Why my program works: 4 ways of creating a long-term memory

Every one of us can basically memorize a certain amount of information and remember it for a short period of time. It’s like when you need a phone number, you look it up, and remember it for a few seconds – until you dial it. Five minutes later, you can’t remember it, because it was in your short-term memory.

Similar is with learning math lessons in high school. You understood it, memorized it, and got a good grade. In college, you are studying social science, and you can’t remember your high school math, even though you had a good grade. You simply forgot it because you were focused on learning totally different things.

Simply, we forget because we didn’t create a long-term memory of the things we were learning, and we didn’t use the things we learned. Being aware of those basic principles makes it easier to understand why my Lightspeed German Learning program is designed this way.

Every element of my program is created with an intention of making learned words, topics, grammar, and pronunciation part of your long-term memory. How does it happen, you may ask yourself?

In a few ways.

Requiring that my students have a daily practice of speaking the German language is one. Being consistent in speaking and repeating what you learned creates permanent links in your brain that will keep you from forgetting what you learned.

Learning only words and speaking situations that are relevant to your life and work is second. Trying to remember words, grammar, and rules you wouldn’t apply soon doesn’t have any point whatsoever. If you will not use it, it will not become part of your long-term memory.

Having a teacher who will make you repeat the same sentence until you say it grammatically and pronunciation-vise correct is the third way how students create a long-term memory in my class. Hearing yourself speaking correctly will ensure that your brain remembers the correct way of using certain words, phrases, and overall grammar.

Learning new words with a context of use for every new word is the only sustainable way of learning – not only memorizing but knowing when and how to use them. It is more likely for your brain to recognize the context of use so you can recall certain words to your memory, than remembering the word itself without any indication of use for it.

Every single way of creating a long-term memory while learning German during my program is relying on your effort and dedication to your goal – reaching fluency. If you cannot commit to 12 weeks of intense work on improving your German, then none of these ways will give you results.

The program is created for quick and efficient learning, it is flexible regarding your work schedule and family time, and it is completely online. There are video lessons you can watch at the time of your choosing. Still, doing daily exercises and being regular with your attendance, being proactive in every group class, and following the structure of the program are a must. Without that discipline and commitment, there will be no base for your improvement, no matter how well the program is designed.