In this episode I discuss the common criticism of flashcards as an "ineffective" study technique.

Three common criticisms of flashcards:

I address each of these criticisms and discuss why I think flashcard software is one of the most useful and relevant organisational and learning tools for learning foreign languages.

I wrote a 72-page guide that describes my complete method for learning languages with flashcards. It costs $7 and you can find it here: Get the Make Words Stick Guide

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show.