Did you hear of the man who memorized the entire French dictionary to win a Scrabble competition?

Amazing but true! The New Zealander Nigel Richards apparently memorized the entire French dictionary to be able to win the "Francophone World Scrabble Championship!" 

Does he now speak French? Well... according to Yves Brenez, the vice president of the Belgian Scrabble federation and organizer of the championship, “Nigel will say ‘bonjour’ with an accent and he can also give the score in French, but that’s all."

So memorizing words is not the way to go if you are looking to boost your vocabulary to a new level! Plus think of how hard it is to memorize words especially if they are so different from those of your mother tongue language!

I have personally tested this because when I was a young student in the US, studying for my SAT's, I remember I used to sit for hours and hours trying to remember super complicated words that honestly I probably forgot immediately after having taken the test!

Many of my students are in this same situation!

The question that comes up very often is "How can I remember vocabulary?" Is there a strategy for not simply memorizing a list of words but actually understanding the use of the word itself linked to its definition? 

My answer is ... ABSOLUTELY YES! In the video here below that is exactly what I will explain to you! 

Give it a try!

You will begin to associate words directly inside of sentences and those sentences will not only make more sense... but you will actually be able to use them in daily situations.

Remembering long lists of words without associating them to sentences is pointless, boring and honestly a big waste of time... don't be like Nigel Richards... don't stop at "Bonjour" and numbers... progress into sentences and a whole new language will slowly begin to spur in your thoughts. 

Let me know how it goes!