Comments on: How do you learn vocabulary? http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/ Just blogging about my language geekery. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-11898 Josh Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:07:20 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-11898 <strong>Nils</strong>: First of all, my apologies for not responding for damn near half a year. The more I look, the more I see that many comments at LG fell from my radar. Oops. I can see where you're coming from, but my usage of the computer for language learning is much looser than anything you ever did. I don't have to worry about instructors listening in, and my learning is as "personal" as I make it, seeing as I pick out what words I'm going to learn. :) Prep school for call centre operators. Hah! <strong>Daniel</strong>: Well, I go at it both ways. I read content online and learn words from context, but I also make individual word flashcards. Attacking vocabulary on multiple fronts, I suppose. :) Nils: First of all, my apologies for not responding for damn near half a year. The more I look, the more I see that many comments at LG fell from my radar. Oops.

I can see where you’re coming from, but my usage of the computer for language learning is much looser than anything you ever did. I don’t have to worry about instructors listening in, and my learning is as “personal” as I make it, seeing as I pick out what words I’m going to learn. :)

Prep school for call centre operators. Hah!

Daniel: Well, I go at it both ways. I read content online and learn words from context, but I also make individual word flashcards. Attacking vocabulary on multiple fronts, I suppose. :)

]]> By: Daniel Šťastný http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-11891 Daniel Šťastný Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:50:51 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-11891 I've found making flashcards very difficult and demanding for time. It seemed to be "just for self", if you understand. Much better is practising and then correcting with vocabulary. As practising I mean using internet for finding resources I'm interested in (mainly in english) - so I can use PC dictionary in parallel. Using weblogs (posting comments as I'm doing right now) or Skype. The best is connection of interesting content with language for me. So you work on language and also on special knowledge. Fluent reading The Economist seems as a good challenge :-) I’ve found making flashcards very difficult and demanding for time. It seemed to be “just for self”, if you understand.

Much better is practising and then correcting with vocabulary. As practising I mean using internet for finding resources I’m interested in (mainly in english) - so I can use PC dictionary in parallel. Using weblogs (posting comments as I’m doing right now) or Skype. The best is connection of interesting content with language for me. So you work on language and also on special knowledge.

Fluent reading The Economist seems as a good challenge :-)

]]> By: Nils http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-159 Nils Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:05:48 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-159 Oh, I don't know. Maybe the way they always pretended to be high-tech and actually weren't (tape decks in this century!), the impersonal bit about them... Or just the fact that I always felt like a fool being sat with these huge headphones muttering to myself, never knowing when the teacher would decide to listen in. It's all just too 'institutional' for me. Like prep school for call centre operators. Nah, gimme those pubs anytime :-D Oh, I don’t know. Maybe the way they always pretended to be high-tech and actually weren’t (tape decks in this century!), the impersonal bit about them… Or just the fact that I always felt like a fool being sat with these huge headphones muttering to myself, never knowing when the teacher would decide to listen in. It’s all just too ‘institutional’ for me. Like prep school for call centre operators. Nah, gimme those pubs anytime :-D

]]> By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-156 Josh Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:10:23 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-156 Nils: Haha. :) I don't have that option. I don't do pubs, and even if I did, there aren't any foreign girls where I live. What about language labs do you hate? Nils: Haha. :) I don’t have that option. I don’t do pubs, and even if I did, there aren’t any foreign girls where I live.

What about language labs do you hate?

]]> By: Nils http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-155 Nils Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:13:50 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/06/18/how-do-you-learn-vocabulary/#comment-155 Funny, but I don't think I'd ever use a computer for it. It makes me think of language labs too much – which I've always detested. Maybe the best way is to ask foreign girls down the pub what the naughty words in their language are? Funny, but I don’t think I’d ever use a computer for it. It makes me think of language labs too much – which I’ve always detested.
Maybe the best way is to ask foreign girls down the pub what the naughty words in their language are?

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