[lojban-beginners] Re: [ANN] LearnLojban for the PalmPilot

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 11:17:15AM -0400, Matt Arnold wrote:
> What I want to know about the applications is whether they support
> backward flashcard memorization which language learning seems to
> need. In other words, when you are shown a Lojban word and asked
> for the English word, and then given the English word and asked
> for the Lojban word, does the program know that these are the same
> information? Does it link them together in any way so that they
> stay together in the schedule?

For myself, in SuperMemo, I have each direction in a seperate
database.  I like to have them come up as far *apart* as possible.

Otherwise, seeing one direction artificially reminds me of the
other.  Treating them seperately is harder, and hence better for my
actual performance in the real world.

-Robin

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