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I did not read the article and agree that vocabulary is crucial. However just trying to memorize vocabulary is not the best approach. The reason is that it's h
by kerng 6y ago
I did not read the article and agree that vocabulary is crucial.
However just trying to memorize vocabulary is not the best approach. The reason is that it's hard to memorize vocabulary without associating certain emotions and experiences with them.
Actually using the language daily, even if you only know 100 words is the most important part. You will learn and memorize new words much quicker that way.
Another good practical approach is to change your computer's OS language to the target language as soon as possible - you'll have to remember new words fast and those words will stick forever!
I don't think thats a big revelation or secret though.
- adrianN 6y agoIf you have someone with the iron patience needed to converse with you using a heavily restricted vocabulary: awesome. For the casual home learner I recommend learning words in context. For example using something like https://digitalwords.net/anki/tatoeba-audio/index.eng.html https://digitalwords.net/anki/tatoeba-audio/index.eng.html, or a hand-mined deck with sentences from things you read or heard. I've made good progress by reading the news and children's books and adding words I didn't understand. Many languages have easy news for children or foreigners (e.g. News in Slow German: https://www.dw.com/en/langsam-gesprochene-nachrichten-learning-german/a-2925601 https://www.dw.com/en/langsam-gesprochene-nachrichten-learni...)
- kerng 6y agoGreat resources. I can also recommend language exchange platforms as a great tool to make new friends and have regular conversations and practice speaking in foreign languages.