Will a Spaced Repetition System (SRS) Help You Learn a Language Faster?

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⏳ Some people swear by "spaced repetition systems" (SRS). Others think they are waste of time.

What's my take? I've learned 20 languages so far in my life, but have only relied on spaced repetition for a few specific needs in language learning.

Watch on to see what those use cases are and what approach I think is generally more effective than using an SRS app.

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Karpicke, Jeffrey D.; Bauernschmidt, Althea (2011). "Spaced retrieval: absolute spacing enhances learning regardless of relative spacing". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. 37 (5): 1250–1257. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21574747

Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)
https://www.english-corpora.org/coca

⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - What is "Spaced Repetition"?
0:59 - How I Learned Chinese Characters
2:09 - What Does the Research Say About Spaced Repetition?
2:41 - Applying Spaced Repetition in Language Learning
3:20 - Input, Comprehension & Production
3:43 - Event-Related Potential (ERP)
4:26 - Contexts Matters More than Lexical Frequency
5:28 - Spitzer's 3 Ingredients of Successful Learning
6:49 - Language Production
8:00 - Attitude, Time & Focus
8:48 - The Rapid Decline of Word Frequency
10:22 - The SRS Dilemma
10:51 - How I Study Languages
12:38 - The Key Takeaway

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