More on iteration and vocabulary
Iteration is the idea of repeated use of a word until the meaning is engrained in your memory. Just like anything else, the more you use whatever knowledge you’ve newly been presented the more you will retain that new piece of information. This is especially true for vocabulary. You may learn a new word, but the only way to continually remember its usage is to use it randomly when the situation presents itself.
The designers of Ultimate Vocabulary Software liken their methodology to learning a song on the radio. The first time you listen to the song, you don’t remember the words, but as you continue to hear it on the radio and sing along with the tune you begin to remember the words and memorize the versus.
This is how their vocabulary iteration software works on their CD for the public. Their goal is to have you continually repeat the word through practice and advanced educational games. Part of this theory is to take a word each day and repeat that word. Use it in a sentence in an email or during regular conversation. The more practice and iteration you have with a word, the more it will roll off your tongue in normal practice and become a part of your everyday vocabulary.
