Intro
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| Chigusa: Listeners, what was the last word or phrase you learned? |
| Peter: Do you remember? If you do... |
| Chigusa: ...then you’re about to find out one of the best ways to learn and remember your target language. |
| Peter: In today’s Sunday News, you’ll find out all about “active recall”... |
| Chigusa: Why this method works... |
| Peter: How to use questions to strengthen your memory... |
| Chigusa: 7 specific ways to apply this with our program... |
| Peter: ...and we’re giving away a free PDF cheat sheet with bonus learning tactics at the end. |
| Chigusa: Welcome to Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Chigusa and I'll be hosting today's Sunday News with my co-host, the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com... Peter Galante! |
| Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. |
| Body |
| Peter: Listeners, in the last Sunday News, we covered repetition. And today…? Active recall. |
| Chigusa: What is active recall? We’ll get into it in just a second. But first, listen up… |
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| Chigusa: So, listeners, what was the last word or phrase you learned? |
| Peter: If you’re on the site, leave us a comment and tell us what it is. |
| Chigusa: Peter, just so everyone knows, why are we asking them to do this? |
| Peter: That’s a great question, Chigusa. So, the key to learning and actually remembering what you’ve learned… is something called “active recall.” |
| Chigusa: Active recall. Like, forcing yourself to remember what you’ve learned? |
| Peter: Exactly. Chigusa, this may be one of THE most effective ways to study. At least, there are a lot of studies and evidence in favor of it. |
| Chigusa: Hmm, can we have an example? |
| Peter: Okay. For example, let’s say you’re reading a textbook and you learn that hello in Japanese, Chigusa, just help me with this, how about hello in Japanese? |
| Chigusa: konnichiwa. |
| Peter: So, just reading alone is passive. That word or phrase won’t last very long. So, passive we mean that you’re just reading over it and you kind of say the word in your head. And this doesn’t help as much. |
| Chigusa: Ok, then if you ask yourself, “okay what is hello in Japanese?” |
| Peter: ...that is “active recall.” When you try to remember without looking at the answer. |
| Chigusa: So, what’s special about this? I feel like most people could think it’s obvious. |
| Peter: You wouldn’t be wrong. It’s obvious BUT, here’s a question for you, Chigusa. How did you study for tests in school? |
| Chigusa: Hmm, I’d re-read my textbooks. I’d take notes. I’d highlight and re-read some more. |
| Peter: That’s a very good way. But you’re still looking at the answers and passively going through them, right? |
| Chigusa: Right, I guess. |
| Peter: So, the problem is… Most people think when you’re reading or hearing something… that is when you’re growing. |
| Chigusa: Is it not? |
| Peter: According to studies, it’s only when you force yourself to remember. THAT is when you’re actually strengthening the neuron connections in your brain and improving your memory. So, active recall sounds obvious…. |
| Chigusa: ...Yeah, but it seems like very few people do it on their own. |
| Peter: Exactly. It’s much easier to re-read some more instead of actually trying to remember it. |
| Chigusa: So, the actual strengthening happens when you force yourself to remember. |
| Peter: That’s it. It’s when you flex those muscles, or maybe neurons in this case. |
| Chigusa: So, how do we apply this to language learning? |
| Peter: Chigusa, I just thought of something. So, Listeners, you can try this right now. Tell us what the last phrase or word you learned in your target language was… you can write it in the comments section, or just think of it in your head right now. Or, try to at least. |
| Chigusa: And second, ask yourself questions. After you finish a lesson, ask yourself, “what did I learn in this lesson?” |
| Peter: Then go ahead write down - as much as you can remember. |
| Chigusa: You can also ask yourself, “what grammar rule did I learn here?” |
| Peter: Or, “what was the conversation?” and try to recall the dialogue. |
| Chigusa: Do this for every lesson. But don’t look at the answers. The point is to recall as much as you can. |
| Peter: Third, take notes from memory. Again, don’t look at the answers. |
| Chigusa: Yes, There’s a note feature in every lesson to help you do just that. Or, use a notebook. |
| Peter: Fourth, take our assessments. You’ll get these after every few lessons in the learning pathway. |
| Chigusa: Actually, taking tests or quizzes is a great exercise in active recall. Since you’re forced to remember just to answer the questions. |
| Peter: That’s a great point. Fifth. Use our Spaced Repetition Flashcards to master words and phrases. |
| Chigusa: Spaced Repetition Flashcards quiz you on words and you have to mark whether you know them or you don’t. |
| Peter: If you know the word, you’ll see it again in a few days. |
| Chigusa: And if you don’t know a word, you can flip the card, get the answer… but you’ll get quizzed on it again and again, until you get it right. |
| Peter: Sixth, take the assignments. If you’re a Premium PLUS user, you get weekly assignments from your teacher…. |
| Chigusa: And these test you on listening, reading, speaking and writing. |
| Peter: And the 7th one is a free PDF Lesson Checklist. . |
| Chigusa: ...but you can get it only if you leave a comment. |
| Peter: Again, this gives you the questions you should ask and answer… |
| Chigusa: ...when you’re done with a lesson. |
| Peter: ...And the more you use it, the better the conversations, words and grammar rules will stick in your brain. |
| Chigusa: So, if you want it, leave a comment and we’ll reply with the link. AND… |
| -- END HERE --- |
| Peter: If you want to learn your target language in the next 6 months... |
| Chigusa: Here’s your last chance to get up to 45% OFF 6-month Premium or Premium PLUS. |
| Peter: The moment you join, you unlock FULL access to our entire language learning program. |
| Chigusa:...and you start speaking from your very first lesson. |
| Peter: You get hundreds of audio and video lessons by real teachers. |
| Chigusa: You master complete conversations fast with our study tools... |
| Peter: You can also learn anywhere, anytime with the App. we take you from Absolute Beginner all the way up to Advanced. |
| Chigusa: And... with Premium PLUS, you also get your very own teacher... |
| Peter: Get up to 45% OFF 6-month Premium or Premium PLUS right now. If you’re on the site... |
| Chigusa: Click on the link in the comments section right now to get 45% OFF. |
| Peter: You get up to 45% OFF 6-month Premium or Premium PLUS by June 29th, 2022. |
Outro
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| Chigusa: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* |
| Peter: Bye everyone!* |
| Chigusa: Thank you for listening, and we'll see you all next time. |
Comments
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Thank you for studying with us.😄
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Hi Felicia S,
Thank you for your comment!
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You can download PDF Cheat Sheet from our pinned comment on the top:)
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Rita Kwanさん
こんにちは！
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Davinaさん
こんにちは！
Thank you for posting.
Great😊
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Bill Burrisさん
コメントありがとうございます😄
You can make example sentences with 予定 if you'd like and we can check them for you😉
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Tanjaさん
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Hello Everyone,
Thank you for posting! 😄
For the PDF click the link in our 1st comment. The blue [Download PDF Cheat Sheet here] hyperlink.
Have a great day!
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Sailor Tさん
Thank you so much for your comment😄
That's great!! Keep up the great work😇
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Ray Popeさん
Thank you so much for your comment😄
You can download the pdf from the pinned comment above😉
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I most recently learned the word 予定 for schedule! I don't really know how I can use it in my daily conversation here, but hopefully using it in this comment will help solidify it in my memory!
I recently learned the Kanji 張る together with some vocabulary words like 出張 (business trip) and 緊張 (nervous, tension).
This is a very good method.
This was great, thanks.
My studying should start producing better results withers techniques.
I'm super new (literally started today) and the last word I learned is こんばんは (konbanwa) which means good evening! I definitely need to work on hiragana and katakana so I have have a better understanding, instead of being stuck with the romaji. But I'm definitely excited to be learning Japanese! It's giving me something to fill my day. :)
I would also like to receive the PDF Lesson checklist!
‘耳が痛い’ from the idioms email was the last thing I learnt and can remember
I mixed up たん and さん in ening.🤨
sukoshi - few
The last word I learnt was "Shinryoujya" - clinic
I would like to receive the pdf