Building Vocabulary

From the English-learning perspective, vocabulary is best learned when done using mental stretching. I mean, vocabulary is learned based on currently known vocabulary (i.e., from "big" one can learn "huge" and then "giant" and so on). A technique that works well is "mind mapping" (similar to brainstorming maps).

At Caves Bookstore (specifically at the Taoyuan bookstore near the train station) I found a book that does exactly that. It maps out words in different units. The book, 翻譯大師教你記單字—進階篇, is written for those learning English, but with a little white out and a good electronic dictionary (and language exchange partners), it becomes a good book to expand my second language of choice work bank. (Click on the image (or here) to see enlarged pics of the book and its interior.)

Last week I learned some words about actors, film dubbing/narrating, and movie genres. Next week I'm on to astrology and descriptive adjectives.

If only I spent more time studying instead of planning to study...