Spanish VocabMaster

Spanish VocabMaster

Spanish VocabMaster is a Microsoft Excel-based electronic vocabulary flashcard system that lets you create and use the flashcards you create.

Multi-Dimensional Filtering and Targeted Review

The key feature of Spanish VocabMaster that sets it apart is that input of new words and phrases is structured to allow the user to use multi-dimensional filtering for targeted review. That is, grammatical information such as part of speech, gender, number, study or reading list, etc., can be input as part of the card and then be used to filter the flashcards to focus on the most needed areas of review. For example, a user can filter the flashcards to show only the current chapter he is studying or feminine plural nouns. This is targeted review. It permits you to focus on a single area long enough to start to see and internalize patterns you can recognize and replicate—the essence of language learning. Vocabulary lists can be filtered by desired criteria or reading list and printed.

Dictionary and Audio Links

VocabMaster provides shortcuts to automatically lookup up new vocabulary words on-line to assist in creation of new flashcards. In addition, a single click will take the user to the Google Translate website for the vocabulary word, where the user can click to hear the audio of the vocabulary word or phrase.

Flashcard Images

VocabMaster programs permit the user to save visual images to flashcards to help the learner associate new vocabulary with concepts rather than English words.

Spaced Repetition

VocabMaster programs use spaced repetition to set the frequency of vocabulary review. Spaced repetition is based on the fact that reviewing words at increasing intervals, just before you are about to forget the word, is effective in putting the word into long-term memory. It also saves time spent reviewing vocabulary cards by making it unnecessary to review all the cards all the time so that you can focus on new vocabulary while retaining the old.

User Manual

Video of Features

Click on the link below to view a video showing the features of VocabMaster, customized for the Spanish language.