Im curious
Yes. It’s the same for Memrise-created and user-created courses. The spaced repetition system used means you will get to review individual items from levels you have completed from time to time. The review periods are described in this other thread:
Problem is see is if you do certain lessons you might have 200 words to water in previous levels so no time to learn new ones
Reviewing is a key component in any learning process.
i usually review a course for about 4 - 12 months after completing it.
It depends on the course though.
I like to read books, putting any word I do not know in a list, then review said list for about 4 months after completing. After that, i delete the course.
Howsoever, if I am new to the language or if i am working on sentences and listening, i would spend around 12 months (or more if it is the sentences)
Yes. Spaced Repetition Systems (SRS) allow you to keep what you learned. Basically you forget about forgetting.
I did until recently, but I find it only slows down my learning of new words. 99% of the reviewed words are words I almost use daily, so I remember them well any way. I’m considering just going straight to the source material of my course (Talk To Me In Korean), and skip Memrise all together.
aha. maybe you should have taken other courses
But I hardly think there are better courses at Memrise for Korean. Most of them seem to be at a below acceptable level. It is just that it is a big course. Estimated completion time is 90 hours. So the reviewing piles up quickly. I guess it should have been broken into smaller pieces though.
About ttmik in particular : I’ve found HowToStudyKorean a good complement to ttmik : it has a large vocabulary list that doesn’t cross with ttmik (at least not at the level I currently am) and a fairly good mems base.
For sure, if you use the “all ttmik” (which is the best, I agree), the list of words is HUGE so you’ll spent all your time reviewing it. I think the problem exists for any course with that many words. (when you use smaller classes, with separated levels, you can quit the lowest levels when you’re done reviewing those)
Also, I agree after a while, you spend more time reviewing than learning new, but it kinda is what you need to do if you are learning a language you don’t speak everyday. If you find words you use daily in your review sessions, maybe you should consider checking the “ignore” button for those (it’s tedious to do when you have a lot, but it clearly helps improving the efficiency of the review session)
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Yeah, I started to ignore them finally, but then that too was a lot of work, haha (because I had reached level 90+). Thanks for the tip. I will definately check it out.
Generally, when it comes to grammar structures, I remember them instantaniously, so after I have “learned” them the first time, it sticks. Only the words I’ve barely used, I need to review. For example I hardly ever use 사과, but I’ll never forget it means “apple”.
I have quit Memrise almost altogether now. Though ironically, I find it much easier to search in the curriculum at Memrise than at talktomeinkorean.com. I also found that in recent months, I’ve always been ahead of my Memrise level, so often I’ve not really learned anything new. I find it much more effective learning relevant vocabulary through actual conversations.