https://www.linguacore.com/product/easy-way-to-learn-words-1/ In this video Luca Lampariello and Gabriel aka Sprachheld speak about the most common mistakes people make when learning vocabulary in a foreign language Mistakes 1 is to rote memorize words Mistake 2 is to learn words that you don't need Mistake 3 is to learn words out of context and try to learn them from lists Mistake 4 is not apply words that you learn in speaking and writing, when producing language. Mistake 5 is not to jot down the words that you learn on the fly If you learn how to correct these mistakes, it will make a big difference in the way you acquire words