Teaching English (TEFL)

Re: How to improve memory

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:16:33 GMT

have you tried writing down the vocabulary? it's proven if you write down something, your brain tends to store it faster than you just reading it out of the book. (it may seem like a lot of work, but it helps! ) :o)

Re: How to improve memory

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:29:57 GMT

When I have a problem to remember a word I try to find a similar word in my language and if you want to remember the word use it as much as you can ......... Or write senrences with this word!

Re: How to improve memory

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:56:31 GMT

Read "rubi zidni ilma" as many times as you can remeber. this will icrease your knowledge let in and improve your memory. (its arabic) and its not black magic just a chant but its out of the qu'ran. (beleive me it REALLY will work)

Re: How to improve memory

adomi — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:59:27 GMT

I think when It comes to learning a new language, one of the best ways of improving the memory, is practicing. Practicing by reading, and rehearsing the new words learnt, alone, by putting oneself into imaginary situation that will force the usage of those words. I think it's helpful especially when you have no one to practice with. People usually keep a notebook in which they write down the new words along with their definition, and put the poor notebook into the oubliette.

Oh by the way, thanks guys for all the tips you gave in your posts. I hope they'll help, for my memory really sucks.

Re: How to improve memory

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:56:58 GMT

what's the difference between visual and association in memory

Re: How to improve memory

eva — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:43:56 GMT

alexanndra that was a really clever idea!! I will certainly do it..and if there are any more similar ideas I would be happy to know!!
Thanks a lot

Re: How to improve memory

maj — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:33:02 GMT

That sounds interesting I might try that.

Re: How to improve memory

alexanndra — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:19:15 GMT

Eva, try this: Keep a dictionary on hand in the classroom, on student A's desk. When someone asks the meaning of a word, have student A look it up, and tell the class the meaning. Then, student A passes the dictionary to student B's desk, who will be the next person to use the dictionary. Then, student B passes it to student C, and so on. The students will remember the words better if they have to look them up themselves, and you will avoid embarrassment! : )

Re: How to improve memory

whl626 — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:57:33 GMT

I am sure the embarrassing moment would strengthen your determination to be a better teacher

Re: How to improve memory

Woodward — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:44:09 GMT

Don't worry eva. That happens to me too. Occasionally I forget how to say a word because it might be 'on the tip of my tongue'. When you live in a foreign country and you have less contact with the language you are teaching, this does tend to happen. It's natural. Either that or my memory is getting worse! :P

Re: How to improve memory

eva — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:39:29 GMT

I will give it a try. In the meantime I will try to avoid embarrassment in the classroom!! (imagine the student asking the teacher and the teacher not being able to recall the word!! )
Thank you for your precious help. I do appreciate it

Re: How to improve memory

whl626 — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:01:33 GMT

I myself personally call this ' language interference ' :P. When you want to remember an English word, you are in the French language or Spanish thinking pattern. It causes all sorts of unnecessary mix-up :P.

How to overcome this, through hard memory by thinking of it day and night is sure a non-starter I believe and it will sure bore you down and make you lose passion on the language. There is a way, try to speak it out loud what you've just come across, speak what a native speaker speak, and try to go along with every nuance in their speech ... be it the accent, and style of stressing on certain words. This enhances your ability to remember single word easily as this is the audio part of the NLP.

Another method is through in-depth discussion, bring it out in englishforums, with more participants involved in what you are trying to remember, the time you remember them you can remember your ' word ' better. An association of word with the participants I would say

Re: How to improve memory

eva — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:50:25 GMT

Really nice suggestion but the problem is that I can speak 3 foreign languages ( english, french and a bit of spanish) so when I try to remember a word I get mixed up. This is serious when e.g I am having a lesson, the student asks a word and I can't answer quickly. I have to find a way not to forget vocabulary and I do not know how

Re: How to improve memory

whl626 — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:15:51 GMT

If we can combine our senses with what we want to memorise then the outcome would be maximum and superb.

Visual, audio, and kinestatik ( sorry if i spell wrongly )

By adding color to things, and go along with some sound that you think suit the situation and close your eyes to feel the entire atmosphere you are in. Then it will be the moment that you may never forget. Why a tight couple never forget what the other half said because all the sweet talks take place at the time when both are emotionally enthralled in the other warm of love :P

This technique is called ' NLP ' , neuro linguistic programming that has become the order of the day in today's teaching profession especially in the field of a language.

:)

Re: How to improve memory

eva — Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:31:25 GMT

Thank you all for your help. I will try what you suggested. However, if there are any more suggestions I would be happy to know.