{"id":2288,"date":"2024-08-25T07:42:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T07:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2024-08-25T07:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T07:42:43","slug":"chinese-study-app-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/25\/chinese-study-app-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Study App – Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\r\nThis was written August 22, 2024 as part of theChinese Study App \u2013 Programming Project<\/a><\/i>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Introduction<\/h2>\r\n

\r\nHere’s my all new project, which I’m hopeful will not only be useful for myself and some of my classmates, but also to demonstrate how I approach programming projects, thus helping people learn how to tackle such tasks themselves. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Inspiration<\/h2>\r\n

\r\nI have been thinking about this specific project for a few weeks now. It started with a new exam introduced this semester: a timed oral presentation recorded on a computer. We were given some grammar patterns to use, as well as a topic to discuss. And while I was not a fan of this exam (in part due to the stress, stringent time-constraint and the fact this was happening in a room full of people simultaneously speaking aloud), I must admit that the more I thought about it, the more I was convinced it could be a great learning tool. Thus were cemented the foundations for this project. Moreover, I have since started a daily habit of writing in Chinese, and have been struggling with using\/remembering more advanced vocabulary and grammar patterns, and thus realized such a tool could also supplement my writing.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ideation and Planning<\/h2>\r\n

\r\nI have had this project in the back of my mind and have been having ideating for a while. But it was time to finally write down my thoughts and initial design for the project. Here it is in image form, with my terrible handwriting.\r\n

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Chinese Study App – Breakdown of Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n
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Chinese Study App – Initial Prototype Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nA few notes on how I decided to write this:\r\n