Learn English Vocabulary and Remember It!

ByFeroz Ali
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You can learn English vocabulary easily. In fact, it can be as easy as brushing your teeth. All you need is the right software. The most important thing is spaced repetition.

Spaced repetition is studying something and reviewing it many Positive Words List times. Each time the number of minutes, hours, or days before the next review is longer.

For instance, study a new fact. Perhaps the meaning of the word ‘silence’. Then review it after ten minutes.

  • Then review it after one hour.
  • Then review it after three hours.
  • Then review it the next day, just once.
  • Then review it after three days.
  • And after one week.
  • And after three weeks.
  • And then review it after two months.
  • You will remember it for a long time.

This is only a sample schedule. But if you use it it will work well. There are better schedules. They exist in computer programs. One example is SuperMemo. Another example is Mnemosyne. Or perhaps Anki. And of course there are other programs as well.

These programs are flashcard programs. They show you flashcards. You have to tell them how easy it was to remember the meaning of the word. Each time. Then, the program decides when to show the flashcard again (how long before the next review).

Many of these flashcard programs can show text, or a picture, or even play a sound. This lets you review vocabulary in many ways.

You can use these programs to learn more than just meanings. You can also learn how to use the words in a sentence.

To Make Flashcards With Simple Sentences

The simplest way is to make flashcards with simple sentences as answers. Have more than one sentence for each word. You can have perhaps up to five sample sentences for each word. On the flashcard prompt, have the target word, and a few other words that are in the sentence. You have to recall the sentence. Saying it out loud is the best practice. Then compare with the answer.

The big advantage with these programs is the review schedule. You review at the optimal time. The disadvantage is these programs are not fun. You must be motivated to review.

You can motivate yourself easily. Make a strong clear picture of yourself knowing the vocabulary. Make the image positive.

Now make two to three images of yourself learning the vocabulary. Each image is a step in the learning process. For instance, the first step might be starting the computer to check Adverbs your e-mail (part of your daily routine). The second step might be starting the flashcard software after you check your mail. The third step might be completing the review session feeling satisfied.

You must ‘see’ these images in your mind several times a day. If you ‘see’ these images a lot, your motivation to study will become stronger. Then it is easy to study.

Now, you have an easy way to learn English vocabulary. And you have an easy way to motivate yourself to do it.

Just do it!