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I can understand German when I read it, so I started watching Mad Man tv series with German subtitles, and put the show on mute. However, I used to write new words in a two columns Microsoft Word document. I would then try to learn this words. However, is there any software which could also give me tests based on this words, and make the whole experience easier? |
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Apart from repetitive software (I agree about Anki and Mnemosyna mentioned by @Stephane-Rolland ) I recommend to support it with Mnemonics (cheack out "see also" with other mnemonic systems). I have good logical memory, so I like to take advantage of my logic memory, by remembering word relationships. For such purposes, I really recommend you Mindmapping techniques. My favourite software (because it's most efficient amoung other, when you learn just few key shortcuts) is Freemind (btw. it's Opensource and Crossplatform). |
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I really advise the use of Mnemosyne or Anki. "Spaced Repetition" is really effective. The softwares mostly test the words (cards) you know the less, until you know them well, and then they test more rarely the words you do really know. All is based on a self estimation for each tested word (card). The longer part is to fill the flash cards with your own proper words, sentences, rules what you want... But it's really worth the effort. |
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I've never tried it, but there is a free one you could try: Interlex - The free Vocabulary Builder Btw, I found it using this search on Google. |
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You can now consolidate the words you want to learn from your desktop or from the anki website, keep it all in sync with your Dropbox account, then sync to your mobile device and revise words on the fly in your daily life (on toilet / drunk in bar / eating lunch) This method is really working for me. |
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