Direction of flash cards
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:34 pm
Hey everyone,
Quick question: I've been adding to my anki deck for quite some time now and I have a practical question.
I am looking to do the DALF C2 exam in the future and just expand my overall lexicon breadth of knowledge, so I've been putting every single word or expression I come across into my anki deck. I've found a way to import everything I highlight from my kindle into anki, as well, so that by itself has given my thousands of words. I work in French, I teach it, I speak to my daughter in French, half of my Master's program was in French, and I have Francophone friends. But I want to expand the words and expressions I can actively recall.
However, I have always had a doubt about which way to make my cards; that is to say, does anyone have advice on which way the cards should go? L1 --> L2 or L2 --> L1.
At the moment, with the exception of some mistakes, all my cards are L2 --> L1. Though I noticed that I have run into some words when speaking where I say, "ah man I know I studied this word but I can't recall it". Does anyone have any advice or research promoting one way or another? I think I can more easily recall words actively when it's L1 --> L2, but I haven't done it enough to be sure.
Thanks!
Quick question: I've been adding to my anki deck for quite some time now and I have a practical question.
I am looking to do the DALF C2 exam in the future and just expand my overall lexicon breadth of knowledge, so I've been putting every single word or expression I come across into my anki deck. I've found a way to import everything I highlight from my kindle into anki, as well, so that by itself has given my thousands of words. I work in French, I teach it, I speak to my daughter in French, half of my Master's program was in French, and I have Francophone friends. But I want to expand the words and expressions I can actively recall.
However, I have always had a doubt about which way to make my cards; that is to say, does anyone have advice on which way the cards should go? L1 --> L2 or L2 --> L1.
At the moment, with the exception of some mistakes, all my cards are L2 --> L1. Though I noticed that I have run into some words when speaking where I say, "ah man I know I studied this word but I can't recall it". Does anyone have any advice or research promoting one way or another? I think I can more easily recall words actively when it's L1 --> L2, but I haven't done it enough to be sure.
Thanks!