Selection screen Help

General

This screen allows members to specify criteria from which words / phrases are selected at random from SimplyLingo.com's language database.

It is recommended that the first row of selections is left unaltered. However, should you feel the need to change anything the function of each selection is detailed below

Language direction

Direction that translations will take place. The default is from Secondary Language to Primary Language. It is recognised that this direction is the easier for language students to tackle first.

Learning Mode

Available selections are Reading & Listening or Spelling & Typing. It is recommended that the default of Reading & Listening is used.

By selecting the defaults in the first two selections, students are able to complete the full learning cycle for the words & phrases chosen. This means that following completion of the first options (Secondary Language to Primary Language + Reading & Listening), in the next screens students can select to proceed to the next stages (Primary Language to Secondary Language + Reading & Listening), (Secondary Language to Primary Language + Spelling & Typing) and on to (Primary Language to Secondary Language + Spelling & Typing) thus completing the full cycle for the selected words or phrases.

Number of items

It is recommended that the number of items are left at the default. This is regarded by many as the optimum number of items to be learnt at a single time. The number may be changed though if you so wish.

Mastered items included or not

It is recommended that ordinarily the default selection is used. Mastered items are those which the student has mastered by successfully getting the translation right six times in succession. These items are then suspended for a period of sixty days. When a selection is requested, recently Mastered items by default are excluded from the selection.

Should you wish to override the defaults you can, by selecting Include Mastered Items or Mastered Items Only. The last option can be useful for revision particularly after a period without practice.

Multiple Selections

All the remaining selections allow multiple choices. To select multiple items, hold down the control key while clicking several items in turn.

Level

This is the perceived grading of the difficulty of words and phrases. Of course, it can't be absolute and the assigned levels are purely subjective. Assigned Levels are 1 (easiest) to 9 (hardest) all of which are available for selection for Premier members. Select all Levels or as many as you wish. However, Standard members are limited to Level 1 only.

Type

Indicates the Type of the objects to be selected. Select as many as you wish from Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Phrases or unspecified.

Category

Indicates the context of the items to be selected. Select All or one or more of several Categories.

Select Button

When all selections are finalised click "Select Now" to action the selections and continue to the next page