Comments on: Transliteration and mnemonics – how to learn new words in a foreign language http://claritaslux.com/blog/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/ Learning, languages, EU, citizenship Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:11:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marta http://claritaslux.com/blog/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/comment-page-1/#comment-3428 Marta Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:35:32 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/10/16/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/#comment-3428 Hmm... Not sure if this technique is working. The word is "przyszedł" and it means HE came. She came is "przyszła" in polish. Hmm… Not sure if this technique is working.
The word is “przyszedł” and it means HE came. She came is “przyszła” in polish.

]]> By: markbiernat http://claritaslux.com/blog/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 markbiernat Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:36:00 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/10/16/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/#comment-1870 @Taras, Yes I am Ukrainian. I am Polish and Ukrainian actaully and am American that lives in Kraków, and my favorate place to be is Ukraine. My family is from Ternopil. Ukraine is an amazing country, I just keep getting back to it. Your right, intuitve ways of learning are the best as you think of techniques and methods that work for you. Some people learn by music, other by mnemonics but everyone must find their own way with learning a language and find a technique where they can learn lots of vocabulary. Many people say they just 'picked up a language because it was in the air'. I teach and learn languages and I do not believe it. You can not just pick up a language because its in the air unless its a language very close to your native language. To learn a language you have to know about 5000 words at least. And you must know these words like a reflex. Then lots of grammar. This does not come because 'its in the air'. Its comes from finding a method of learning that works. Using your own intuition about what techniques for learning a language are fun and useful for you. @Taras, Yes I am Ukrainian. I am Polish and Ukrainian actaully and am American that lives in Kraków, and my favorate place to be is Ukraine. My family is from Ternopil. Ukraine is an amazing country, I just keep getting back to it.
Your right, intuitve ways of learning are the best as you think of techniques and methods that work for you. Some people learn by music, other by mnemonics but everyone must find their own way with learning a language and find a technique where they can learn lots of vocabulary.
Many people say they just ‘picked up a language because it was in the air’. I teach and learn languages and I do not believe it. You can not just pick up a language because its in the air unless its a language very close to your native language. To learn a language you have to know about 5000 words at least. And you must know these words like a reflex. Then lots of grammar. This does not come because ‘its in the air’. Its comes from finding a method of learning that works. Using your own intuition about what techniques for learning a language are fun and useful for you.

]]> By: Taras http://claritaslux.com/blog/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 Taras Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:37:51 +0000 http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/2007/10/16/techniques-learning-words-transliteration-mnemonics/#comment-1866 Hi Mark! Thank you for your contribution to the Global Voices language discussion:)! Your blog is a lovely place for a language lover like me. More than that, you're in the language business literally!:) In my Ukrainian teenage experience of learning English, I relied on intuitive techniques that helped me expand my vocabulary by leaps and bounds. In this regard, I practiced mnemonics long before I learned about it. Did I hear you talk about your Ukrainian roots:)? Hi Mark!

Thank you for your contribution to the Global Voices language discussion:)! Your blog is a lovely place for a language lover like me. More than that, you’re in the language business literally!:)

In my Ukrainian teenage experience of learning English, I relied on intuitive techniques that helped me expand my vocabulary by leaps and bounds. In this regard, I practiced mnemonics long before I learned about it.

Did I hear you talk about your Ukrainian roots:)?

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