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Flashcards don't teach language, they remind you of things you've already learned. Having that first exposure to something be on a flashcard isn't the greatest
by pessimizer 4y ago
Flashcards don't teach language, they remind you of things you've already learned. Having that first exposure to something be on a flashcard isn't the greatest context for learning, especially since the impulse with flashcards is to move quickly. Don't switch to Duolingo, do them both.
- readthenotes1 4y agoI found making them and using them during the class to be invaluable. It was also good for learning some of the conjugations later. Of course, that is only part of a way to learn a language and can get to be a real grind.
- suddenclarity 4y agoFlashcards can be customised in any way though. I used to segment movies into sentences. On the front you had the audio and a screenshot. On the back, you had the transcription and a translation. I learned all the words in multiple movies and TV series this way.
- pessimizer 4y agoMaking your own flashcards is the definitive way of learning something elsewhere, then putting it into Anki for long-term retention. What I'm saying is that Anki should almost always be supplemental to other stuff. I've got exceptions, though; I do algorithmically generated clozes every day that I got from here: https://sookocheff.com/post/language/cloze-deletions/ https://sookocheff.com/post/language/cloze-deletions/ They're good for me because you have to give yourself a looser standard for grading i.e. "I used a different word but does it make sense? Did I conjugate it correctly? Then Good. You also have to actively suspend bad cards. It can break you of the gamification habit that Anki stats can get you into. For example, no need to cry over leeches that get suspended; you'll get that word again on another card. Weird idiom? Stop doing flashcards and go look it up.