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datsunking1
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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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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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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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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
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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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
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.


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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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
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.


I was told it was "se pone difícil"

reflexive because the class ITSELF is getting difficult :D

Spray painting things is probably illegal :P
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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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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