https://universeofmemory.com/category/languages/
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Possible Explanation Of This Phenomenon
It seems that the most plausible explanation is as follows – the brain is all about expectations and context. Have you ever noticed that when you learn something in one context, like the school, it becomes difficult to recall when that context shifts?
This is because learning depends heavily on how and where you do it: it depends on who is there, what is around you and how you learn.
It turns out that in the long-term people learn information best when they are exposed to it in different ways or different contexts. When learning is highly context-dependent, it doesn’t transfer well or stick as well over the years.
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1) Browse /this should be: thematic dictionary if available, something which we called at school Thematischer Grundwortschatz/ dictionary before listening
If you know in the advance what the programme/audition/episode is about, pay special attention to the vocabulary which might appear there. That is pure logic – it’s unlikely that you’ll need to know the names of herbs if you intend to watch an action movie.
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2) Read the transcription before listening
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3) Read the general outline of the thing you’re going to listen to
Watching TV series in original? Read an episode description beforehand! This way, you will know (more or less) what to expect. And as you have learned so far – it’s all about what your brain expects to hear!
This is the exact approach in this online German course, a kind of pre-calibration of the brain, an attention directing like Dehaene wants it.
minute 8:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhzerCnvwk&t=445s