Just forget it! The secret of learning new words

Luca Lampariello's video on YouTube about how we learn new words while trying to learn a foreign language. He talks about memory in general. I went to find this video after reading a recent blog post How To Learn Vocabulary Efficiently Without Flashcards by Luca Lampariello.

I also haven't found flashcards very interesting or effective. A few hours hours of adding sound to Anki flashcards or watching a 2 minute foreign language vocabulary video on YouTube? The downside to watching YouTube videos for vocabulary instead is that we're studying a "list" someone else thinks we need to know.

To study words I think I need to know, I look them up on Pinterest and save pins to a Russian Vocabulary board. That way I can see the word in a phrase or sentence. I can attach words to images. If I need to, I will check the pronunciation on Forvo.com.

RUSSIAN SPEECH: Yuri Gagarin (with Russian and English subtitles)

I have been keeping track of videos I want to watch a few times to memorize a few new words. RUSSIAN SPEECH: Yuri Gagarin (with Russian and English subtitles) Russian language videos on YouTube.

How to pronounce Initial Ng in Asian Languages - Stuart Jay Raj

How to pronounce Initial Ng in Asian Languages - Stuart Jay Raj Next to getting the tones right, the initial 'Ng' sound that is found in so many Asian languages proves to be one of the major pronunciation issues for non-Asian learners of 'initial ng' languages. A friend is working on Thai shared this YouTube channel with me because I've been interested in trying to learn a little Tagalog.

Ocean Colors

Ocean Colors , originally uploaded by Paulo Brandão . A lovely image of the Atlantic Ocean from flickr in honor of World Ocean Day.

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