Learning English on your favorite TV series, or how to hack the memory 2.0
Forming / / December 19, 2019
All the more widespread method for the study of foreign languages on the series. You watch your favorite videos in their original language and Enrich your vocabulary. With WordsFromText service and Anki app, you can quickly memorize all the unknown words encountered while watching your favorite TV series.
Why on your favorite TV series? Because the learned words and sentences will stay with you forever, and you do not want to mind were memories of a rather mediocre film work?
Why hack the memory? Because we will methodically "sew" it spaced repetition, ignoring such details assimilation of information, as the concentration of attention, emotional engagement, and more. In this mode, you can not just pick up and not remember anything.
Why 2.0? Because previously I published articles on a similar theme. But over time, services and approach to the study of foreign languages change. That's what I want to tell you in this article.
The whole point is to quickly memorize all the unknown words in the video, so that when later viewing no problems. But how to do that?
Of course, resort to using spaced repetition application Anki. For those who are not quite clear how to work with the application, I recommend to read the following video:
Working with service WordsFromText
- First, download the corresponding English subtitles in .srt format. For example, they can be found at tvsubtitles.net.
- The web browser displays the SERVICE WordsFromText, Checking in.
- We find on the website in the menu "Add Text", click "Download File" and choose our subtitle file.
- Load subtitles. Open the resulting text.
- Go to the section "Teach the word" change the status to "New." Then, note all the familiar position marked "Known".
In the process you may notice that sometimes parts of speech are determined incorrectly, so it turns the wrong translation.
To avoid this, it is necessary to change the part of speech on the one you want. To do this, we expand the sub-menu by clicking on the word, put a tick in the correct position and press the "Apply to all text."
If you want to change the very lemma (dictionary form of the word), then after editing I recommend you select the "Use all". It is necessary to further our changes are reflected in the table for printing.
After receiving a number of words from WordsFromText, it is desirable to analyze them. For example, often a word can be part of an idiom, as in this case below.
There is a proposal: «But it's really a judgement call, and if she really was that bradycardic, I probably would've called the fellow». WordsFromText allocated in it only a word judgmentThat is out of context means "judgment", "punishment", "car". Fully idiom looks judgment callThat is questionable or debatable decision.
By the way, WordsFromText himself can define idioms, but it is also sometimes incorrectly.
- After designation of unknown words change the display status back to "new" (this page is updated).
- Expand the right tab "Print" and stamped ticks as shown in the screenshot.
- Select and copy the resulting words. Since these words are learned, then immediately we mark them marked "Known" by holding down the Shift key.
Processing of data in the spreadsheet editor
- Paste the copied words in any spreadsheet editor (eg Microsoft Excel). Better just to create a table in which you will always make new words. Add the columns and fill the empty cells. You should end up as shown in the screenshot.
Word column contains study the Word, Definition - its definition, Pofs (Part of Speech) - part of speech, Notes - movie title, show or series, Transcription - transcription, Definition 2 - the second definition of the word, Example The - context, the example of the word of the downloaded subtitles.
WordsFromText able to pull himself context. Unfortunately, this is only available on a paid subscription. But you can look for words in the text of the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F and paste wherever necessary.
Ideally, you should have a pair of "word - Translation" (for more details on how to do this can be found here here and here). But it so happens that when you view Russian-English cards you comes to mind several translations into English. In this case, a good idea would be to add in the field Definition February 2 value to somehow separate the word from the famous synonyms. By the way, you can immediately add the English synonyms column Definition.
- Next we need to get the file in .txt format. Copy the text from the resulting table in the "Notepad". To avoid import problems, it is better to save in UTF-8. To do this, click "File» → «Save as", type in the name and at the bottom of the window select the option UTF-8 encoding.
Working with Anki app
- Ckachivaem application Anki c official website, install it and open.
- Click "Tools» → «management record types» → «Add». Then select the item "Home" and enter any name (for me Video).
- Choosing the right type of record and click "Fields". Rename the "answer" in Definition, «Q» in Word, add fields Pofs (Part of Speech), Example, Notes, Transcription, Definition 2. order of the fields must be the same as in the figure below screenshot.
- Then, in the same window, select the item "Cards" and rename the template fields as shown in the screenshot. Or is it better to open documents here and signs of "Plain Card" copy the text in the appropriate cells.
Next, I recommend creating an inverted deck. For this:
- In the same box at the top right click "+."
- Copy the tab that appears in the value of the same document, but from the signs "Inverted Card".
- Later in the same tab, at the bottom click on the "More» → «Override deck" and enter the name of the inverted deck (in Inverted_Video me).
Now when adding cards with this type of recording (import or manually add cards), all inverted cards will be sent is inverted in the deck.
- Go back to the main window of Anki program, create a basic deck, enter any name. And Anki file ready for import.
- Push the button "Import File", select a text file type and expose the deck, check the compliance of the order of fields in the application and the column with the words in a text file. Choose in the top line of the "Import, even if the existing entry contains the same first field." If something has been filled correctly, this can be changed.
- Import files.
Voiced word using add-ons for Anki
But that's not all. We have to bring the energy of sound as a lifeless and silent words.
- First you need to put two additions to Anki: advanced_browser and AwesomeTTS. To do this, go to "Tools» → «Extras» → «Overview and Installation" and specify the numbers 874215009 and 301952613.
- Then click "Browse" and sort words either by date or by Notes item. Of course, the first time there is no need to sort, but then this feature will come in handy.
- Hold the left mouse button or the Shift key and select the desired word.
- Press Ctrl + T. keys
- In the window that opens, select AwesomeTTS voice engine (I prefer Acapela Group - Lucy (en-GB)), in the Source Field, select Word value in the Destination Field - Transcription. You can create a single Sound field for voice, but I placed it in the Transcription field.
- Press Generate button.
- Go to section "Deck" on the main window Anki. If you do not have your smartphone on your iOS or Android, you can use the computer.
To learn words using a computer, you need:
- Sign up online Anki.
- Anki to log in on the computer. Synchronized with the server (press the Y button on your keyboard).
- Install a mobile application for iPhone or Android-smartphone and log in to it. Synchronized.
It is always possible to edit card Anki when viewed in the computer or mobile device. Smartphone is even more convenient, especially if you assign control gestures in the application.
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