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William Camden
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08 July 2011 at 1:17pm | IP Logged

s_allard wrote:

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.

It depends on the stationery you use. A roughly business card-sized vocabulary card
such as those pre-printed ones like Vis-Ed can only carry so much information, on
grounds of space limitations. Also, with simple vocabulary cards you are better
learning the basic foreign word without getting into too much detail. That can come
later. This kind of vocabulary card is best for the early stages of language-learning.
Index cards can carry more, but there are still space constraints. If you really want
to get into full declensions of a word, tenses, sample sentences, you are better
writing in a notebook that has sufficient room.
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08 July 2011 at 9:47pm | IP Logged

s_allard wrote:

Since we seem to be a little coterie of low-tech flashcard users, I'm curious as to how others use them.

I like to print a sentence or two on each card, usually using an ink jet printer. Then I write information by hand on the back. I also review these using a modified Leitner system.

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09 July 2011 at 7:08pm | IP Logged

Lamonte wrote:

s_allard wrote:

Since we seem to be a little coterie of low-tech flashcard users, I'm curious as to how others use them.

I like to print a sentence or two on each card, usually using an ink jet printer. Then I write information by hand on the back. I also review these using a modified Leitner system.

Leitner system?
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09 July 2011 at 9:26pm | IP Logged

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system
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13 July 2011 at 4:47pm | IP Logged

TerryW wrote:

[QUOTE=William Camden]

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."

I enjoy puzzles and I learn languages for fun :o) I don't like the really hard ones lol, but I do like puzzles. I enjoy the ones where you have to work out who is who, has which colour car, has which pet etc from a paragraph or two of information. I think I just like to use my brain :o) lol.

Edited by WentworthsGal on 13 July 2011 at 4:49pm
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14 July 2011 at 6:03am | IP Logged

I use flashcards a lot of Spanish. I'm planning on using them for Japanese too. :3 cheap and very helpful. Also, I write down vocab many times on paper and repeat to myself out loud and it helps me remember!

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