{"id":55392,"date":"2016-11-30T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/?p=55392"},"modified":"2016-11-03T10:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T02:58:39","slug":"memorize-important-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/archives\/55392","title":{"rendered":"Mnemonics &#038; Flashcards: How to Memorize the Important Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memorizing can be a pain in the neck but,\u00a0when used correctly, these techniques will help you memorize important things and improve your English skills.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55393\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/vt-blog\/www\/2016\/10\/097adcb8-blog-how-to-memorize-the-important-stuff.png\" alt=\"Mnemonics and Flashcards: How to Memorize the Important Stuff\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/097adcb8-blog-how-to-memorize-the-important-stuff.png 560w, https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/097adcb8-blog-how-to-memorize-the-important-stuff-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone seems to agree that effective language learning demands much more than just memorizing words. A good student must be able to understand and apply different concepts according to the situation, and to think critically about the language. But sometimes we simply don\u2019t have a choice: when it comes to things like vocabulary and certain grammar rules, we often have to rely on memorization to get it right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while your studies shouldn\u2019t depend <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on memorization, there\u2019s a great deal of things you\u2019ll be forced to know by heart. This is why it\u2019s so important to use the right techniques, like mnemonics and flashcards \u2014 and to use them correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Flashcards: old but gold<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using flashcards has always been a popular method to help students remember important things. It was probably used by your parents and grandparents when they were younger, but that shouldn\u2019t be a reason to dismiss this technique as outdated. Never heard of flashcards? Here\u2019s how they work:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/15232\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few reasons why you should consider using flashcards to learn English:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><b>It\u2019s cheap:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it costs only a pen and paper \u2014 which you probably already have. If you don\u2019t happen to have these items right now, you can certainly find cheap options at any supermarket or dollar store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><b>Handwriting is more effective than typing:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-learning-secret-don-t-take-notes-with-a-laptop\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has shown that students who hand-write their notes are more likely to remember and understand the contents of a lecture, in comparison with students who type it all down on their laptops. Likewise, flashcards can help you internalize the content as you write them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><b>You learn other skills in the process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> creating good flashcards demands you to be concise (to explain a concept using few words) and to exercise critical thinking (to figure out what keywords should be used and which parts need to be highlighted).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using flashcards to remember new or uncommon words in English, keep it simple: write that specific word on one side of the card, and its meaning (in your native language) on the other side. If it\u2019s a word that does not have a direct translation in your language, you can write its definition in English on the back of the card.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t know which words to put in the flashcards? Start by using the <\/span><b>Word Bank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicetube.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoiceTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; simply select all unknown words while watching videos and save them. After a couple of days, go back to your <\/span><b>Word Bank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and see which words you still find difficult to remember. These are the words you should be focusing on, so create a flashcard for each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mnemonics: the key to memorize\u00a0sequences<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flashcards are good if you need to remember synonyms, facts, definitions, etc. However, if you need to memorize slightly more complex information, such as a sequence of words or numbers \u00a0you might need to use mnemonics instead. This is how they work:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/embed\/15297\" width=\"560\" height=\"530\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mnemonics are a great way to remember those grammar rules that impose a certain order among elements. Think of the order of adjectives in English, for example: if we have to organize the adjectives \u201cgreen\u201d and \u201csmall\u201d when describing a tennis ball, we would always have to say it\u2019s \u201ca small green tennis ball\u201d, but never \u201ca green small tennis ball\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that while native speakers know this instinctively, most of us English learners have to memorize the order of adjectives. As the tweet below shows, the order should be: <\/span><b>opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then the noun.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Things native English speakers know, but don&#8217;t know we know: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ex0Ui9oBSL\">pic.twitter.com\/Ex0Ui9oBSL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Anderson (@MattAndersonBBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattAndersonBBC\/status\/772002757222002688\">September 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here are a couple of tips to remember the order of adjectives in English:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create your own! Try to create one or two sentences using all of the categories. For example: I have an <\/span><b>awesome little 20-year-old <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sister; she bought me a <\/span><b>rectangular green Italian leather travel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the acronym <\/span><b>OSASCOMP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and try to remember what each initial stands for.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have another mnemonic to help you remember grammar rules in English? 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