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Saturday, 3 March 2012

He also says in a Wiki site that: 

"Foreign language research, learning and training. I promote what I believe to be the most effective methodology to acquire new languages. I use a process that makes active use of stimulating the hippocampus creating synapses for long-term memory, and a methodology for students to build their working memory more effectively. It requires daily training and I rid all use of visual materials during class--everything being via aural training, in order to more effectively stimulate the hippocampus. In discussion with Professor Baddeley about incorporating a kinesthetic aspect into his model of working memory, largely based on my experience with music, memory, and languages.

My methodology is largely based on the following process: for acquiring any new piece of information, whether vocabulary, phrase, or sentence, requires 5 consecutive days of training and repetition. No use of reading or writing is used during the training and I encourage students to do this in free time." 

I am not sure what he means by "it requires 5 consecutive days of training and repetition". 

Perhaps he means the same material is gone over for five days. It seems a lot of repetition actually. I hate revision. I wouldn't want to revise the same material over and over again for five days.

I will also look at a guy called Devereux's methods. He seems to have taught himself Korean pretty fast (in about a year) and is self-taught. I don't really like the method he uses not because I doubt it works but because I don't like too much of an unstructured method - it doesn't work for me. I don't like learning from websites.

But I will have a look at it. I will look at other successful learners' methods.

I really want the stuff I am learning to stick in my brain! I want simple useful phrases to stick in my brain and for new vocabulary to stick in my brain. I want to know what the romanization of new words are too. I find the romanization sticks in my brain better than the Hangeul.

I really don't like Hangeul as I've said. Essential Korean Everyday is a great book. Pity Business Essential isn't as good.

Mrs L postponed the meeting for today. I guess I will have to wait to get the stuff translated until Tuesday when D or Mrs L can do it for me.


Posted by honeybearsmom at 8:28 PM EST
Updated: Saturday, 3 March 2012 8:44 PM EST

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