🔮 SpecuLearnguess first — that’s how it sticks
Les consignes de classeU0 · 9 motsQuel(s) paysU1 · 25 motsQuelle(s) langue(s)U1 · 19 motsLes lieux (Où ?)U3 · 16 motsManger/Boire/PrendreU4 · 56 motsLes courses qu'on faitU4 · 17 mots
Pourquoi deviner d’abord ? C’est prouvé.
In 4 NUS experiments (341 beginners), guessing a word before being taught it — then seeing the answer right away — beat passive study, in both directions (Mot → Image and Image → Mot). Wrong guesses didn’t hurt: with immediate feedback, the error is part of how the word sticks.
Chua & Pan (2026), Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications — the pretesting effect ↗