It is to say, you not only learn a word itself, but also how and in what situation you can use it. For example, my favorite Memrise concentrates on core vocabulary, no matter what tongue you choose to learn. However, if you just began learning a foreign language, using vocabulary builders on your phone is your best shot. In many cases the app will try to teach you words you already know very well.
First, you have a minimum control over the content, especially if you already have some basic vocabulary. Of course, there are some downsides of using an application. So they basically make a half of work for you. Moreover, as far as I’m concerned, every single language app now uses spaced repetition system. I think that modern vocabylary building apps are much more convinient in this way rather than a deck of cards you pull out during your bus trips to school. You have two options: language learning apps or good old flash cards.Īnd, honestly, since I’m a spoiled child of XXI century, I have to admit that I have never ever used handmade flash cards to learn anything. Briefly, you need a kick-ass system that would constantly remind you to look after your word garden over a certain periods of time day after day.
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Let’s wrap everything we’ve learned on how to memorize vocabulary fast. Day after day, your brain will upload each of these words in the brain folder called “long term memory”. Repetion helps you consolindate the new information. The desired outcome is when the brain capitulates and throws out the white flag with ‘ok, I remember them, leave me alone’. To master this technique you have to be super annoying with your own brain and ask at least 2-3 times a day if it still remembers those notorious 10 words. Now, let’s see what happens if you systematically refresh that ten of words: Yet, here’s a beacon light: the brain just waits you to review that vocabulary. If you forget to forget, your life would be miserable and the last thing you would want to do would be learning a new language. Our brains are wired to forget.īut, once again, this forgetting part is essential for memory formation. So here’s an illustration of what happens to your 10 new Spanish words within first few hours:ĭoes it look like you forget 6 of them just after one hour?
After you found one, all you need to do is just quickly complete your vocabulary review before or right after that cue.Ī picture is worth a thousand words. It can be breaskfast, morning meditation, your lunch, evening tooth brushing, walk with a dog, anything.
Create a learning habit and it will make things go much more smoothly and steadily.Īll you need is to find a cue – a certain action that you do every day without an exeption and – preferably – around the same time. Luckily there’s a shortcut that can save your 70% of motivation. Especially if you try to learn new vocab with a consious effort. So be ready that your brain will get tired of this very soon. Just 10 words a day is fairly doable.įor the most of us, memorizing vocabulary is a routine and a pretty boring one. However, if you break this huge task on eatable daily pieces, it doesn’t look that intimidating anymore. And, I’m guessing, you won’t be satisfied with just a couple Spanish words learned over the first day, will you? But only in the case when you are trying to rot all of them at once. Building a strong vocabulary consisting of thousands of words requires a huge effort.
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