Regardless
if you are teaching yourself a language with Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone, Living
Language or you are taking a class, note taking is a fundamental part of the
process. Everyone must take notes. There is no way around it.The fine art of note taking is different when you are trying to learn a foreign language.
One Binder for Each Language
Each
language that I studied had its own three ring binders. I have a French binder,
Italian binder, Spanish binder, and Swedish binder. Within the three ring binders,
I organized my notes by topic, date or lesson. Many of my binders are over ten years old. I still have them packed up in the top of my closet. Every once in a while I will go back and take a look at my earliest language binders. It is good to go back and look at the process I went through to become fluent in French.
I
usually follow the same format when I decide to learn a new language.
