Vocabulary Apps Use Decontextualized Word Lists That Fail in Practice
Language learners using vocabulary apps find that abstract word lists and repetitive example sentences build pattern recognition within the app but do not produce retention when encountering words in natural contexts. Spaced repetition systems treat all words with equal difficulty curves and cannot adapt to words encountered organically outside the app.
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