Tuesday's Tip for Language Learning #9: Work Your Memory
From Think Yourself into Becoming a Language Learning Super Star WORK YOUR MEMORY Just having a memory is not enough for good langauge learning. One just use it. Here are some ways in which you can use your memory. Make rote memory your back-up, not your primary approach Learning "by heart" ids the least effective means of remembering anything. Yes, there are tools, such as flash cards. Yes, this is among the most popular approachces of traditional textbooks. And yes, relying on rote memory can set learners up for overload and failure. As a back-up, yes, it can provide a sense of support and be there when you need automatic and even unthinking recall, but as s business-as-usual approach to language learning, rote memory is not the business you want. Associate memory works better, and binnding works best. Take a look -- Rote memory Rote memory is what you learn without a whole lot of meaning attached. Just repetition. Of course, repetition is one of ...