polyglot
Use the R console as an interactive learning environment
The package polyglot
helps you learn foreign language vocabulary or
any flashcards using R as an
interactive learning environment. The package implements a simplified
version of the
SuperMemo-2
learning algorithm which optimizes intervals between repetitions,
minimizes the time you spend on learning, and helps you achieve your
learning goals in a more effective way.
Installation
# Install the released version from CRAN
install.packages("polyglot")
To get a bug fix, or use a feature from the development version, you can install polyglot from GitHub.
# install from Github
devtools::install_github("lgnbhl/polyglot")
Create a spreadsheet to study
This package works with spreadsheets. You can create any spreadsheet to
study in a CSV
format with a
question
column, an answer
column and an hint/example
column
(optional).
For example, you could make a spreadsheet of 30 basic expressions in French you want to study.
To try this spreadsheet, just type the following:
polyglot::get_examples()
This function copies CSV spreadsheets in your folder of reference, where you should add all the spreadsheets you want to study with polyglot.
To open this folder, simply run learn_dir()
.
polyglot::learn_dir()
To launch the learning environment, run the learn()
function. Then
choose in the interactive menu the file you want to study.
polyglot::learn() # to launch the interactive learning environment
The GIF below shows the learning of the CSV spreadsheet file
French_30_Basic_Expressions.csv
.
Learn with images
You can add images by putting the Web URL or the full path of your images into the spreadsheet rows.
For example, you can study the locations, flags and capitals of all the
sovereign
states around
the world. Note that the images into the 3rd column Hint
are displayed
into your Web browser.
You could also memorize the recipes of the 74 official cocktails of the International Bartenders Association (IBA).
The CSV spreadsheet files given as examples are here.
Happy learning!