑ PC Praxis issue 09/11 of August 5, 2011, page 152
  6. ↑ DVD content of the PC Praxis issue 09/11 of August 5, 2011 (PDF; 313 kB)
  7. ↑ Download of the week: gnuVocabTrain 2.3 in: PC Praxis from June 21, 2011
  8. ↑ gnuVocabTrain 2.3 test report in: Softonic.de
  9. ↑ clever vocabulary trainer ( memento from October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) in: Winload.de from August 25, 2011