Moses McCormick’s technique for Assimil (Learning Techniques, Methods & Strategies) Language Learning Forum

Moses McCormick’s technique for Assimil
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dbag
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29 November 2011 at 6:51pm | IP Logged

You are right. You will learn loads by doing Assimil just according to the instructions. Its an amazing course.

One of the best things about it is it can be used in lots of ways. Experiment and have fun!
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Cainntear
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29 November 2011 at 9:49pm | IP Logged

dbag wrote:

Ive seen people on this board criticised for combining Assimil with Anki, usually on the grounds that it "undermines the value of the passive wave" or something like that. If your interested in actually learning a language, and not in defending an ideology, then I think its a fantastic idea.
Dont feel you have to put everything in there though. Why not have have fun with it?

The problem is that memorisation of specific examples can be done without generalising the rules. One of the things I like about Assimil (or at least some of their courses -- quality varies) is the variation in forms used, which forces you to learn the underlying logic of the sentences rather than memorising them verbatim.

You haven't learnt something until you've generalised the rules -- memorising stuff isn't learning.
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