tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post4237355815512143102..comments2023-12-20T08:35:04.633+00:00Comments on Lingua Frankly: Rote vs MeaningfulTitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-15904824709567828792012-02-07T17:47:41.066+00:002012-02-07T17:47:41.066+00:00You're welcome - looking forward to that post!...You're welcome - looking forward to that post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-78687693969366795742012-02-07T12:33:13.849+00:002012-02-07T12:33:13.849+00:00That would be rote learning, because your rule sim...That would be rote learning, because your rule simply revolved around memorising a list of letters.<br /><br />Eventually it became meaningful to you, and at that point you learned it meaningfully, but it would have been quicker if it had been taught meaningfully to you in the first place.<br /><br />But thanks -- that's a good example, and I might just have to use it as a worked example of meaningful vs rote in a future post.Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-29756053048195346592012-02-06T23:21:37.225+00:002012-02-06T23:21:37.225+00:00A layman's question: one of the first things I...A layman's question: one of the first things I learnt when beginning with Gaelic was that the <i>n</i> in <i>an</i> changes to <i>m</i> before <i>b, f, m, p</i>. Was it rote learning (because I wasn't told why these particular four) or meaningful learning (because it constituted a rule)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com