[B-Greek] Memorizing definitions, learning techiniques

JMonte2000 at aol.com JMonte2000 at aol.com
Wed Jun 23 16:00:09 EDT 2004


 
In a message dated 6/23/2004 11:19:32 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
ybitan at mscc.huji.ac.il writes:

some  language learning issues here.
If you like flashcards, they're yours.  
Personally, in most languages I've worked with, I find that seeing a word  in
context is crucial. With what words is it used? How is it used?  Concordances
are very useful here, though when unfiltered, they require a  relatively
large vocabulary.



Hi Randall 
    I did notice that, Id get the definitions down,  then when we were in our 
class room / my home, we'd come to see a word and I  didn't have it down like 
I had when I saw it on the cards and memorized the  cards. But Randall, I'm 
new to this and never tried to memorize before, actually  thought I couldn't do 
it and was having a difficult time seeing them in the  Mounce book only. When 
I made a few cards I remembered all the words within 2  days approx. 20 - 30 
words. So, they seem to work, but am willing to try  anything, if you have 
other sugg. I cannot read yet, only baby sentences. We  only started 4 weeks ago 
and are in chapter 7, which gets the first full  paradigm down with all 
articles. Mounce, if you are not familiar with him,  instead of teaching the 50 or 
so paradigms, teaches the one, with 8 rules that  must, must be all memorized, 
like all first dec fem words only end in alpha  & ata, all neuter words are 
the same in nom & acc sg and the same in pl.  I don't know if you'd agree with 
him, but the trouble I see the guys having with  one paradigm, to learn 51 they 
might not come back to class this Saturday  :)
Thanks Randall, I'm blessed to be conversing with a scholar like  yourself 
and other's on this list, Thank you all, also on this list.
Jimmy Montesano



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