Language-Assistant

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  Spanish Language Supported

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  English Language Supported

Inspiration

Inspired by the Lew and Nida Greek/English dictionary, which is organized by semantic field instead of alphabetical order, we grouped our words according to situations that immigrants find challenging: health care, employment, transportation, banking, and idioms.  

What it does

The categories and words are represented by clip-art pictures.  The words can be toggled between Spanish and English.

How we built it

We used Android Studio.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge was running out of memory using so many images.  We solved the problem by finding a more efficient way to manipulate bitmaps.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of overcoming the memory problem and producing a clean, visually oriented product.

What we learned

We learned how to present images.

What's next for Language-Assistant?

The next thing would be to add sound.  In the future, you would be able to touch the image and have the word pronounced in the language of your choice.

What is it?

It is a visual dictionary of sorts that shows words and a clip-art picture of the word, and provides the ability to translate the word into other languages. It is supposed to help foreign-born individuals through some areas they might struggle with. This is made to improve their communication. 

Built With

• java