I'm learning Chinese. You have to memorize at least a couple thousand characters to have even a chance of reading anything but a carefully selected educational text.
On Nov 1, 6:39 am, Murray James Morrison <[email protected]> wrote: > Lindsey, > > Unless you're supplementing your flashcard study with heavy reading in your > target language, I would be cautious about learning words absent from > context. Say you were learning English, and wanted to learn the word "bear". > > Q1: > bear (not the large, omnivorous mammal) > A1: > to be burdened with; to suffer, endure > > Q2: > bear (but not the verb that means to suffer or endure) > A2: > a large, omnivorous mammal > > (This is unwieldy. Instead of that, try this.....) > > Q1: > The pain was too much to bear. > A1: > bear: To be burdened with; to suffer, endure. > > Q2: > I saw a bear up ahead. > A2: > bear: A large, omnivorous mammal > > These latter cards reinforce both definitions *in* context, which is after > all how you'll be using the word in conversation. > > --murrayjames > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Peter Bienstman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Interesting. Would it still work if it was Q: foreign word (not > > > meaning B,C,D,E,F,.....N)? > > > Of course, but it would become unwieldy. However, you should ask yourself > > if > > you really want to learn that many meanings. Perhaps many of them are > > somewhat > > synonymous? > > > Peter > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > -- > ================= > Murray James Morrison > Saxophonist, Composer, Music Educator > > Tel. 780-791-4651 (Canada) > +86-18608001531 (China) > Email. [email protected] > Website:http://www.murrayjames.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en.
