Learning a foreign language can be a
difficult task if you do not have the right skills. Luckily you can use the
power of Neuro Linguistic Programming in order to speed up the process and the
gains that you see. This simple four step formula will show you how you can
quickly memorise the meaning of foreign words so that they stay in your long
term memory.
Step One: Choose Your Words
With this technique you will be working
with words in sets of five. Choose five words that you want to learn. These
will be the five words that you are going to learn for the next five to ten
minutes.
Step Two: Give them a familiar meaning
In order to use these words you are going
to need to give them a familiar meaning. When we first look at a foreign word
we find it difficult to memorise because that word has no meaning for us. In
order to memorise the word we need to associate it with something that we
recognise. To do this first break down the foreign word into syllabus. For
example I might want to learn the word "Chibe" which in Japanese means
house. Breaking this word down into syllables I am left with Chi and be. The
syllable “be”sounds like the English word “Bay” went is pronounced.
Now I know what the word “bay” means and I
can visualise that in my mind. I might now picture a bay with the sand and the
water rolling onto the shoreline. Next I link that to my foreign word “Chibe”
which means house. I might picture for example a grand house nestled right in
the bay. Maybe I’m sitting in front of my house enjoying the view of the bay.
You should use as many of the senses as possible. For example feel the sun on
you and notice the sound of the waves in the bay.
If possible use sub modalities which are
the modes by which you experience something. For example with my bay example I
might wish to exaggerate the sound of the waves. Or make the house bigger or
brighter. Do whatever you can to make the image as memorable as possible for
yourself.
Step Three: Use your body
Now that you have a mental image start to
replay this image quickly through your mind. Replay it faster and faster. While
you are doing this say the foreign word out loud. You might also want to make a
physical motion such as stamping your feet or putting your hand in the air. Use
your body and voice as much as you can.Keep repeating as this is the way that
the mind remembers things.
Step Four: Group the words
Use steps two and three for each of the
five words so that you have given each of them a distinctive meaning all of
their own. Once you have done this you will want to start to run through the
words one after the other. Make sure that each of the words that you come up with
has a completely separate image. Run this words through over and over in your
mind with their associated images. Increase the speed with which you run these
images as this will help your recall later.
Step Five: Test yourself
The final step is to test yourself and make
sure that you have retained the words in your memory. Write down the list of foreign
words and read each out loud. When you do so try and picture the image that you
have associated with that word. Do not force yourself to remember the meaning
simply try and remember what the image is. You should find that you are able to
write down the meaning for many of the words. If you have failed to recall any
of the words go back to that word and the image associated with it and try and
strengthen the image again in your mind.
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