WordBanker Main Features(Click on any line for
more details)
Approximately 1500 words or phrases in standard
categories.
Each language has approximately 1500 words or
phrases included with each WordBanker installation.
These include only the kinds of words you are likely
to use in every day conversation. Categories
include verbs, food and eating out, first phrases,
numbers, time etc
Timekeeping utility allows you to track the amount of
time spent studying with WordBanker every day.
All words can be edited.
One of the frustrations of learning a language is
that you can be sure when you learn a word, someone
will use a different word for the same thing. With
WordBanker you can easily change words to allow for
local dialects.
Option to cover the multiple choices to remove the
"visual clue".
As you get more
confident you may like to cover the multple choices
and try and translate the word before shown the list
of choices. The cover can be lifted after you press
a button or after a set amount of time.
Audio
samples of all standard categories.
All words in standard
categories come with an audio sample spoken by a
native speaker.
A fully
customisable "Practice Mode".
In practice mode you can select the number of words
you want to practice , the gap between each word,
whether to play continuously and many other
variations. Just leave the practice running whilst
you are doing something else and learn without even
realising it.
Join
your unbanked words to create single practice MP3's
Ideal for using with your
portable mp3 player or burning onto MP3 CD's so you
can practice on your way to work.
Record yourself and compare your pronuctiation
with a native speaker
Print lists of your unbanked words
Create lists of your unbanked
words and leave them around the house.
Create up to
3 categories of your own, easily adding, editing and
recording your own words.
The words including with your installation of
WordBanker are those most used in everyday language
but you might be in a situation that uses less
common words. For example, if you are a nurse you
might need to learn words common to nursing. With
WordBanker you can create up to 3 custom categories
and enter your own words to be tested on.
Send
difficult words to a "Hotlist".
Some words can be very stubborn to remember. During
a test you can send words to a Hotlist and then at a
later date test yourself only on those words.
Single or
multiple users with "User Management" .
Ideal for parents or teachers who want to control
and monitor their children/students.
A summary
and "Banked Meter" to monitor progress.
3 different
methods of testing.
Multiple Choice - Select the correct translation to
the word shown from a grid of buttons.
Hear Word - Listen to the word and select the
correct translation from a grid of buttons.
Type The Answer - Type the correct translation to
the word shown.
A "Type the
Answer" testing method to improve your written
language skills.
Even fluent speakers of a language often have great
difficulty in writing it. By choosing this (the
hardest) testing method you can improve your written
skills.
Banking
words enables you to test yourself only on the words
you don't now.
Don't waste time testing yourself on words you
already know
A dictionary
containing an up to date collection of all standard
and custom words in your collection.
Can be
adapted to test yourself on other subjects.
There is nothing to stop you adapting one of the
custom categories to help you pass other types of
exams. For example you may have a history exam
coming up. Just use one of the custom category to
add questions.
