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1. What is Vocabulary Online ? Vocabulary Online is a computer program which implements the Leitner learning system. This system was developed in the 1970's en is generally considered to be one of the most efficient and fast learning systems to master the vocabulary of a foreign language. Vocabulary Online is suitable for beginners as well as for students which already have a solid base. 2. What is Vocabulary Online not ? Vocabulary Online is not meant to practice grammatical rules; though you can include specific constructions in your lists. Vocabulary Online can not be used to study several languages at the same time, unless you use multiple installations. Vocabulary Online is not meant for children under 12. You can not use Vocabulary Online to practice pronunciation. 3. When and by whom was Vocabulary Online developed ? Vocabulary Online was programmed in 2009. The development team of Vocabulary Online consists of 5 persons, who have combined their skills: 4. How many words can Vocabulary Online handle ? The software was tested up to 250.000 words without any noticeable slowdown. 5. How fast will my learning curve be ? The Leitner system is one of the most effective learning methods to master vocabulary, hence you can enjoy an optimal learning curve. Obviously it also depends how many time you spend yourself. A daily habit to study words is therefore recommended. 6. Which source languages are supported ?
The source language is the language from which you learn, ideally your native language. The source language is also the language in which Vocabulary Online is shown to you. The target language is the language that you wish to learn. At any moment you can modify your source and target language. Vocabulary Online currently supports 6 source languages and 150 target languages. 9. Do I need to enter my words myself, or does Vocabulary Online have its own ready-to-go lists ? You need enter them yourself because of 3 reasons: 10. Can I print my word lists ? Yes. You can both print your active words and your deleted words. At the bottom of each list, there is a button in order to print the list in question. Printed lists might be convenient to study on the train, metro, general repetitions, etc. 11. Which study books should I use together with Vocabulary Online ? You can use any book that you wish. You can choose yourself which words you study, when you study and your study frequency. 12. Is Vocabulary Online rather meant for adults or for children ? The minimum age for children was proposed as 12 years. 13. What is the principle of the Leitner learning system ? The Leitner learning system was for the first time described in the book "So lernt man lernen" (Germany, 1972) of Sebastian Leitner (1919-1989). The insights of Leitner have since then become a standard in language education. Leitner uses the so-called flashcards, where every flashcard represents a word in the source language and in the target language. The flashcards are then kept in groups depending on how well each word is known. If you take a random flashcard, and you know the answer, then it can be put into the list of deleted words. If you do not know the answer, then the flashcard obviously has to stay in the active list. Leitner's learning system was implemented in the software with random shuffles of words, so you always have to answer an unpredictable word coming from your current active list. In order to not make things too complex, the software is build with three possibilities: your active words, your list with deleted words, and your permanently deleted words. 14. Can I repeat known words at a later moment ? Yes. Vocabulary Online was especially developed so you can move your known words towards your deleted words. You can always put them back at any later moment. 15. Can I work with series of words ? Yes. You can delete or put back single words, but you can also work with larger blocks which consist of many words. Vocabulary Online was built in order to support quick and easy moving of series, based on creation time or time when they were deleted. 16. Can I view and save my hiscores ? Yes. Vocabulary Online keeps detailed information about your hiscores which you can always consult. You can keep track of your progress with various synoptic graphics and diagrams. 17. Is Vocabulary Online Unicode-compatible ? Yes. Vocabulary Online uses UTF-8 everywhere. UTF-8 is an encoding to save Unicode-characters in a variable byte range. UTF-8 is the underlying encoding in all components of Vocabulary Online, and guarantees a flexible parsing of all different character sets. UTF-8 is by far the most popular encoding to handle international texts. In 2007, UTF-8 also became the most popular encoding for web sites. 19. Can I practice grammar with Vocabulary Online ? No. Vocabulary Online is an application to study vocabulary, though you could also include grammatical examples in your word list. 20. What are the benefits of Vocabulary Online compared to other vocabulary programs ?
Yes. You can print your words at any moment, and you can also save this list on your hard disk (see "File" > "Save As"). 22. Can I sort my word lists ? Yes. You can sort your active words on source language, target language and creation time. You can sort your deleted words on source language, target language and on time when they were deleted. 23. How many people can use Vocabulary Online at the same time ? Many hundreds of students can work simultaneously without any problem, because the data per student is kept small. Vocabulary Online was especially developed so that many classes and groups can work at the same moment via internet. Click on "Add words", and enter the new word both in the source language as in the target languages. Then click the button "Add" to confirm. 25. How do I move an active word to my list of deleted words ? Select the word and click at the bottom of the table on "Move selected items to deleted words". Alternatively, click at the right of a word on the button "Change" and click "Delete this word" on the next page. You can also select series of words in one time, and then move all the selected words in one action to your deleted words. 26. How do I put a previously deleted word back to my active words ? At the bottom of your word list, click on "View deleted words". Then click the button "Put back" at the right of the word in question. You can also put back series of words in one action by using the checkboxes at the left. 27. Can I set how many questions I will get per game ? Yes. Use the button "Settings" at the top, and then enter any number between 1 and 100. The default value is 10 questions per game. 28. How can I set the vocabulary direction of the questions ? (source language to target language or vica versa) Click on the button "Settings" at the top, and choose between the following possibilities: 29. Which statistics can I view ?
You only need a browser that supports UTF-8. Every browser after 1999 should support UTF-8. 31. Is my email-address confidential with Vocabulary Online ? Absolutely. Your email-address is only used to verify your signup key, and is afterwards no longer used. We do not have a newsletter. 32. What if my computer crashes ? In case you computer crashes, this stands apart from Vocabulary Online. You can immediately continue studying from another computer. No data is lost, because all data is kept on the server only. 33. Do I need to follow training to learn how to use Vocabulary Online ? No. Vocabulary Online was especially designed to be very intuitive and easy for new users, so they can start working immediately. 34. Who uses Vocabulary Online ? Vocabulary Online is daily used by students, classes, groups, at evening courses, in day courses, in commercial education, by persons who which to study independently, in e-learning programs and in intensive short study programs. Vocabulary Online is also use by people who already have a strong base, and who wish to further develop their skills. 35. Can I share my word list with other users ? No. Vocabulary Online keeps track of your personal progress: your known words, words that are difficult to memorize for you, lists that you want to repeat, etc. This means that your situation is unique at any moment. Another student can have totally different lists, even if you would work with the same study book or with the same words. 36. Can I connect to Vocabulary Online from another computer (eg. from my work) ? Yes. You can use any computer that has internet access. This can also be a wireless connection or from a public computer. You must obviously have your login and password at hand. 37. Is it recommended to use any other software besides Vocabulary Online when studying a foreign language ? The nature of learning vocabulary is well suitable for computer applications because of its quite clear structure. To practice grammar or talking are different exercises, and stand apart from Vocabulary Online. 38. Can I get a fee trial of Vocabulary Online ? Yes. Look on our page "Free Trial" to get access immediately at no cost. 39. Do I need to adjust browser settings in order to be able to work with Vocabulary Online ? No. 40. Can I use small devices such as organisers, WAP, Blackberry, ... ? Vocabulary Online is accessible by any device that is connected to the internet, and has a sufficiently large screen resolution (800*600 pixels or higher). 41. Can I make text fields auto-filling ? (eg. when I enter "DE", it is auto-filled to "DESIGN") Auto-filling fields are disabled in Vocabulary Online, because you should enter the answers to the questions yourself. It would not be the intention that you can deduct the answer from such a list. 42. Is it possible to link Vocabulary Online to other software applications ? Vocabulary Online doesn't have any features for this. 43. Do I need to install plugins or downloads ? No. Vocabulary Online does not require any plugin or download. 44. Do I need broadband access in order to work with Vocabulary Online ? Vocabulary Online works from any computer with internet access; this does not need to be broadband. The data packages are consciously kept small, so that even slower connections can work fluently with Vocabulary Online. 45. In which environment runs Vocabulary Online ? Vocabulary Online works under BSD UNIX with a separate MySQL database server. The main engine was programmed in Perl, together with HTML, CSS and AJAX to compile the interfaces. The technical specifications for the end user were consciously kept very simple. You can use Vocabulary Online with any computer that is connected to the internet and with any browser that is more recent than 1999. You only need your login code and your password. 46. How can I filter words or find them quickly ? You can filter words on source language or on target language. When you want to move or deleted full series, you will mostly want to filter on date. For example: you enter 20 new words on April 5th, and you wish to delete them from your active list because you know them. In that case you sort the full list on date, so that all words are chronologically sorted. Then you can check the words in question and move/delete the full list in one action. 47. I have a question but I can not find it in this FAQ. Where to go ? Please see our contact page.
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