Active and Passive learning

Active learning:

• Well for me especially when learning the languages is important to learn grammar and new words. So one example of active learning is what I do to learn new words. I cut a little pieces of paper (like little cards)and write the word in english and spanish, so I turn pieces of paper so I dont see what's written on them. I take one by one and say this word aloud in spanish and vice versa, if i take the piece with spanish word I say it in english. I found that this work for me very well. That was how I learned words in english as well.
• For essay writing in subjects like literature or history, I usually use given handouts and if the source is utterly boring and written so its hard to read, I conspect the text, I summarize paragraphs one by one in to smaller text and put it in the way I understand it easier.

Passive learning:

• I think that watching the films can be taken as passive learning. Film watching in french or spanish helps me to understand the structure of the language and although I do not get the most of it still, I have noticed that there are words repeating more or less.
• Listening to the music in spanish is helpful, melody helps to remember words.