Rote memorisation is not entirely useless. It can help children to learn the basics such as the multiplication tables.

死记硬背并非是一无是处。它可以帮助孩子牢记住像乘法表这样的基础知识。

This also applies to mechanical memorisation without the emotional involvement for the purpose of generating automatic feeling with the language.

同样，为了形成自然语感，没有感情投入的机械的背诵也是不可取的。

Memorisation of information by frequent repetition (rote learning) plays a role in many education systems. Does the usefulness of this method outweigh the limitations?

通过频繁重复来记忆的学习方法（死记硬背）在很多教育系统中都有其固定的位置。是否这个方法的有效性多于局限性？

The article compares the first language acquisition with second language acquisition to illustrate that foreign language learning must emphasize memorisation, grammar, comparison and practice.

比较母语学习与第二语言习得学习外语，可以看到学习外语必须强化记忆，强调语法，强调比较，强调实践。