Memory? Yes, I mean the ability to remember things may have a lot to do with your learning. Some people even said that learning is just a matter of memory. Does that make sense to you?
You may have learned English for such a long time, which may mean you have read so many English books, articles, blog posts and other reading material. Also, you may have watched or listened to a lot of English movies/films, songs, TV programs etc - all in English, and most of them are things written or sung by native English speakers. But, did you possibly ask yourself how much you have really learned or truly memorized? When you are trying to write or speak by using what you have read or heard, chances are you'll be not so sure whether you have remembered them correctly, and thus you hesitate or even can't manage to write or speak anything. How so? How could I...? You didn't try to remember/memorize what you read or heard, or you didn't really learn them. Or, you may have tried but failed to remember them.
Memory "tricks"
Remembering things is not always so easy, though - it takes a lot of time and effort. There are skills or effective ways to help you to memorize words, phrases, sentences or even paragraphs, but you may find some of them work well for you while some not. Repetition can be such a good way but can also be boring. Some people may try to remember them as a group or a set or by comparing; some may try to write them down or make a sentence or even write a passage with them. Some people are really good at remembering, while some may feel so helpless or hopeless. Some people suggest using your imagination when you're trying to remember a word or words or whatever you're trying to remember. The key is that you should try to find a way or a trick which works well for you.
Do you think or agree that learning is a matter of memory? Can you share some memory tricks with us?
Comments
Thanks again, Onee!
Yes, it helps if you can pronounce words correctly - some words are hard to pronounce, though, especially long medical words.
No, Sir. If I like the word, I will just say, pronounce it right, once to twice. Just that. But, not too many vocabulary in my head. :D
Hi Onee,
Thanks for commenting on the blog - I had to read the blog again to respond to your comment. It's not always easy to memorize some words - sometimes imagination works; sometimes knowing the root of a word is helpful. Anyway, there is always a trick you can use to memorize a certain word, isn't there?
Dear Doc,
If you mean memorize the structure or grammar, yes we should. But, personally, I don't have any trick to memorize any words. I let it flow and occasionally, I write the words I like. I read and write more so that I can memorize it better. :)
@arif
Nice comment! Thanks for sharing your tricks. I assume you mean group learning or learn it together - an effective way or a way better than we learn it alone or self-learning. Discussion will facilitate our learning. The best way, though, may be the combination of the both (group and self learning).
Terms and rules of any language are memorized, which are part of learning. For instance, when you learn English, you have to memorise its structure rules and terms such as noun, pronoun verb etc. Which help you learn phrasing, paragraphing. Similarly, history students have to memorize the date of events; Math students memoriz formula etc. Anyway,
My tricks
Whatsoever you learn, share with others explaining them in your own way or find someone having same goal to discuss. By doing so you may rarely feel exhausted and exchanges of ideas on the topic not only enhance your knowledge, but accelerate your learning process also. I think, that's why in class teacher manages group discussion among students. This trick may bring more fruitful result if you exercise it with your classmates, or companions in real life.
I deleted my comment as your reply realized me that I missed something out. I noted your advice for future compliance :)
@arif
Thanks so much for sharing the memory trick. Yes, when you are trying to share what you have learned, you are communicating with others in English, which means you are learning with interest and you'll learn more.
@Daniel
Thank you so much for sharing your memory trick with us. And, "paying attention to the visual while reading" sounds like an interesting trick. Could you explain it? I assume you mean something related to imagination.
It's great you're good at spelling and remembering phrases, and I'm glad you don't think it's enough. Yes, the more you have remembered, the easier you express yourself.
Thanks again!
I think we can say learning is a question of memory and repetition. They help each other. Through memory you are able to bring to writing and speaking particular structures of a languages. Repetition can be considered a way of consolidate your memory so that you don't forget a sentence, word or expression very often. My memory trick is to pay attention to the visual while I'm reading. I'm good at remembering the word spelling and some fixed phrases in a text. But, this is not enough for me. I need to write the just learned structures as a way to tell to my mind: "Hey, these stuffs are part of my language now!". I follow this method and I start looking results increasingly evident. ASfter all, it's important to practice the techniqe which works better for you.
@shahab
Great! Thanks for sharing your tricks. Yes, sometimes we learn even by constant repetition. We keep forgetting things as we try to remember as many things as possible. So, repetition is inevitable if we really want to learn.
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