A couple of weeks ago I posted something about iPod Studying with the promise that I would test it.
Well, I did. I found some pro’s and cons.
Pro:
- You can relisten it whenever you want. Like I do, I listen to it when I am on the bycicle.
- You check your notes again. When there is something which doesn’t make sense, you see it immediatly, cause you have to record it. If you read it, you wouldn’t notice.
- You practice speaking. I talk too fast some times, and don’t articulate good enough. Now I hear it myself.
Con:
- I takes a lot of time. It does, if you are not normal to make summary’s, that will take a lot of time (well, that is a good thing actually
). And recording take also much time. - You can not rely on it. When you listen to it on the road, you can be distracted. So studying on your iPod is not enough.
- I am a visual learner. So I can’t just listen to it. But because I already looked at it, understood it, it is more like a repeatition of what I already know.
Conclusion
Yes, it is a good way of studying. But you can not study just on your iPod. You have to see it first, and repeat everything you learned in your ears. I would recommend it! How are your experiences with studying with your iPod? Have you tried audiobooks also? I will try it more, and come up with more problems, or ways to use it better!
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January 11, 2012 at 11:47 am
I tried that a couple of times, but never to learn lessons (that wouldn’t work, I think), just lists of words : I say the French word, then the English or Italian one (depending on the class). I find it really good because I can listen to it while working out, brushing my teeth, or going to sleep when I’m so tired I don’t want to let the lights on and I want to close my eyes. But I think the best way of learning is by writing : I can write a key point of a lesson about 20 times (less than a sentence) on one piece of paper to make sure that (a) I know how to write it (you don’t learn the spelling when listening) and (b) There’s a physical sensation to it (a small pain in my fingers and also, I can see it written under my eyes).
I think writing & ipod listening is a good combo !
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