A long list of words

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74702)

I must study a long list of words (almost 3000). I'd like to know if there is a good method to study them. I'm a bit desperate. I'm trying with mnemonics, but there are so many! :sad: :crazy:

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74706)

Write the list, and re-write it.

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74709)

3000 words with their meanings and their definitions?! :eek:

I'll become mad:bad:, I'm sure. :crazy:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74702)

I must study a long list of words (almost 3000). I'd like to know if there is a good method to study them. I'm a bit desperate. I'm trying with mnemotecnics, but there are so many! :sad: :crazy:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 74712)

I'll go mad (but I bet you won't) :D

Don't be so sure. :D

I know - I'll test you on your words by PM, and you pay me 10 euros for each one you get wrong. There is nothing like incentive to learn quickly. :D

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74713)

Irma ¿cuál tipo de palabras son?

La sugerencia de bob es que debes escribir una oración completa por cada palabra. Incluye la palabra en la oración, y trata de definar la palabra en la oración

lista de palabras
1) Mechanic
2) Organism
3) Polygon

y ejemplos con las definaciones en azul

1) The mechanics worked on the cars all night, using their knowledge of the machines to fix them.

(Mechanics are people with knowledge of machines)

2) There are many interesting organisms in the deep sea, and they all live in harmony.

(Organisms are things that are alive or living)

3) I once had a math test about polygons, I had trouble naming the polygons with many sides like tetrahedron.

(a polygon is an object classified by the number of sides that it has)


¿Ves cómo escribí las palabras en una oración y incluí una definición básica también? , así puedo practicar los significados de las palabras y el lugar adecuado en la oración :). Es difícil para aprender por escribir solamente la definición , se debe poner la palabra en una oración y definirlo al tiempo mismo :)


3000 palabras es mucho, ¿Cuánto tiempo tienes para aprenderlas?

Espero que te sirva ;)

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 74722)

I have written a little computer program in MS Access - I create a table of words and translations, and the program will ask me random words. If I get them right, the words disappear from the list. If I get them wrong, they come up twice later, and if I get them wrong again, four times, then eight. This works for me, but this doesn't really help. :(

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74726)

It will help you if you make it for you to write the word and its def.

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 74747)

Too much typing, but yes, that would be better if the word is completely new.

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74749)

Besides, it should be new, else why the exercise? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 74752)

Because I have to see a word at least 10 times before I remember it. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74754)

Yo creo que si las escribes en papel la mente puede recordar y retener (retain) ellas mejor.

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If writing the word in a sentence while defining it at the same time on paper with pencil the mind has 3 references to associate the word to.

1. the hand movements of actually writing the word, will help with remembing how to spell the words (one doesn´t achieve this by typing it)

I call it wrist memory.

2. The use of the word and it´s placement in the sentence. You will be able to recall the word in the sentence and be able to better remember it´s placement / use

3. The basic definition that you have weaved into the sentence wil of course aid in the rememberance of the meaning of the word

Anyway I don´t know anything about nuerological pathways associated with learning and retaining vocabulary but this is what I´ve found out from trying different methods:)

As everyoneknows the fourth and best reference that the brain can have to recall a word is attaching some sort of personal experience / situation to it, that´s why it´s so effective to be emerged in a language. You can practice definitions and sentences all day but the truth is that if you use a word wrong and someone laughs, you´re going to use that word correctly from now on because you´re going to think about that situation everytime you use the word .

Espero que os lo haya explicado bien y te resulte en mucho aprendizaje :)

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74769)

Seeing (reading) and the wrist (writing) go together in this.

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74778)

Un poco no, muy interesante. :)

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74779)

;) aquí puedes leerlo

http://www.meryl.net/2009/10/20/how-...fects-writing/

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74773)

Then, do you agree with Bob? Don't you think that it's the same typing?

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74788)

Thanks. :)

That reminds me the words a psychologist told us once in a course I did: to get an habit you must repeat something consciously 30 or 35 times.