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... subject when
you involve yourself in it, even when you’re just role-playing. (See Chap-
ter 5, Learning by Doing, ” for more on role-playing and other ways to be
an active learner.)
• Pretend you’re ... you like, and begin reading there. As you read, remember to take
Try It!
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notes or make drawings in your notebook, or speak into your tape
recorder. Rec...
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... third color,
and so on.
If You Learn Best by Hearing
Talk and listen. Read texts aloud, and read your notes out loud into a tape
recorder, so you can review by re-listening. Use different intonations ... well, and treat yourself occasionally! A good mood
keeps you motivated and energized.
USE YOUR LEARNING STYLE
Before you plunge into a new study project, consider your past successes....
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... this important to me?
Find Out!
Jeff (see box) can try out the new words he’s learning, not by mem-
orizing, but by using them in conversation—even with friends or family
who don’t know Spanish! ... material,
using your learning style.
T
here’s a difference between memorizing
something and remembering it. Straight memorization doesn’t
usually stay with you very long. Real learning, on...
Learning by Doing
... an accom-
plished dancer by simply observing.
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LAY THE
P
ART
Y
OU
W
ANT TO
B
E
One way to be an active learner is to act the part of a learner. By doing so,
you will feel ... to use movement
and doing to study
more effectively.
H
ow did you learn to ride a bike? To
dance? To speak? You learned by doing. Nothing can replace
the physical act of doing t...
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... Internet collections for
library-users to use.
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... studying.
While Doing Chores
Household chores occupy your hands, but free your mind—and ears—
for thinking, talking (even if it’s to yourself!), and listening to tapes. For
example:
• If you learn best by ... lecture,
notes you recorded on audiotape, or a book on tape while you
wash dishes.
• If you learn best by doing: You might want to go back and
forth, spending 10 to 20 minutes on...
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... two.”
• If you learn best by ordering things: You might say, “The order
is right. I know that I start with two individual pencils and end up
with a pair.”
• If you learn best by doing: You might pick ... learn best by hearing: You might say, “Here’s the sound of
one pencil making a tap on the table, and here’s the sound of a
second pencil tap. I hear two taps.”
• If you learn best by...
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... KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW
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Practice Tips
The next time you study, test if you really know a paragraph:
• Draw a picture or ... you know the paragraph.
• Make a timeline, showing the order of events in the paragraph.
Check by going back to the paragraph.
• Draw lines connecting the pictures to the events listed on the
timeline.
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KNOWING ... idea?
• Have I arrived? Do I understand...
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... learn best by seeing: Write or draw what you know, and
what questions you have.
• If you learn best by hearing: Read aloud as you write, and/or use
a tape recorder.
• If you learn best by images: ... pictures.
• If you learn best by order: Make a list and/or timeline—focus on
when that’s unclear; ask questions to develop a clearer order.
• If you learn best by doing: Imagine your...
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... subject when
you involve yourself in it, even when you’re just role-playing. (See Chap-
ter 5, Learning by Doing, ” for more on role-playing and other ways to be
an active learner.)
• Pretend you’re ... GETTING INVOLVED IN LEARNING
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notes or make drawings in your notebook, or speak into your tape
recorder. Record what was ... lot—don’t overlook them!
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10
GETTING MORE
OU...