https://github.com/lgnbhl/polyglot
🎓Use the R Console as an interactive learning environment
https://github.com/lgnbhl/polyglot
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🎓Use the R Console as an interactive learning environment
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lgnbhl/polyglot
- Owner: lgnbhl
- License: other
- Created: 2018-03-25T15:20:23.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-09-12T13:56:19.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-13T02:03:54.370Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: polyglot, r, r-package, rstats
- Language: R
- Homepage: https://lgnbhl.github.io/polyglot
- Size: 2.56 MB
- Stars: 28
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.Rmd
- Changelog: NEWS.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
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# polyglot 
> Use the R console as an interactive learning environment
The package `polyglot` helps you learn foreign language vocabulary or any [flashcards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashcard) using R as an interactive learning environment. The package implements a simplified version of the [SuperMemo-2](https://www.supermemo.com/en/archives1990-2015/english/ol/sm2) 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
```{r eval=FALSE}
# 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values) 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:
```{r eval=FALSE}
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()```.
```{r eval=FALSE}
polyglot::learn_dir()
```
To launch the learning environment, run the ```learn()``` function. Then choose in the interactive menu the file you want to study.
```{r eval=FALSE}
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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_(computing)) of your images into the spreadsheet rows.
For example, you can study the locations, flags and capitals of [all the sovereign states](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBA_official_cocktails) of the International Bartenders Association (IBA).
The CSV spreadsheet files given as examples are [here](https://github.com/lgnbhl/polyglot/tree/master/inst/extdata).
Happy learning!