{"id":430,"date":"2021-02-16T16:22:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=430"},"modified":"2022-09-08T07:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T07:56:28","slug":"why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Don't I Remember Words When I Need Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them\/#1_Be_Picky\" >1. Be Picky<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them\/#2_Practice_Saying_the_Words_Out_Loud\" >2. Practice Saying the Words Out Loud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them\/#3_Practice_Recalling_the_Words\" >3. Practice Recalling the Words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/why-dont-i-remember-words-when-i-need-them\/#Need_More_Help\" >Need More Help?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You\u2019re having a conversation when you suddenly can\u2019t remember a word you want to use. Then a couple hours later, it just pops into your head out of nowhere. You can\u2019t help but think, \u201c<em>That\u2019s<\/em> what I wanted to say! Why couldn\u2019t I remember it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, using a word is a lot harder than simply knowing it. As Cambridge\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/learning-vocabulary-in-another-language\/491314AA1B451AD04F3536000F1C9F0D#:~:text=Learning%20Vocabulary%20in%20Another%20Language%20provides%20a%20detailed%20survey%20of,for%20both%20teachers%20and%20learners.&amp;text=It%20also%20describes%20what%20vocabulary,to%20be%20effective%20language%20users.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide to learning vocabulary<\/a> puts it, \u201cProductive knowledge of vocabulary requires more learning than receptive knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, there are many ways to solve this problem and dramatically increase the amount of vocabulary we can use in conversation. We\u2019ll go over three vocabulary learning strategies that\u2019ll help you do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_Picky\"><\/span>1. Be Picky<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first piece of advice is to be picky about the words you learn. It takes a lot of work to become familiar enough with a word in order to use it properly, so don\u2019t try to learn all the words that come your way. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you\u2019re watching a TV show or reading a book which uses a lot of words you don\u2019t understand, don\u2019t look them all up. Focus on learning the words in the parts you find most interesting.<\/li><li>If your textbook has long lists of vocabulary words, think about which words you actually need and focus on remembering those.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do you know if you need a word? Of course, it helps to have a native-speaking friend or a <a href=\"http:\/\/engoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tutor<\/a> who can tell you if the word is actually used in real life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you should also keep in mind that you are ultimately the one who decides whether or not a word is useful to you. For example, let\u2019s say you encounter a new word, \u201chomebody\u201d (i.e. someone who likes to spend a lot of time at home).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop for one second to ask yourself if you\u2019d ever need to actively use this word. If you aren\u2019t a homebody, your active vocabulary can probably do without it. So, you can move on to learning vocabulary that is more useful to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Practice_Saying_the_Words_Out_Loud\"><\/span>2. Practice Saying the Words Out Loud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason it takes us a long time to learn to use new words is because we don\u2019t practice saying them enough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy for us to think we know a word just because we understand it. However, more often than not, we don\u2019t know its pronunciation well enough to use it in conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" datatext=\"\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/1\/d\/sFTHxIEBkfrda6QTDZEf8XA\/image?w=624&amp;h=404&amp;rev=1&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1hQTooJU990WRr8jiWTRlJ_9ku5np73etv5SOX8RulAw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Native-speaking children face the same issue actually. For example, they\u2019ll often confuse words like \u201calligator\u201d and \u201celevator,\u201d \u201cchicken\u201d and \u201ckitchen,\u201d and \u201cpitcher\u201d and \u201cpicture.\u201d Like them, we are also trying to make sense of a new language and all its sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So once we\u2019ve decided that a word is useful, the next thing we want to do is practice saying it. This will train our \u201cmuscle memory\u201d so the word can come out automatically in conversation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice_Recalling_the_Words\"><\/span>3. Practice Recalling the Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since our goal is to be able to recall words in conversation, we\u2019ll want to get practice recalling them in general. For example, if you\u2019re learning the word \u201cyellow,\u201d you can make flashcards with the pictures of yellow things on the front and the word \u201cyellow\u201d on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research suggests that fill-in-the-blanks exercises help learners remember new vocabulary. For example, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/0346251X9190046R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study at the University of Haifa<\/a> found that students better remembered words when they completed a fill-in-the-blanks summary of a text they had just read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ways we can use fill-in-the-blanks exercises to practice recalling new words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you\u2019re reading an article, underline the words you want to learn. At the end of the article, go back to each of these underlined words, cover them up with a finger and try to remember them.<\/li><li>When you\u2019re watching a TV show, write down the lines that use a word you\u2019re interested in, but make sure to remove the word from the lines. Then after the show, see if you can recall the word from the lines.<\/li><li>Make fill-in-the-blanks flashcards: On the front of each card, put some sentences that use the vocabulary word you\u2019re learning, but make sure to remove the word from the sentences. Then on the other side, put the answer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Need_More_Help\"><\/span>Need More Help?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning vocabulary in English is easier said than done. For example, you might spend time learning a word and later realize that nobody actually uses it. 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