The secret to learning a language
言語習得の秘訣

Key 1. Learning pyramid
ラーニングピラミッド

A pyramid model was developed by the National Training Laboratories Institute in the early 1960s

Compared to taking a class or reading a textbook, learning through experience is more effective, and the experience of teaching others is said to be the most effective way to learn.

It’s interesting to note that teaching is more effective in learning than learning.

Key 2. The skills of 4+1 for the mastering language
言語を習得するための4+1のスキル

Learning a language is said to require four skills. They are listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

What is often forgotten here is to memorize vocabulary.

Increasing your vocabulary will make it much easier to speak.

Key 3. Memory Secrets: The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
記憶の秘密。エビングハウスの忘却曲線

The forgetting curve hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time.

This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.

A typical graph of the forgetting curve purports to show that humans tend to halve their memory of newly learned knowledge in a matter of days or weeks unless they consciously review the learned material.

Regular review is effective!

KEY:

Repeat the cycle of improving conversation.

↓ Learn new material
↓ Practice material without fear of making mistakes
↓ Ask questions if you don’t understand
↓ Summarize / Explain what you learned to your self or friends

会話上達のサイクルを繰り返す。

↓ 新しい素材を学ぶ
↓ 間違いを恐れずに練習する
↓ わからないことがあれば質問する
↓ 学んだことをまとめて、自分や友達に説明する。

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