Vocabulary Acquisition

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Language learning is supposed to be a difficult task for everyone who wants to learn a language. In learning a language, the most essential thing is vocabulary. Without vocabulary, you could do nothing. But how to learn vocabulary is the topmost thing for all the language learners. Even though you can search all kinds so-called good ways to learn a language on the internet, you cannot understand them instantly, or you cannot execute them at this moment, for they are not so practical as you think. So how could you accumulate vocabulary then?

The first thing to learn is to use the pictures to memorize the words you would love to remember. You see, when you see pictures or real objects, you will get their meanings instantly if someone tells you what they are. This just proves that the brain reacts very quickly to those picture-like things. But on the contrary you just recite words without any strategies, you will get in trouble very quickly. Now Rosetta Stone can help you recite words by the picture. For example, you choose Arabic.

Usually you just get an Arabic vocabulary book to read and repeat the words time after ...
... time. But with Rosetta Stone Arabic, you just need to open your computer and click the sound buttons on the pictures and then you will get the standard pronunciation. But of course pronunciation is not what you really want, you want to speak with each other. As your understanding grows, you can learn the whole sentences and speak with them. Rosetta Stone now offers you the virtual conversations which can help you not only comprehend the meanings of the sentences, but also get the sense of this language. When you are with Rosetta Stone, you are like with the native Arabic speakers.

The second thing I need to address is conversation. If you want to speak very good Arabic, you have to involve yourself in the Arabic conversation. But really it needs a process. You can just learn the sentence building and then you can learn how to converse with others. Like learning Chinese, you cannot write down a Chinese character unless you have been very familiar with Pinyin. I am suggesting you learn Chinese Pinyin, I just think it is a good idea to do so. Your purpose is to converse Chinese, so you need to practice speak very standard Chinese. Rosetta Stone Chinese can help you do that, but you shall not depend on it all the time. You should find some people to speak Chinese and you can listen to the Chinese radios as often as you can. Yes, imitate them to speak Chinese. One of the most renowned Chinese radio channels is China Radio International. No wonder it is the English program, but it has the Chinese program too. You can tune your radio to the right channel and then you can listen to it.

The third method for you is to use the flashcards. Maybe you think this way old-fashioned, but it helps actually. Using the flashcards, you can go anywhere you want, in your classroom, your home or on the street. When you get some free time, you can just take them out and read the words on them. Maybe don't do such job intentionally, you have learned enough words for yourself.