smallwhite wrote:Xmmm wrote:Let's try again. These magic lists of 5000 wisely chosen words that are not frequency lists ... where do you get them?
Why did you say "that are not frequency lists"?smallwhite wrote:16 days of reading in August and I have 1406 words looked up AND every single one Quizlet'ed. So a word is only ever unknown the first time I encounter it. The second time, I'd already know it. Alongside that, I also study word lists casually. So some words are already known before I encounter them in a book, and I can concentrate on their usage, or just move on and concentrate on other harder words. 55% of words learnt from reading and 45% from lists at the moment. 53 words/day so far and 2 hours/day including reading, card creation and revision, everything. 101 days in and I'm understanding 91-96% of the words in my fiction and 94% in my nonfiction.
Parallel reading also helps keep sanity.
I believe you said somewhere they were not frequency lists buy as you say, you post a loy. Don't think I can find the quote.
Lets say they are frequency lists. In your comment above you say you look at them casually. Does that mean they go into quizlet or not? And what words do you copy from the books you read in quizlet? All of them? Rustled, whispered, grimy, coy, frazzled, etc? Or only high frequent words you have seen several times ... but probably you would know them by then.
Again, you talk a lot about your method but provide few particulars. If I see frazzled in russian, does that go into quizlet or not? If I see positron emitter does that go into quizlet or not?
I'm the first to admit my current methods are not optimal and am happy to try new things ... but I still don't see any kind of recipe ... I see exhortations and very vague guidelines that could lead me into a swamp.
1. How many words do you have in quizlet for a language at the time you test b2?
2. What percentage are from a frequency list?
3. How do you determine what words that you read go into quizlet? Many words are rare right?
Right now your method seems like "do what I do ... just figure out what I do"
And if you want to leave it like that, that's fine. I just think it's weird that you are urging people to change their ways but refusing to provide an action plan ...