Reading Methods

Here you will find methods to improve reading. Starred articles are among the ten best on the site.

SHADOWING

11/07/20

Learn what I consider to be the single best method for learning a foreign language

Also appears in READING / LISTENING / SPEAKING

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PACING

03/08/20

This is an excellent method that can stand alone or be used after Shadowing a text. It focuses on reading and listening, with the added option of speaking.

Also appears in READING / LISTENING / Speaking

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Readers

12/08/20

Want to get to a solid B2 level by reading captivating stories? Well, this tutorial will help you to do just that.

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Sifting

19/08/20

How do you know whether or not a text is appropriate for your level? The traditional levels may not tell the whole story for your PERSONAL ability. This method might just help.

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Choosing L2

Books and Audiobooks

10/09/20

Talented polyglot and all-round nice guy Kyle Maschmeyer, aka The Armchair Linguist, shares with us his advice and experience that comes from a lifetime of living and breathing foreign languages. Pens at the ready!

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