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Eitan_Zohar comments on Learning languages efficiently. - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: Eitan_Zohar 02 March 2014 03:57PM

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Comment author: Eitan_Zohar 02 March 2014 06:46:38PM 0 points [-]

I listen to Hebrew music all the time. Even when the lyrics are simple and translated, it doesn't stick. I wouldn't understand them put in any other context.

Comment author: ESRogs 02 March 2014 11:33:46PM 3 points [-]

Even when you've independently learned many of the words? I think the idea is for songs to help reinforce and build upon material you've already learned, rather than to get you started from zero.