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This is an excellent set of Latin vocabulary cards. I wouldn't say that the cards are any thinner than I expected -- they're fine and will hold up well. Also, it seems unfair to expect that the all words in any particular Latin text will necessarily be present although I can't imagine that many in Wheelock's or other texts will be missing. For the beginning to intermediate student and even the advanced student, you will get the chance to either learn or solidify a vocabulary of 1000 common Latin words. That is a decent initial vocabulary, I think. I've been reading at the third year high school Latin level and I am still learning new words with this set. I also like the extra usage notes that some of the cards have and the short list of English cognates on some of the cards is very nice. For the price, this is a bargain, or shall I say BARGAIN. I'm 62 years old and learning Latin over the past year for the fun of it and I don't have trouble reading the print. Of course, I use reading glassing whenever I read anything, so maybe other oldsters would need to do the same. For younger students of the Latin language, hopefully this won't be necessary. I find this set to be a good auxiliary to many hours a day I spend with Ankidroid and Memrise, and with these SparkNotes cards, I have more control over when cards will be represented and I can remove cards that I know completely alot easier than I can remove cards from the electronic flashcard programs.Product details
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Latin Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards SparkNotes Books Reviews
No phrases, no diagrams, no fill in the blank questions, not organized by subject as it says in the description. Having said that, it's a decent set of Italian flash cards.
Very beautiful design.
A good choice for beginners , words are more basic.
Arranged by alphabet, no number on cards.
For nouns, gender is listed, but no plural.
Product is as described. 'Old School' compared to Duolingo, Pimsleur, etc. But there is still a place for flash cards and this is a good product.
I bought this box based on other reviews. The good reviews were right! I have found them very easy to use and helpful.
I have been learning Italian from the Pimsleur course, which emphasizes conversation and particular sentence forms rather than vocabulary. So, somewhere along the way, I need to add words. That's what the cards are for, and they seem to be working.
Latin Vocabulary cards are perfect. The only thing they lack is a number on each card. I stencil the numbers on each card to keep each in order.
I bought these cards after reading one particular review that said they were a better set than another. After receiving the set, my immediate impression was that the flash cards were not really cards but just thick paper. There is no coating so I don't believe they will last long with handling. My second disappointment was that ALL words, whether noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb, conjunction were placed in the box alphabetically. I guess you need to put them in the box somehow, but NO ONE learns a language alphabetically. Why not place them by popularity within grammar group? IE. Nouns first, then verbs, etc... So, that's what I did. I went through all 1000 cards and grouped them by noun, verb, other. My next step will be to place the important nouns first then the lesser important. Yes there are nouns I want to learn first like food, drink, airport, general travel nouns and less important like heart, kidney, liver. Same with verbs etc... If I were fluent in a language other than English and were making these cards, I would color code them by grammar type, group them by priority learning 1,2,3,4 and for goodness sake make them from something more durable than thick paper with no coating. In the event a word could be both a noun and a verb (or other), make the card 2 colors with noun color on the left and verb color on the right. With all that said, the list is quite exhaustive and will be helpful, it just wasn't what I had hoped to get.
I've purchased two different Italian flashcard boxes to help me with my Italian language study so far, and this SparkNotes version is far more useful and user-friendly than the QuickStudy brand. For several reasons, I'd recommend the SparksNotes to anyone trying to start learning Italian. First, the SparkNotes word selection is much more mainstream and general, and at that beginning of studying a new language, that is exactly what I want. The box contains a large but not overwhelming sampling of verbs, and the nouns are words that I might actually use in conversation or encounter in a newspaper article or book. I really feel like after mastering this box, I can hold my own in a normal conversation, be well-prepared for an Italian class, and read the newspaper, understanding most of what I hear and read. I won't know every word, but because this box was carefully curated, I'll recognize most of what I encounter. And I will have the right words to express most of what I want to say. The QuickStudy box was filled with words like "cranberry sauce," "to windsurf" and "videocassette." Not helpful! The SparksNotes editors, on the other hand, did a great job sifting through words to choose ones that are broadly applicable, useful for everyday life and communication, and up-to-date.
The second reason that I preferred the SparksNotes box is that the cards are much, much easier to read. These cards are about the same size as a normal business card, and the vocabulary words are printed in what appears to me to be around a 24 point font, and they are boldface. The Italian words are black print on a white background, and the English words are white print on a dark blue background, and neither side is shiny. Totally easy to read, even in low light! The Quickstudy cards are about the same size, but the print is quite a bit smaller and much more difficult to read--they're maybe 14-16 point font, not in bold type, and one side of the card is shiny, which makes it even harder to read. Zipping through cards quickly is easier when the print is clearly legible.
Another reason why I prefer the look of the SparkNotes cards is that they aren't cluttered with information that isn't helpful. The other brand lists both singular and plural articles and attaches the plural ending to each noun after a backslash--even when the noun is regular. SparkNotes cards will print plurals when they're irregular, but otherwise, they keep the plurals off the cards. Streamlined cards are easier to process and remember. Look at the difference
QuickStudy spring la/le primavera/e
SparkNotes spring la primavera (<--and imagine it printed in bigger, bolder type)
On the SparkNotes card, the big bold word jumps off the card at you. You have to work harder to get the information from the other cards. When you're trying to work with big stacks of cards, it makes a difference. SparkNotes has done just about everything possible to help readers absorb and retain the information. I don't feel like the QuickStudy cards made nearly the same effort.
I bought the QuickStudy cards months ago and still haven't learned more than maybe a third of them. I bought the SparkNotes and finished the box in about three weeks. They are that much easier, more rewarding, and more pleasant to work with. That should say it all really. OH, and the SparkNotes box is much cheaper than the QuickStudy, so it's no contest at all. Hope this helps. Happy shopping and happy studying! )
This is an excellent set of Latin vocabulary cards. I wouldn't say that the cards are any thinner than I expected -- they're fine and will hold up well. Also, it seems unfair to expect that the all words in any particular Latin text will necessarily be present although I can't imagine that many in Wheelock's or other texts will be missing. For the beginning to intermediate student and even the advanced student, you will get the chance to either learn or solidify a vocabulary of 1000 common Latin words. That is a decent initial vocabulary, I think. I've been reading at the third year high school Latin level and I am still learning new words with this set. I also like the extra usage notes that some of the cards have and the short list of English cognates on some of the cards is very nice. For the price, this is a bargain, or shall I say BARGAIN. I'm 62 years old and learning Latin over the past year for the fun of it and I don't have trouble reading the print. Of course, I use reading glassing whenever I read anything, so maybe other oldsters would need to do the same. For younger students of the Latin language, hopefully this won't be necessary. I find this set to be a good auxiliary to many hours a day I spend with Ankidroid and Memrise, and with these SparkNotes cards, I have more control over when cards will be represented and I can remove cards that I know completely alot easier than I can remove cards from the electronic flashcard programs.
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