Trace 01
Method
A word is notone memory.
Lumière separates French into the traces your brain actually has to build.
Five traces.
Trace 02
Sound
Hear the word clearly inside real French rhythm.Trace 03
Spelling
Recall the written form without guessing.Trace 04
Sentence use
Place the word where French actually uses it.Trace 05
Production
Produce the word when the sentence asks for it.Diagnostic loop.
Answer
A short task creates a signal.
Classify failure
Lumière separates the trace that broke.
Repair trace
The next prompt targets the exact weakness.
Review
Recall returns when the timing is right.
Repair over repetition. Lumière does not ask for more practice until it knows what failed.
Cognitive phases.
Encode
Build the first trace with meaning, sound, and context.
Retrieve
Ask the memory to return without hints.
Discriminate
Separate close sounds, spellings, and meanings.
Repair
Route the miss to the smallest useful practice.
Produce
Use the word in speech, writing, and sentence rhythm.