Improving memory for foreign language vocabulary
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span>?" <span word="With">With</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="ailments">ailments</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span>".</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> '<span word="bakka">bakka</span>' – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> '<span word="fengzi">fengzi</span>' - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="from">from</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> – <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>", <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Buzan">Buzan</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Buzan">Buzan</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="limitless">limitless</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="presently">presently</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>.</p><p><span word="Buzan">Buzan</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="information">information</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p>
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