Language learning can be more effective, when a foreign word is extensively processed, which means recording, classifying and delimiting its meaning and associating stories, images and sounds.

The following mnemonics can help you. If you are interested in psychological literature I recommend Cognitive Psychology by Wessels (1982).

1. Categorizing
2. Delimiting
3. Story Building
4. Clue Processing
5. Loci Method
6. Code-Word System
7. Learning Strategy
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