The German word for “rabbit” is Kaninchen. Develop two different mnemonics for remembering this vocabulary word, one using each of these two techniques.

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The German word for “rabbit” is Kaninchen.  Develop two different mnemonics for remembering this vocabulary word, one using each of these two techniques:

  1. Verbal mediation
  2. Keyword method

A.

        A verbal mediator is a word or phrase that forms a logical connection, or “bridge,” between two things.  Verbal mediators can be used for such “paired” pieces of information as foreign language words and their English meanings, countries and their capitals, chemical symbols for the elements, and words and their spellings.

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        The German word for “rabbit” is Kaninchen.

        A canine with a chin ate the rabbit.

B.

        Like verbal mediation, the keyword method is a technique for making a connection between two things.  This method is especially helpful when there is no logical verbal mediator to fill the gap—for example, when there is no obvious sentence or phrase to relate a foreign language word to its English meaning.  The keyword method involves two steps.

  1. Identify a concrete object to represent a peice of information.  The object may be either a commonly used symbol, or a “sound alike” ...

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