Before we even start, let me say a big thank you to all of you who have listened and participated in this video series. It has been a great honor and pleasure for me to serve you and offer up some novel ideas and information that will hopefully make you more effective and happy in your language-learning endeavors.
We started off with an introduction of me and what I do, a definition of language card games and what those are, as well as listing off some of the popular language card games that are out there right now. We drew a distinction between card games that are not specifically designed for language learning and language card games, card games that are specifically designed for language learning. Games like, for example, Othertongue, Japanese: The Game, Digame, and KLOO. There are even a slew of games out there designed to teach and protect endangered or indigenous languages, which I think is so cool and maybe I’ll deconstruct those in a later series!
What else did we talk about? We talked about why we should play language card games at all.
Number 1: they gamify the language-learning process.
Number 2: they build our social skills.
Number 3: they are hands-on, which is essential for some types of learners.
Number 4: they let us address or solve problems that are not being solved anywhere else, turning our sticking points into something fun rather than a pain in the neck.
Number 5: they give us a compelling reason to take a break from the screens.
And the list just goes on and on and on. Check out my popular blog article here on the most convincing reasons to use language card games!
We also went deep on the subject of flashcards, Fighting Flashcards, and the Leitner Box. Guys, if you’re not doing that already, I think that’s something you should seriously consider starting and please realize that there are some newfangled ways coming out even now that revolutionize how we can work with flashcards. We haven’t seen everything yet! If you think flashcards aren’t for you, think again.
In this video series, I also shared with you some of my personal study habits. I pointed out to you the importance of having a mental trigger, which starts your daily routine. And also, the important of batch processing your tasks, so you get more efficient, stay in a state of flow, and get more done.
Last, I speculated a little bit on the future of language card games, which I believe will continue to grow and diversify for some time to come. In fact, I’m on the edge of my seat to see what language card game designers will come up with next!
Alright that’s it for this post! But before I go, I’d like to give a special parting gift to you in the form of a discount coupon. If you purchase a card game from the Language Card Games Shop before September 1st, 2018, you can use the coupon code lcgvideoseries at checkout to receive 2 dollars off the total price of your cart!
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