February 24, 2008 at 3:19 am
· Filed under How to learn a language, Memory and language learning, Technology and language learning
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 mind map or with a paper and colorful pencils? This is what you have to ask yourself. I do a little of both, and certainly my software mind maps look better as I can not draw. But I think I prefer mind mapping by hand. Further, I think its more effective when you are mind mapping by hand to learn a language. Do not ask me why, but in my experience, some how drawing or writing by hand really helps the learning process when trying to learn a language.
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March 2, 2008at 9:45 pm
I’d go for software any day. I use NovaMind, and don’t know how I’d survive without it. Here are some things I can do with it which I can’t do with paper mind mapping:
- move the branches around
- graft the branches to different parents
- recolour the branches
- change the shape of the branches
- easily drag on images from the graphics library
- easily drag on images from my web browser or on my hard disk
- reuse portions of mind maps I have created before
- automatically generate an outline of the mind map
- switch back and forth between using an outline or mind map form and see the changes reflected instantly in the other view
- attach hyperlinks to branches
- attach as much text as I like to branches
- do presentations with a projector with zero preparation
etc.
I find paper based mind mapping a messy, frustrating and awkward process by comparison, and the outcome is nowhere near as good as with using novamind (or other software).
Anyway, my $0.02.
Mandy