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English learners can improve their ability to use different words by practicing. One way to
practice 1.______ is through repetition – doing something over and over again.
Repetition, however, does not mean repeating a new _2._____ word the same way every
time. It 3._____ repeating the word while using it in 4._____ contexts or situations.
This idea comes from Sarah Lynn, who works as an 5._____consultant and teacher at
Harvard University's Bridge Program. She says that English learners often have 6._____
using new words in different situations. They are unable to put their knowledge and 7._____
to use in new ways. If you are like many students learning a 8._____language, you have
probably faced a situation like the one Sarah Lynn 9._____ here:
"We learn a new word, and then, when the moment comes to actually use it, we
The problem, she 11._____, is that the learner's language is not alive yet. He or she is not
Dendrites are connections in the 14._____. They grow thicker and stronger with practice.
Lynn 15._____ that better dendrite connections can improve retrieval, the ability to
remember and use vocabulary words. One way to 16._____ dendrite connections in the brain
is to make connections to what you already 17._____ Another way to grow dendrite
connections is to practice. "They say practice makes 18._____" says Lynn, "but actually,
practice makes permanent."The 19._____ for effective practice, she says, is repetition.
However, repetition does not mean what many people think it does: "And it's not just about
repeating it the same way every time...you 20._____ to repeat, but not just mimicking but
actually thinking about it and putting it in next contexts and new situations."
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English learners can improve their ability to use different words by practicing. One way to
practice effectively is through repetition – doing something over and over again.
Repetition, however, does not mean repeating a new vocabulary word the same way every
time. It means repeating the word while using it in different contexts or situations.
This idea comes from Sarah Lynn, who works as an educational consultant and teacher at
She says that English learners often have trouble using new words in different situations.
They are unable to put their knowledge and skills to use in new ways.
If you are like many students learning a foreign language, you have probably faced a
"We learn a new word, and then, when the moment comes to actually use it, we
The problem, she explains, is that the learner's language is not alive yet. He or she is not able
connections in the brain. They grow thicker and stronger with practice.
Lynn suggests that better dendrite connections can improve retrieval, the ability to remember
and use vocabulary words. One way to grow dendrite connections in the brain is to make
Another way to grow dendrite connections is to practice. "They say practice makes perfect"
says Lynn, "but actually, practice makes permanent."The solution for effective practice, she
says, is repetition. However, repetition does not mean what many people think it does:
"And it's not just about repeating it the same way every time...you need to repeat, but not just
mimicking but actually thinking about it and putting it in next contexts and new situations."