Retrieving my log from the depths of LogLand. Sometimes it takes longer to find it than to update it.
So since my last post in early February--ugly leg injury, restricted to house for 6 weeks, then went right into the lockdown. I kept up my basics--Memrise, vocab cards, a tiny bit of reading, but didn't have the incentive or motivation to do much else. Most stuff is still closed here, so it's still depressing, but I'm trying.
I was moving along on my Memrise courses (I'm doing 7) and realized that I was already forgetting previous words, so their idea of reinforcement was apparently not what I needed. So during March and April I did almost all reviews of every single word, and only learned new words maybe once a week or so, instead of every 2 or 3 days. It did help quite a lot.
It reminded me of a Spanish class I took a long time ago. Amazingly wonderful class, but horrendously expensive--it was I think 5 levels and they guaranteed that you'd be fluent by the end. Unfortunately, also broke. I did a good part of level 1 and just couldn't afford it anymore--but I swear if he offered German, I'd figure out a way to pay for it.
Anyway, he was very strict on the format--you did the lesson, then had to review the lesson 5 times. The vocabulary list you had to go through 9 times. He had boxes to check off when you did each one. But then--when you went to the next lesson, same thing--and then you had to review the last lesson's vocabulary 8 times. Next lesson--new stuff, last lesson 8 times, lesson before that 7 times. And so on.
At the time I thought it seemed a waste of time--I "had" the words. To this day, the vocabulary I learned in that program is still 100% wired in.
Yet when I switched to German, I was doing it like Memrise, several times at first, then what? once a week, once a month? No wonder the words weren't sticking.
I'm envious of those who just "absorb" vocabulary, but obviously I'm a "review it forever" kind of learner.
I signed up for both the 6 Week Challenge and the Super Challenge. I'm trying to be enthused, but just not there yet. Maybe next week will be better.