| 摘要 |
A learning tool and method of creating the same wherein words are arranged according to similarities or commonalties such that a user may more efficiently acquire knowledge of a foreign language based on an association method of learning. The learning tool is comprised of a plurality of words of a first known language and a second foreign language, wherein each word of the first language has a corresponding translation in the second language. The words of each language are compared and categorized into at least first and second groups A and B, wherein group A words possess one or more identifiable similar characteristics based on predetermined criteria. Group B, on the other hand, is comprised of words having dissimilar characteristics. Groups A and B are divided into subgroups according to parts of speech and gender characteristics, as identified, such that as groups A and B are further divided, each subgroup includes L1 words and L2 translations sharing more similar characteristics than the preceding group. The learning tool permits users to learn a foreign language by associating like words with one another.
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