I use initialism in teaching English as a second language in Asia. An example would be as follows. (1) Students read a short story from our textbook. We break the story down word by word and spend no more than 30 minutes doing so. (2) We then give them the first letter of each word in the story and have them to compare to the full story with completely spelled-out words (the original story). This takes 10-12 minutes. (3) Then, we have them to review the initialized script. The story with complete words goes away and is replaced with the initialized version only. With a little review of the initialized script, most of them will be able to recite the story word for word. Our aim isn't perfection, but the ability to articulate the story using proper English grammar. What is happening when they review only the initialized script? The process itself, though seemingly simple and easy, builds the neural connection needed for long-term memory. It puts a very subtle yet direct demand on the brain to find the English word represented by the first letter of that word. It expedites and aids the memorization process by at least cutting the time required to recite the stories in half. Of course, the student is learning word order, grammar structures, and various other aspects of language learning during the process. When I first introduced this technique of language learning, I met with fierce resistance from language experts until they tried it for themselves and realized its value. Watch this video and you'll learn the technique quickly. kzitem.info/news/bejne/q5ibl2GlgaCDaaA I use a spreadsheet formula to do the initializing for me.
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