“…Both the method of loci and the phonetic system have been shown to be very effective and even increase their efficacy over time, i.e. at delayed recall after several days compared to immediate recall (Bower, 1970;Roediger, 1980;Bellezza et al, 1992;Hill et al, 1997;Higbee, 1997;Wang and Thomas, 2000). A third mnemonic that has to be shown effective is the keyword method, designed specifically to enhance the acquisition of foreign vocabulary (Raugh and Atkinson, 1975), but also helps to learn scientific terminology (Rosenheck et al, 1989;Brigham and Brigham, 1998;Balch, 2005;Carney and Levin, 1998).…”