Re: Memorization (conlang version)

bsarempt@rempt.xs4all.nl writes:
>The only thing that really helps with memorizing is repetition,
>I think. That holds for vocabulary, too. When I was a student I
>repeatedly looked for silver bullets (not having read Brooks's essay
>at the time), but there was nothing that could beat a combination of
>learning vocabulary with double-sided flashcards and reading a lot
>in the target language. Stretches of poetry can be memorized best by
>learning them one verse at a time, and adding verses once the previous
>one is memorized. Well, the conclusion must be that memory is something
>to exercise, if it has to work.

This is what my current Spanish professor (Who has that "Castillian lisp",
and hacking h ;)) says. He tells us all the time that to memorize our
vocabulary, we need to repeat it at least 3 - 5 times. He also says we
should get flash cards and put vocabulary down on those, and go through
them each day.




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