INCREASE LANGUAGE FLEXIBILITY ( MR THANH HUNG)

The following five strategies  play an important role in activating words to better describe themselves  in the target language. If you can't think and speak flexibly, you can't act flexibly.

 1. Select and compare! Focus on the relevant words to learn. When reading an article, this means prioritizing the meaning of the text first. On the other hand, it makes sense to emphasize the vocabulary that you really want to be active, depending on frequency,  relevance to  activity or language goals, accuracy and  functionality. Therefore, activating the vocabulary selected  by constructing a series of close words (“successful fertile effects”), synonyms, or terms with opposite meanings, and integrating learning through the association of mnemonics and  images. Is recommended. In fact, when information  is linked to existing knowledge, our memory makes it easier to remember. Quality takes precedence over quantity.

2. Use and repeat! It will only actually be active if the new word is intuitively reproduced verbally or in writing. Therefore, it is an advantage to continue to use new words, terms and phrases on every occasion. It is then integrated into the active vocabulary. Take the risk!

 3. Change the context! As a rule, words have  one meaning and are linked to other words, so instead of learning alone, consider different meanings ("inflationary character" and "on-screen character"). Will be learned. ). Several well-distinguished contexts are needed to modify the meaning and usage of multiple words, so decontextation is an important step for sustainable memorization. Perspective changes integrate and improve language skills.

 4. Check out our language habits! We  often tend to use trial-and-error language patterns, words, and above all, the simple verb "Io penso che ...!". It is worth checking out the words you use many times and replacing them with synonyms. Creating a positive linguistic image broadens the horizons of our language. "For me, I feel it ..." and creates accuracy and flexibility in our communication.

5. Increase contact with the spoken language! Language is a culture, and active and passive vocabulary is unknowingly learned  by regularly immersing yourself in the subject language culture. Therefore, increasing involvement in the spoken language is just as important as choosing a source. Podcasts, YouTube or TV shows, and other sources of related, exciting and motivational content.