如何使用單字閃示卡學習英語 How to learn English using flashcards
I’m excited to say that I’ll be including flashcards for the vocabulary and phrases in my new Ultimate UK Travel Crash Course!
我很興奮地告訴大家，我將在新的《終極速成旅遊生活英文課程》中加入專屬的詞彙和短語的學習閃示卡！
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The course has six sections in total, taking you through everything you need to know about life in the UK, whether you’re coming here to travel or live longer term. Besides PDF downloads and voice recordings, each section will now also include a deck of flashcards for you to use too, with the English, my voice saying it, and the Mandarin translation on the back. I believe this is the best way to boost your learning and retention of the material, and will turbocharge your English speaking! Early bird sale ends 31st July!
本課程共有六個單元，將帶你了解在英國旅遊、生活所需的一切，無論你是來這裡短期旅遊還是長期居住都很適用。除了提供 PDF教材下載和語音錄音外，現在每個單還附贈一組單字閃示卡供你使用，卡片背面有英語、我的語音錄音和中文翻譯。我相信這是幫助你學習和回顧課程所學的最佳方法，也會讓你的英語口語更上一層樓！ 早鳥優惠到7月31日就會結束！點擊這裡了解更多。
Let’s talk about the importance of flashcards, because flashcards are hands down the only reason I can read, write and speak Mandarin – no word of a lie!
讓我們來談談單字閃示卡在學習語言上的重要性，因為我能夠讀、寫、說中文的唯一原因真的都要歸功於單字閃示卡--這一點都不假！
About learning… 關於學習...
The latest research shows 最新研究表明:
1. We have to be active in the learning process, not just passively listening or reading!
我們必須積極主動地參與學習過程，而不僅僅是被動地聽或讀！
Purchasing an online course is great, but unless you actively engage your brain about the materials in other ways, the content is unlikely to stick. Active learning techniques include discussion, testing, and problem-solving activities. Flashcards are a great way to test yourself!
購買線上課程固然很好，但除非你以其他方式積極主動地學習相關材料，否則你上過的這些內容很可能容易忘記。一些主動學習的技巧包括討論、測驗和解決問題的活動。而單字閃卡就是一個測試自己的好方法！
2. Learning is most effective when it’s personalised.
個性化學習才是最有效的。
Rather than sitting through lectures when you’re falling asleep, if you can go at your own pace and choose your own study schedule, you’re more likely to retain the information you’ve learnt. It’s even better if you can choose the lessons that interest you. You can do both of these in my online course. When you control your own learning and become the master of how you learn, your learning speed will increase drastically!
比起快要睡著的時候還在聽課，如果你能按照自己的節奏學習，選擇自己的學習計劃，那麼你就更有可能將學到的資訊保留下來。如果能選擇自己感興趣的課程，效果會更好。在我的線上課程中，你可以做到這兩點。當你能自主控制學習，成為學習方法的主人時，你的學習速度將大大提高！
3. We need feedback to make real progress.
我們需要反饋才能取得真正的進步。
Without feedback, it’s hard to know if we’ve actually learnt something. Flashcards are a great way to keep score of how many words and phrases have actually gone into your long-term memory. And once you’ve truly memorised enough key words and phrases, you’re halfway to fluency!
沒有反饋，就很難知道我們是否真正學到了東西。單字閃卡是一種很好的方法，可以記錄有多少單詞和慣用語真正進入了你的長期記憶。一旦你真正記住了足夠多的關鍵單詞和短語，想達到流利地口說就不遠了！
How I learnt Mandarin using flashcards
我過去如何使用單字閃示卡學習中文 🤓
Creating the flashcards 製作單字閃示卡
When I was studying Chinese, I created flashcards for words that I came across in textbooks, lessons and in daily life. I manually added them to different folders in an app called Pleco, which is great for learning Mandarin. 過去我在學習中文時，我把課本、課程和日常生活中遇到的單詞製作成卡片。我將它們手動添加到一個名為 Pleco 的應用程序的不同文件夾中，這個應用程序非常適合學習中文。
However, Pleco only allows short words and phrases in its flashcard system. What I would have really benefited from is flashcards that included full sentences. I would spend time looking up examples of how the words could be used, but looking back, the results often weren’t reliable, and even if they were, I still wasn’t able to test my ability to produce full sentences because of the limits of my flashcard system. I also didn’t have a teacher to help me compile a set of flashcards that were actually useful, so I had to do it all myself, and because I was a learner, I had no idea if the words I found were actually commonly used or not. This meant that I would spend time creating useless flashcards, or worse, learn things that weren’t even used in daily life!
然而，Pleco的單字閃示卡系統只允許使用簡短的單詞和短語。但我真正受益的是包含完整句子的單字閃示卡。我會花時間查找單詞如何使用的例子，但回想起來，結果往往並不可靠，即使可靠，由於單字閃示卡系統的限制，我仍然無法測試自己造出完整句子的能力。我也沒有老師幫我編制一套真正有用的單字閃示卡，所以我不得不自己動手，而且因為我是一個學習者，我不知道我學到的單詞是否真的常用。這意味著我會花時間製作沒有用的單字卡，或者更糟糕的是，我學到的東西在日常生活中根本用不到！
This is why I want to include flashcards in my Ultimate UK Travel Crash Course, because as a native speaker, 10 hours of my time means many, many hours saved for each one of you! All you have to do is sign up, download the flashcard set, and follow the instructions in the course for how to use them. You can use them on your phone, out and about, and test yourself regularly, every day, until you’ve really learnt everything – then your experience in the UK will be much smoother! Each flashcard will include a recording of me saying it too!
這就是為什麼我想在我的終極英國旅行速成課程中加入單字閃示卡，因為作為一個母語人士，我花 10 個小時製作的時間就意味著為你們每個人節省了很多很多小時！你僅需要註冊、下載單字閃示卡，然後按照課程中的說明使用它。你可以在手機上、外出時使用它們，並每天定期測試自己，直到你真正掌握了所有知識--這樣你在英國的留學生活就會更加順利！每張單字閃示卡上都有我親自錄製的錄音！
2. Using the flashcards 使用單字閃示卡
What did really help me learn Mandarin was reviewing flashcards regularly, with a system that calculated my scores. I would try looking at the mandarin characters first and guessing what they meant. Then the other way round, I would look at the English and guess the Mandarin. Then I’d check the audio, and listen to it multiple times. Listening practice is so crucial for language learning; without enough listening input you won’t be able to say it at all, let alone pronounce it correctly!
真正幫助我學習中文的是定期復習閃示卡，並使用一個系統計算我的分數。我會嘗試先看中文，然後猜測它們的意思。然後反過來，我會先看英文，再猜中文。然後，我會聽單字的錄音，並反复聽。聽力練習對語言學習至關重要；沒有足夠的聽力輸入，你根本無法說出來，更不用說正確發音了！
Again, the problem I had with my flashcard system was that Pleco used a robot’s voice, so I wasn’t learning the most natural way of saying things. You don’t need to worry about that, because I will personally record my voice saying the words and phrases in the most natural way! You’ll come away with a native, natural sounding British accent.
同樣，我的單字閃示卡系統存在的問題是，Pleco使用的是機器人的聲音，所以我學不到最自然的表達方式。您不必擔心這個問題，因為我親自錄製我的聲音，以最自然的方式說出單詞和短語！所以你將學會一口地道、自然的英國口音。
3. Keeping the momentum 保持學習動力
The best time I found to use flashcards was when travelling, whether on the bus, tube or walking somewhere. That is ‘dead time’ where you can’t do much else, but it also occurs quite frequently, so if I made a kind of ‘soft rule’ with myself to practise flashcards when I was travelling, then it would become a habit, and the momentum wouldn’t wane. I say ‘soft rule’ because if you’re really not feeling like it and you can’t concentrate, then there’s no point beating yourself over the head to study. You want your relationship with studying to feel kind, fun, and fruitful.
我發現使用單字閃示卡的最佳時機是在旅行時，無論是在公車、地鐵上還是在步行途中。這是你無法做其他事情的 "固定時間"，但生活中無法避免，因此，如果我給自己定下一種 "軟性規定"，在旅行時練習單字卡，那麼它就會成為一種習慣，動力也不會減弱。我之所以說 "軟性規定"，是因為如果你真的不喜歡學習，無法集中精力，那麼就沒有必要為了學習而自尋煩惱。你希望自己與學習的關係是友好、有趣和富有成效的。
You might have a different situation where you think you could tag on flashcard studying to your routine – find what works for you, but try to make it a consistent ‘soft rule’ in order to establish the habit. Language learning is a big, long-term goal, so you need a sustainable way of keeping the motivation high.
當然你也可能會遇到不同的情況，你可以在你的日常學習中加入閃示卡學習--找到適合你的方法，但要盡量使他成為一個持續的 "軟性規定"，以建立習慣。語言學習是一個長期的大目標，因此你需要一種可持續的方式來保持高昂的學習動力。
On that point, let’s review the key points made in James’ Clear’s popular book about habit forming, ‘Atomic Habits’:
關於這一點，讓我們回顧一下暢銷作者詹姆斯-克利關於習慣養成的暢銷書《原子習慣》中的幾個要點：
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.
習慣是自我提升的複利。
Small, incremental changes can lead to big results over time.
隨著時間的推移，微小而漸進的改變會帶來巨大的成果。The most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become.
改變習慣的最有效方法不是關注你想達到什麼目標，而是關注你想成為什麼樣的人。
You’re using flashcards because you want to become someone who speaks English confidently and fluently.
你使用單字閃示卡是因為你想成為一個能自信流利地說英語的人。To establish a habit, you need to make it:
Obvious. Put the thing you want to do right in front of your face (e.g. an app on the main home screen of your phone).
Attractive. Make the habit appealing to you (e.g. use an app that gives you points for getting things right).
Easy. Reduce the barriers to starting (e.g. no manually creating flashcards, no digging through materials, just set it up once using my online course, and have it ready to go with one tap).
Satisfying. Reward yourself for doing the habit. The best way to do this isn’t with external rewards, but by simply inwardly thanking or appreciating yourself for having made the effort. Lots of research shows that external rewards can be effective in the short-term, but not in the long-term. Since practising flashcards is something that needs to be done regularly, external rewards wouldn’t be realistic, because the rewards would need to become more and more extravagant in order to maintain their potency. Intrinsic motivation is the way forward.
3. 要養成一種習慣，就必須讓它成為一種習慣：
顯而易見。把你想做的事情放在你眼前（比如把單字閃示卡的app放在手機主屏幕上）。
有吸引力。讓習慣對你有吸引力（例如，使用一個做對事情就能獲得積分的應用程序）。
簡單。減少開始學習的障礙（例如，無需手動創建卡片，無需翻閱資料，只需使用我的線上課程內設置一次，然後輕點一下即可開始學習）。
獎賞。獎勵自己養成的習慣。最好的方法不是外部獎勵，而是在內心感謝或讚賞自己做出的努力。大量研究表明，外部獎勵在短期內有效，但長期無效。由於練習閃示卡是一件需要定期進行的事情，因此外部獎勵並不現實，因為獎勵需要變得越來越奢侈才能保持其效力。內在動力才是前進的方向。
4. Habit stacking. This is what I meant earlier about habitually practising flashcards on the bus. Habit stacking involves linking a new habit to an existing habit that you already do. That makes it 10 times easier to start without thinking about it or finding excuses. After all, starting is the hardest part.
習慣堆疊。這就是我之前說的在公車上習慣性練習單字卡的意思。習慣堆疊是指將一個新習慣與你已經養成的習慣聯繫起來。這樣一來，身體就會不假思索、不找藉口得比平常還要輕鬆10倍的開始。畢竟，開始是最難的部分。
5. Progress, not perfection, is the key to success. Don't beat yourself up if you slip up. You will forget sometimes, and that’s normal. Trust in the process. If you’re consistent, you will be able to speak fluently. There’s no question about it. There were a million times I felt I would never be able to speak Mandarin. But four years later, words started coming out of my mouth. It might take a long time, but the only thing that would really stop you from achieving your goal is if you give up.
成功的關鍵在於進步，而不是完美。如果出現失誤，不要自責。你有時會忘記，這很正常。相信過程。只要堅持不懈，你就能說一口流利的英語。這是毫無疑問的。有無數次，我覺得自己永遠也說不好中文。但四年後，很自然的開始脫口說中文。這可能需要很長時間，但唯一能阻止你實現目標的就是你放棄了。
The great thing about learning anything is that once you’ve been exposed to it a few times, it sticks somewhere in your subconscious mind. When you come back to it next time, the memory will still be there, and it’ll become easier and easier, even if you gave up for a period of time. The path is there for you whenever you’re ready to take it!
學習任何東西的好處在於，一旦你接觸過幾次，它就會在你的潛意識中留下痕跡。當你下次再學習時，記憶依然存在，而且會變得越來越容易，即使你曾經放棄過一段時間。只要你準備好了，這條路就在你身邊！
If you want to get started with lifetime access to the flashcards I’ve made specially for English learners coming to the UK, plus get access to the 30 corresponding video lessons, just click here.
如果你想獲得終身使用我專門為來英國的英文學習者製作的單字卡，並獲得 30 堂相關線上課程，請點擊這裡。
Thanks for reading, and I wish you the best of luck!
感謝你閱讀這篇文章，祝你好運！
《終極英國旅遊生活速成班》
課程內容
第一部分：搭機前往英國 ✈️
1-1 搭飛機實用的英文詞彙
1-2 過海關
第二部分：前往下一個目的地 🚖
2-1 英國旅行基礎101：火車、巴士或其他
2-2 與計程車司機交流會用到的實用英語
2-3 如何尋求路線指引
第三部分：尋找住宿地點 🏠
3-1 尋找旅館
3-2 尋找公寓
3-3 住宿（Bonus課程）
第四部分：與人交談 🗣
4-1 購物英文會話
4-2 購買食物英文會話
4-3 餐廳英文會話 + 餐桌禮儀
4-4 英式Pub文化：如何點酒？+ 茶文化
4-5 如何獲得醫療服務 + 英國的醫療系統
4-6 看醫生
4-7 緊急情況下使用的英語
4-8 英國人最愛的small talk 閒聊技巧
第五部分：提升溝通能力 💬
5-1 如何增強自信心
5-2 在英國必須了解的慣用語（Part 1）
5-3 必須掌握的慣用語（Part 2）
5-4 聽當地人的說話語速和真實對話
5-5 如何確保其他人理解你想表達的意思
5-6 在不理解時該怎麼做
第六部分：英國文化 💂
6-1 帶你了解英式食物
6-2 倫敦的歷史與文化
6-3 英國俚語
6-4 理解不同的口音
6-5 練習最常見的英國口音
6-6 英國旅遊的標誌性地點
6-7 英國的約會文化（Bonus課程）
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Reference List 參考文獻列表
Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. New York
About active learning 關於主動學習：
Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 223-231.
Freeman, S. et al. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23), 8410-8415.
About personalised learning 關於個性化學習：
Kirschner, et al. (2006). Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist, discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based learning. Educational Psychologist, 41(2), 75-86.
Keller, J. M. (2010). Personalized learning: A guide for educators. New York, NY: Routledge.
About feedback 關於反饋：
Hattie, J., & Timperley, H. (2007). The power of feedback. Review of Educational Research, 77(1), 81-112.
Shute, V. J. (2008). Focus on formative feedback. Review of Educational Research, 78(1), 153-189.
More books about learning 更多關於學習的書籍：
Medina, J. (2010). The science of learning. Pear Press.
Oakley, B. (2014). Learning how to learn. Pearson.
Brown, P., Roediger, H., III, & McDaniel, M. (2014). Make it stick: The science of successful learning. The MIT Press.
Sousa, D. (2011). The learning brain: A classroom guide to brain-based teaching. Corwin Press.
