ProVoc - Language Learning Program for Mac

The other day, my husband reminded me of this fantastic program that he used to learn Greek when he was at uni. It's called ProVoc and is only for Apple Macs. It is completely free. You download the program and then either create your own vocabulary lists or download lists that others have made. They have heaps for Chinese - some are more useful than others. A lot of people have made lists for the textbook they are using so you might find yours in there. I have ended up making my own list for my textbook.

It is so simple to use. You put in your vocabulary including translation and comments if you wish. Then you have a few different types of tests you can do to practice your words. There are also many different options for the tests so you can really vary them to suit yourself and your needs. When you are making your own vocabulary list, it really helps if you have Chinese as an option for typing on your computer. I'll explain how to set that up on a mac in another post. It's really easy. :-)

To download ProVoc, go to http://www.arizona-software.ch/provoc/download.html. You can also download a widget to practice your words too.

To download the vocabulary lists, go to http://www.arizona-software.ch/provoc/vocabulary.html?show=cn.

Hope you find this as useful as I have!