I Will Teach You A Language | Weekly Motivation And Language Learning Tips To Help You Become Fluent In Any Language

Charlotte asks: "What's your opinion on removing English from flashcards altogether? Episode Summary: Arguments for having flashcards entirely in the target language: Avoid translation Learn to think in the target language Increased exposure to target language "Learn like a child" Arguments for having pictures on your flashcards: Visual memory is stronger than auditory memory Wyner: "It’s much easier to learn a word off of a picture card you’ve made yourself than off of a translation card you downloaded in someone else’s deck." = false equivalence My response to this: Translation is inevitable, and also very useful! (The more languages I acquire, the more I use contrastive analysis to learn faster.) Parallels with learning like children are misguided - we're not children, we have study skills Flashcards entirely in the target language are soon "learnt", thereby negating the benefit of any increased exposure. Visuals are helpful, but are so time consuming as to make the creation of flashcards a burden