Memory systems and language learning
I teach and learn languages. I have read countless books on language learning, but more important I have had years of first hand experience with language learning. There are scores of language learning products on the market from books to software to memory masters. What do I think is the best way […]
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Mind mapping software or by hand to learn a language
How can mind mapping help you learn a language? Read on. There are a number of free mind mapping software programs on the market. I like one by ‘eDraw’. However, at the end of the day would you rather be sitting in front the computer to […]
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Mnemonics
July 11, 1975 Stanford university did a study on teaching Russian vocabulary with memory mnemonics. The mnemonics study was called “Teaching a Large Russian Language Vocabulary by the Mnemonic Keyword Method”. The result was those who used memory mnemonics to learn Russian, learned Russian vocabulary faster and performed better on tests than people who do […]
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Memory retrieval practice
If you want to learn something do not study it over and over, practice retrieving the information. If you want to learn a word list do not look at the word list, have someone ask you question from the word list. Use flashcards to learn the list, but passive listening is not the […]
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Improve your memory at night
To strengthen your memory: every night before you go to bed replay your day in your imagination in reverse. That is start with the last thing you did before you started the exercises (this memory excersises could be as you are laying in bed). Then imagine in great detail the second […]
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Your imagination could rule your memory
Studies are showing that there is a strong direct correlation between people who use their imagination and memory function. This connection is especially true with imagination use and memory in latter life. People who do not use their imagination in a free dreamy way, seem to experience a decline in memory in […]
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My brain lesion
I had a brain lesion about 16 years ago. The word lesion is really a general medical jargon word. What I had was basically bleeding in the brain from capillary telangiectasia or a cavernous malformation. The result was I had memory and brain processing problems. I still functioned at a rather high cognitive level, […]
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Learn a language fast with flashcards
Learning with flashcards is I think the best way to learn vocabulary, and perhaps a language. I based my software program on it. Many articles will give you very abstract or general advice on how to learn a language fast. Or they will tell you 100 techniques […]
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How trauma affects memory
I recall reading a while back that there was a study where subjects were shown a series of Photos. Most were neutral or pleasant; however, inter mixed, pictures of traumatic scene, things that are universally horrible, accidents and such. After the subjects viewing the photos were given a memory recall test […]
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Rosemary for memory
I grew up in the New England countryside, which was settled in the 1600s. If you are a colonial history buff you know that the colonial departed were buried with rosemary. Rosemary was used not as a preservative, which it is because of the antioxidants in rosemary, but rather for remembrance. Even in […]
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