We learn foreign words, part 1
Forming Motivation / / December 19, 2019
Most people learning a foreign language, sooner or later face the problem set of vocabulary. What the English call vocabulary, and we, Russian, active vocabulary, is one of the most important parts of language proficiency. It is believed that this portion is not less than 60-70%.
In this article we will open a series of materials dedicated to various methods of learning new words foreignness. If you already teach or teach a foreign language, part of the methods seem familiar to you, but some (Hopefully) will inspire you to top up your vocabulary (in fact superfluous words, as you know, many do not it happens).
All tips that the author will present to your attention, tried them on at least two languages, but the conversation in the first place, will focus on English.
Method 1. Slovokartochki
It's just like the way the world itself invented, probably more Neanderthal translators (and since then has not changed much).
Take the stack of small leaves office on one side of each leaf is written word in the original language, and the second - its translation into the great and powerful. Then leaves tangle like playing cards.
The principle of the study is simple - take a card and try to translate the word to see it, and then turn over the card and check yourself. If a word could be identified quickly and painlessly - postpone the card in one pile, if the self-understood that the word is not possible - in the second (to be further pozubrit). Gradually, all the words of the original stack will be moved in a stack of study, and in their place will rise a new word and a new paper.
There is another way to work with the cards. We took out a stack of five or six cards at random, lay them in front of him and try to make an offer of what we see. The author of this article managed to write the entire works of hundreds of random cards - charging for a fantastic memory.
With cards, you can work anywhere: at home, in transport and at work. Outstanding free time - to get stoparik (I'm on the cards, and you're talking about?) And start going through them.
Here is a stack of cards, which the author has accumulated about six months - is about two thousand leaflets with English words and idioms (about 20% of the vocabulary of American University graduate) and several hundred hours of severe persistent mental labor.
Where to take the word of cards? Yes anywhere. Any unknown word can be easily transferred to the card. Of course, the word must go through a simple test for applicability. Imagine, if you can use the word in normal conversation? If yes, then go ahead and write it on a card and learn. If not, as they say, c'est la vie.
Let's face it - this way of learning words quite perfect (sorry for tautology).
First of all, the study of words occur in isolation from their pronunciation. You can know that means a thousand words, but do not know how to pronounce them correctly and to use. Plus, if you do not often use the word, they quickly fly out of memory, scoring another, more useful information. Do not assume that slovokartochek efficiency exceeds 10-15%.
The second significant drawback - a huge, incredible, incredible tedium of this process. You will have to spend hours, surrounded by cards and papers, pile rake in search words that you know "not good enough". The more cards to your collection, the harder it will be to work with them. About a month or two pile of paper completely blow you away, you will follow the experience of the author of this post, going to more fun and efficient way to fill up your vocabulary.
Among the advantages of this method may be mentioned the following. Slovokartochki - is a good way to study the words that do not learn in other ways. For example, you are a programmer and you urgently need to memorize 300 important technical terms. In this case, you will save slovokartochki.
Next time we'll get acquainted with the process under the name "Sing with me". Knead ligaments, gentlemen!