Using Mnemonics to link words
This is a simple extension of the link method . Here you are using images to link a word in your own language with a
word in a foreign language.
For example, in learning English/French vocabulary:
English: rug/carpet – French: tapis – an ornate oriental carpet with a tap as the central design woven in chrome thread
English: grumpy – French: grognon – a grumpy man groaning with irritation
English: to tease – French: taquiner – a woman teasing her husband as she takes in the washing.
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No Translations
The moment you cut English completely out of your language studies is the moment you begin to think in your target
language. You can do this from the very first day. Starting with pictures and graduating to simple definitions and fill-in
-the-blank flash cards (see below), you can teach yourself the vocabulary and grammar of a language without the added
mental step of translating back and forth from English, and actually build fluency instead of translation ability.
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