datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 1 of 7 10 March 2010 at 12:41am | IP Logged |
So I came up with this awesome idea while day dreaming and studying Italian in English class. (Ironic huh?) [Don't worry, we had a substitute and no assignments :)]
I call it Tagging. It's a form of association, except you hook a word to a person you see daily, like classmates, teachers, etc.
I originally came up with it while learning directions in Italian. I looked at my right hand and said "a destra" and then looked at my left and said "a sinistra." After that, I figured... why not involve people?
A girl got up and blew her nose (You know, cold and flu season ;)) So I figured I would attach that idiom to her. Every day you could have a new one everyday for another person.
It can be based on actions, descriptions, posessions, or destinations.
It can even work for grammar.
Simple things like a girl walking down the hallway carrying a book can be "That is her book. She has a book. etc"
I going to try this out for real tomorrow, and I'll post everything that I experience. I can picture it working really well.
Some things I've thought of so far.
-Pick out a select group of people (15-20 classmates, or more)
-Associate one word or phrase to that person a day, and repeat them everytime you see them.
-The next day, repeat the previous word or phrase, and add a new one.
I think it will really work if you associate the word with something they carry every day like a watch or purse or whatever.
I'm going to see how far this can take me.
Any views or opinions, discuss them! :D
[Moderators, sorry I posted this here, but I figured it would receive more attention in the General discussion]
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Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5427 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 2 of 7 10 March 2010 at 5:37am | IP Logged |
That's a good idea.I'm gonna have to start doing that, learning by association has always worked amazing for me.
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datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 3 of 7 10 March 2010 at 5:14pm | IP Logged |
:D It's working great so far. I hooked an idiom for one my teachers. ponerse difícil (to get difficult) Because his class is getting difficult :D
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Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5427 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 4 of 7 11 March 2010 at 5:55am | IP Logged |
datsunking1 wrote:
:D It's working great so far. I hooked an idiom for one my teachers. ponerse difícil (to get difficult) Because his class is getting difficult :D |
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How would one say that in Spanish? Para obtener difícil? This is perfect for my precalculus class.
When I first saw this thread, I thought "tagging" as in graffiti for some reason. Maybe spray painting things is also a good way to practice? Not recommendable though.
Edited by Johntm on 11 March 2010 at 5:56am
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datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 5 of 7 11 March 2010 at 5:14pm | IP Logged |
Johntm wrote:
datsunking1 wrote:
:D It's working great so far. I hooked an idiom for one my teachers. ponerse difícil (to get difficult) Because his class is getting difficult :D |
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How would one say that in Spanish? Para obtener difícil? This is perfect for my precalculus class.
When I first saw this thread, I thought "tagging" as in graffiti for some reason. Maybe spray painting things is also a good way to practice? Not recommendable though. |
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I was told it was "se pone difícil"
reflexive because the class ITSELF is getting difficult :D
Spray painting things is probably illegal :P
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Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5427 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 6 of 7 13 March 2010 at 4:38am | IP Logged |
datsunking1 wrote:
Johntm wrote:
datsunking1 wrote:
:D It's working great so far. I hooked an idiom for one my teachers. ponerse difícil (to get difficult) Because his class is getting difficult :D |
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How would one say that in Spanish? Para obtener difícil? This is perfect for my precalculus class.
When I first saw this thread, I thought "tagging" as in graffiti for some reason. Maybe spray painting things is also a good way to practice? Not recommendable though. |
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I was told it was "se pone difícil"
reflexive because the class ITSELF is getting difficult :D
Spray painting things is probably illegal :P |
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Ahh thank you. And yes, spray painting things that do not belong to you and that you do not have permission to paint is illegal. I probably won't use my "vandalism" method to practice languages.
Edit: Oh, and don't worry about daydreaming about languages in English. I do it in most classes, even English.
Edited by Johntm on 13 March 2010 at 4:39am
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datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French
| Message 7 of 7 14 March 2010 at 4:54pm | IP Logged |
Welp just an update, this has been working extremely well for me :) I plan on using this method much more.
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