(Get 20 Bonus Videos from Frenchpod101 here. And/or, just sign up for free here.) For years I couldn’t learn French vocabulary. I’d make lists, make cards, buy cards, and nothing really would stick. Especially over time, the vocabulary would evaporate. Frenchpod101.com changed everything. The reason is their turn-key system of spaced-repetition vocabulary study. It […]
(Get 20 Bonus Videos from Frenchpod101 here. And/or, just sign up for free here.) For years I couldn’t learn French vocabulary. I’d make lists, make cards, buy cards, and nothing really would stick. Especially over time, the vocabulary would evaporate. Frenchpod101.com changed everything. The reason is their turn-key system of spaced-repetition vocabulary study. It […]
(Get 20 Bonus Videos from Frenchpod101 here. And/or, just sign up for free here.) For years I couldn’t learn French vocabulary. I’d make lists, make cards, buy cards, and nothing really would stick. Especially over time, the vocabulary would evaporate. Frenchpod101.com changed everything. The reason is their turn-key system of spaced-repetition vocabulary study. It […]
History: September 17, 2017 – 40% of 2,300 words (Get 20 Bonus Videos from Frenchpod101 here. And/or, just sign up for free here.) Even mnemonics doesn’t really hold a candle to spaced-repetition flash cards programs. This technology, spaced-repetition flash card technology, wasn’t widely available before about 2010, in a big way. It automatically serves up […]
(Get 20 Bonus Videos from Frenchpod101 here. And/or, just sign up for free here.) For years I couldn’t learn French vocabulary. I’d make lists, make cards, buy cards, and nothing really would stick. Especially over time, the vocabulary would evaporate. Frenchpod101.com changed everything. The reason is their turn-key system of spaced-repetition vocabulary study. It automatically […]
Programmers develop code in sprints nowadays. If you’re interested in knowing more, google AGILE. But that may be just a distraction from what you really want right now, which may be to learn vocabulary. Is that why you’re reading this page? I think it may be. To warm up to learn vocabulary. FrenchPod1o1.com (and any […]
Memorizing a language vocabulary is a kind of endurance exercise. Slow endurance. And pleasant, like walking. It’s also exploration. Your brain sizzles with new connections. Memorizing a language vocabulary has much in common with hiking a national park which is new to you. But walking aimlessly is a danger to meaningful progress. You need a […]
Learning vocabulary (survival phrases are a kind of vocabulary, in my opinion) is incredibly fast with spaced repetition flash cards. It’s technologically-aided memorization, and it’s the difference between riding a horse and driving a car. No time here to go into details of why. See this post if you want the low down on spaced […]
Fell way behind after day 59, when I was at 1% per day. It’s now Day 100 and I’m at “only” 74% of a 2,000 word vocab pack at JapanesePod101.com. No fault of theirs or this method for learning Japanese vocabulary fast. The spaced repetition software and technique works well. I just haven’t been […]
