ASSA-03-04 @lEARNING eNGLISH thru Vietnamese History [and vice versa]

Using Mnemonics for memorizing key dates

@LOSTE-04 # LEARNING DIFFERENT WAYS OF MEMORIZING NEW DATES, TIMES, WORDS, CONCEPTS / EXPRESSIONS / IDEAS THRU VIETNAMESE HISTORY (AND A HOST OF MNEMONIC DEVICES)

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Watch the Video

answer the Questions that follow

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Asking Questions

Read Answers. Think of questions. Click to confirm. Ask the Questions WITHOUT reading them.

Answer: The Chinese Han Dynasty first conquered Vietnam in the year 111 BC.

Question: In what year did the Chinese Han Dynasty first conquer Vietnam?

Answer: The Battle of Bạch Đằng River ended the third period of Chinese domination in 938 AD.

Question: In what year did the Battle of Bạch Đằng River put an end to the third period of Chinese domination?

Answer: The Communist Party of Vietnam was established on February 3, 1930.

Question: On what date was the Communist Party of Vietnam established?

Answer: The so-called August Revolution victory took place in 1945.

Question: In what year did the so-called August Revolution victory take place?

Answer: Vietnam was a puppet state of Imperial Japan between March 11 and August 23, 1945.

Question: Between which dates was Vietnam a puppet state of Imperial Japan?

Answer: President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945.

Question: On what date did President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Vietnam was victorious against France after nine years of war in 1954.

Question: In what year was Vietnam victorious against France after nine years of war?

Answer: The so-called Ho Chi Minh Trail opened in 1959.

Question: In what year did the so-called Ho Chi Minh Trail open?

Answer: The Paris Agreements were signed on January 27, 1973.

Question: On what date were the Paris Agreements signed?

Answer: The liberation of South Vietnam and reunification of the country took place on April 30, 1975.

Question: On what date was South Vietnam liberated and the country reunified?

Answer: The first Congress general elections were held on September 25, 1946.

Question: On what date were the Congress general elections held for the first time?

Answer: The construction of the Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant took almost 15 years, from late 1979 to early 1994.

Question: How many years did it take to construct the Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Power Plant?

Answer: The Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army was established in 1944.

Question: In what year was the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army established?

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Creating Mnemonics

How to Memorize and Remember Dates

Mnemonic Techniques for Remembering Dates

1. The Major System (Converting Numbers into Words)

The Major System assigns consonant sounds to numbers, allowing you to turn dates into memorable words or phrases.

Example: 1776 (American Independence)
1 = T/D, 7 = K/G, 7 = K/G, 6 = J/Ch/Sh
Possible word: "Take a Joke" or "Taco Chef"

2. The Story Method

Create a vivid story linking the numbers in a meaningful sequence.

Example: 1066 (Norman Conquest of England)
Imagine ten knights storming a castle while six archers fire arrows, and another six climb the walls.

3. Peg System (Rhyming Words for Numbers)

Associate numbers with rhyming words to create connections.

Example: 1492 (Columbus Sailed to America)
1 = Sun, 4 = Door, 9 = Wine, 2 = Shoe
Imagine Columbus stepping through a sunny door, drinking wine, and putting on a shoe before boarding his ship.

4. Chunking & Patterns

Break the date into smaller, familiar parts.

Example: 1945 (End of WWII)
19 = Age of a young soldier, 45 = A common handgun caliber (symbolizing war)

5. The 3-3 Pair Pattern

Use rhythm or rhyme: “Eighteen, double three — people now set free..”

1833 the Abolition of Slavery Act in UK”

🔁 Patterns are easy for the brain to retain, and a chant or rhyme gives it rhythm.

**Combine with Method #1 ie TV MaMa

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