Flashcards can be paper (or digital) word cards with an English word you’re trying to learn on one side, with either a translation into your language or a definition in English on the other. Flashcards seem to offer a quick and easy way to learn a large amount of vocabulary- some language learners claim that they can add 100 words in a day to their long-term memory by using flashcards! But is using flashcards for learning vocabulary effective? Listen to Episode 26 to hear five stories about students’ successes and failures learning vocabulary with flashcards.

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