IWTYAL 282: How important is it to review notes after lessons?

Johanna asks: “How important is it to review your lesson notes?”

In Today's Episode:

• The principle of review is super important
• In the past, I've spent 15 minutes at the end of the day reviewing what I did in the morning, and it's very effective
• The foundation of memory and mastery is repetition
• Your teacher is right that reviewing your notes is the best way to learn the stuff from the lesson
• However, the question remains… why?
• If the topics aren't relevant to you, it can be demotivating
• But if you have follow-up lessons on the same topic, then reviewing your notes is bound to help you
• It's the big conundrum of classroom learning – is the stuff actually relevant or interesting to you?
• I suggest dealing with the reality in front of you and doing your best to learn it
  • Review the whole text, not just the vocab
  • Study “smart” not “hard” – e.g. identify the really important words and work hard to remember them

Resources Mentioned:

• Free Listening Course – a free email course to help you memorise vocabulary

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.