Word jars
I have been learning Portuguese for many years and am still learning new verbs and vocab. I write words I want to learn and for those I have trouble remembering I write them on small folded bits of paper and put them in a jar. I regularly open up the jar and test myself. Currently I have an English and a Portuguese one, so I learn the word faster by practising translating both ways. Once you know the word well, you can take it out of the jar! I used to revise academic literature at uni like this and it's great for people with bad memory!
Sent by: Tom
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That's a good idea! Many ordinary learning methods like cards and tables are always in the same order. That creates the problem that I can't learn the last words (in the order). With this method, we can always learn all the vocabulary even if we see only a few words each time.
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This is an amazing idea, not even just for languages but other subjects, too. I want to learn a bit of Italian before I go on holiday and I hope to use this method to learn a few key phrases!
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