Vocab studying strategies?
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learn_russianI'm a first-year Russian student and am grasping all of the grammar perfectly, missing little to no points on tests, and any mistakes are usually careless errors. On the other hand, the actual vocabulary is KILLING me. Example: on my midterm, I would have had an A if I had known all of the vocabulary for the translation portion; instead, I got a D. I've tried various studying methods, and none seem to be working for me.
And thus, the question for the community:
What methods for studying Russian have you guys tried that have worked especially well?
And thus, the question for the community:
What methods for studying Russian have you guys tried that have worked especially well?
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:02 am (UTC)Unfortunately, there is no miraclously easy way to do it. You have to work on it for some time.
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Date: 2006-03-21 08:15 am (UTC)Read, read, READ!
Works for me: Make a list of unknown words from your book and return to each word when you see it again and make a note (a cross or a point). When you make a note more than seven times - make a card. But normally you'll never need it!
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Date: 2006-03-21 04:55 pm (UTC)I've looked but been rather unsuccessful.
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 07:32 pm (UTC)http://fenzin.org/book/1353
http://fenzin.org/book/4302
http://fenzin.org/book/4301
And here - look for звездные войны
http://pda.fictionbook.ru/en/
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Date: 2006-03-21 08:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 11:50 pm (UTC)i'm really looking forward to reading these.
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Date: 2006-03-21 11:53 pm (UTC)Good luck. :)
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Date: 2006-03-22 02:16 am (UTC)i think i'll start with перемирие при Бакуре because that's one of my favorites.
(i also think my printer will be needing new ink soon =p)
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 06:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 06:34 am (UTC)Also, when you do the "household items" unit, tape a card with the russian name to the object. You know... put "OKHO" on the windows. I've never done it with russian, but the tennents before us did that with German, and I can
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:37 am (UTC)In fact I'm russian, but caт recommend you the thing, which used to help me when I started with my English: you make paper cards, write words on the one side and their symbols on the other. So you lay the pack of such cards upon a table and try to guess words :) simple and effective way
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Date: 2006-03-21 01:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 03:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 04:06 pm (UTC)I'm looking for schools/tutors... anything.
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Date: 2006-03-21 04:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 04:57 pm (UTC)thanks for the link!
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:06 pm (UTC)Russian is, I'm guessing, your second language? Have you studied anything else?
And may I add you to my friends? :)
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Date: 2006-03-21 10:45 pm (UTC)I've lived in russia for a while, and really love the language
I'm glad to know that farsi is easier than russian.
I never found russian to be very hard until i came to learning how to speak colloquially. At this point it's just practice practice practice for me.
sure you can add me....
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Date: 2006-03-21 04:05 pm (UTC)I also try to use them as much as possible, even if i end up saying something that is kind of rediculous.
Do you do your homework, and then forget about russian until your next class?
Use it everywhere if you can, find native speakers to talk with, read the news online....
I've found that the longer i've been speaking, the easier it is for me to pick up new vocabulary... and even if i memorize something and forget it, if i see it again a few months or weeks down the line, then it's easier for me to pick up the second time.
good luck!
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Date: 2006-03-21 11:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-21 11:54 pm (UTC)Rote.
Date: 2006-03-21 07:02 pm (UTC)I can not emphasize enough how wildly effective this technique has been for me.
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Date: 2006-03-21 07:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-22 06:21 pm (UTC)See the word, and imagine the first thing comming to mind about it (the more striking the better), and imagine sticking a label on it, or the object/person in question saying the word aloud. Repeating the image over in your mind also reenforces.