According to the creator of mind maps, mr Tony Buzan, our brain works through associations. When we listen to/ or see the word SUPER, for instance, we immediately think of super man, super market, super model or super inflation.
What we associate words with will depend largely on our life experiences, personality and field of work/education. That is to say that when listening to the word "super", a comics fan is likely to think of super heroes, a housewife of super markets, and an economist of super inflation.
The theory of mind maps also states that our brains are incredibly visual, so mind maps use words, pictures, lines of different sizes, and colours.
Mind maps in the English classroom
Mind maps in the English classroom
I have been using mind maps in my classes for a while now, and I have seen wonderful results. After reading a text I encourage my students to record the new vocabulary using this technique, and I have seen that it is a fun and memorable activity for them.
Here are some examples of mind maps produced by some of my students.
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