Language Learning Techniques

adjective resembling or characteristic of a parrot

• The parrotlike bird perched on the branch and mimicked the sounds of the forest.
• She has a parrotlike habit of repeating everything she hears.
• Stop being so parrotlike and come up with your own ideas!
• His parrotlike memory allowed him to easily recall every detail of the conversation.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adverb a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

preposition a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• When it comes to learning music, some people prefer to play by ear rather than read sheet music.
• I don't have the sheet music, so we'll just have to play by ear and figure it out as we go.
• I never know what time my friends will show up, so I always just play it by ear.
• In business, you can't always plan for everything - sometimes you just have to play it by ear and adapt to the situation.

noun the act of being completely surrounded or submerged in a liquid

• The language program offers a total immersion experience for students looking to improve their fluency.
• If you really want to learn how to swim, just jump in the pool and go for total immersion.
• I'm going to binge-watch this show tonight for some total immersion in the storyline.
• When I'm painting, I like to achieve total immersion in my work, losing track of time and space.