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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6207 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 1 of 14 04 July 2011 at 1:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpG9RZgdxWY&feature=related
Though Merl Reagle does not specifically mention language-learning (he is a well-known crossword compiler), his idea of constantly carrying index cards and notebooks is also useful for the language learner. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| s_allard Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5365 days ago 2704 posts - 5425 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Polish | Message 2 of 14 05 July 2011 at 1:51pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Thanks, William Camden, for the link. It's a wonderful idea that every language learner should use. Since I use public transit a lot, I always travel with a stack of flashcards, my language notebook and something to write with.
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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6207 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 3 of 14 05 July 2011 at 7:21pm | IP Logged | |||||
Thanks. It is also low-tech and so relatively inexpensive. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4844 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German | Message 4 of 14 06 July 2011 at 7:15pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I love index cards. For some reason, I liked using electronic cards for Greek and German, but preferred paper cards for Hindi and Hebrew.
Now that I'm starting French, I made an Anki cardset, but have been using index cards instead. The reason is I use computers too much for other things, and I mostly review cards lying on the sofa or while going for a walk. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| s_allard Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5365 days ago 2704 posts - 5425 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Polish | Message 5 of 14 07 July 2011 at 3:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Since we seem to be a little coterie of low-tech flashcard users, I'm curious as to how others use them. I, for example, find that the one word on front, translation on back format is basically useless and a waste of paper. Actually, it may be of some use at the beginner level. The content of my cards varies somewhat, depending on the circumstances in which I create them.
Typically, I'll put some indicator of a main theme, the actual word or expression of interest and then an entire example of two, with translation on the front or on the back. Sometimes even more examples on the back. I don't really use the cards for self-testing purposes (i.e. question on front, answer on back). So, my cards tend to be rather full and even messy. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| TerryW Senior Member United States Joined 6292 days ago 370 posts - 783 votes Speaks: English* | Message 6 of 14 07 July 2011 at 9:14pm | IP Logged | |||||
I'm a little confused here. The video is about taking note-cards with you everywhere you go so that you can write down ideas that spontaneously come to mind, then you'll have a record of good ideas that can be reviewed later instead of forgotten. Yet, the reply-ers here are all talking about flashcards. William C., in what ways do you see language learners using them as M. Reagle does, as I can't think of any. On a side note, I often do Merl Reagle's and the NY Times crossword in the Sunday paper, and frequently do cryptograms and the good old "Word Jumble" puzzles in the daily paper. I was thinking of doing a poll here to see if language learners in general are also "puzzlers," since learning a language is like solving a complex puzzle. I figured it would be a pretty lame poll, so I didn't ever post one. Some learn languages for business reasons, geographical reasons, etc., and might not be puzzle enthusiasts. But NOW I'm wondering if people who ENJOY language learning, and who do it as a hobby just for fun, might have a good chance of being "puzzle people." 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5604 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 7 of 14 07 July 2011 at 9:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
It is an interesting connection, but there is a danger about evaluating answers to that on here. It may just be that people who are "puzzle people" are drawn to internet forums, and the connection may not be to language learning. This is similar to the "what is your personality type?" thread a while back, where there were quite a few "INTJ" folks. This does not necessarily mean that INTJs are good language learners. Rather, it may mean they prefer to stay home, work things out for themselves, and use forums a lot. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6207 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 8 of 14 08 July 2011 at 1:10pm | IP Logged | |||||
Reagle is highly proactive and constantly on the go (someone else commenting on the Youtube on the 43folder site where I first found it praised Reagle for his spirit of "ubiquitous capture"). A language learner using index cards and notebooks in the same way would probably be writing words in the native language down constantly as they come to mind, then looking up the equivalents in the desired foreign language later. Or, if in the country where the studied language is spoken, they would constantly be noting examples of the foreign language on street signs, traffic signs, advertising, etc. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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