Great little video here: http://youtu.be/VjAHPl1ACmQ
When my older sons were freshman (in a different district) they spent a whole year memorizing and conjugating verbs.
Not good instruction.
Translating words does not cognitively improve a student. It does not create new neurons. Experiencing a language (or any academic concept), creating experiences related to that word, skill, concept, actually creates new neurons, increases cognitive capacity in students.
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