JWordTrainer

JWordTrainer is a generic tool that helps you to memorize words for basically any pair of languages. As a pure HTML/Javascript web application it will run in any browser on any OS (Windows, Linux, Mac, ...).

It works as follows: First you add the words from your individual lessons to input files, then you specify how many words from which input files you want to be asked and the programme will randomly choose that many. The first word is displayed, you think about it and then click a button to show the translation. After that you may decide whether to keep the word in the quiz (e.g., because you were wrong, it will be asked again later) or not. Then another word is shown. Like this, you continue until no more words are left.

There are no statistics or any checks whether you really knew the word or not. This tool is not meant for comparisons or tests but it will help you memorizing words quickly by...

• ... asking single words in a random order. There is no associative context (like position in some list), so you really have to mug up the words themselves.
• ... asking words again later if desired. This allows you to internalize difficult words---the easy ones drop out quickly, the harder ones remain until you get them right.
• ... allowing you to choose the input lessons, asked language and number of words according to your needs and time at hand.
• ... being usable anywhere: Just put it on a pendrive or upload it to some webspace and you can go for a few words whenever and where ever you have access to a computer or internet.

As an example the words from the Pali Programme 2010 at Dhammagiri, India are included (I wrote this tool during my stay there) and the README explains in detail how to add new words to existing languages and how to add new languages.

Inside the package you will also find my contact E-Mail address. Any feedback is very welcome.