{"id":3680,"date":"2015-10-07T08:20:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T12:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:43:16","slug":"how-to-remember-a-language-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2015\/10\/07\/how-to-remember-a-language-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remember a Language Longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, this isn\u2019t a top Transparent Language secret. It\u2019s just plain science.\u00a0Psychologists have long studied the ways people learn. Part of that study includes how people forget, too. It is well known that we start to forget what we’ve learned very soon after we’ve learned it.\u00a0The trick to fighting forgetfulness:\u00a0r<\/em>eviewing often.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just how quickly do we forget? In 1939, H.F. Spitzer published a study about the rate at which people forget textbook materials. He found that, without review,\u00a0you will\u00a0forget three-quarters of what you’ve learned within 2 weeks. That’s a scary thought for anyone putting in the time to learn a language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time Since Learning<\/td>\n% of Material Remembered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 day<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 days<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 days<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 days<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 days<\/td>\n19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 days<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"forgetting<\/p>\n

The goal of repeating and reviewing is to move bits and pieces of the language\u00a0from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. This process is called rote learning and it is\u00a0ideal for memorizing\u00a0vocabulary and some grammatical concepts, such as noun gender. But before you lock yourself away to review, here are a few strategies to review most efficiently:<\/p>\n