In the reading How the brain handles language, it talks about the left hemisphere of those right-handed people is dominant to do analytical tasks, categorization, calculation, logical organization, information sequencing, complex motor functions etc. The theory of right-handed people matches what survey says about my learning style. I am a 80% logical and mathematical person. Maybe in this semester's self-direct learning, I should apply more categorization to memorize vocabularies. For example, I can divide words into several categories: food, transportation, clothes, greeting, number, date and so on. In this way, it helps me learn words in a group and improve productivity.
Another article that I find informative is How to investigate language structure. At the end of this article, it mentions two approaches to start language learning. I prefer the first traditional method that begins with a phonetic description, proceeding through phonology, morphology, and syntax, and concluding with semantics. I agree that phonetic description set the general understanding and familiarity, which enhances your words or sentences application in later semantic process.
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