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Successor Posted 17 years ago
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Questions about reading
1. How much should an advanced learner of English read a day in English to improve? I tend to read at least 2 hours a day, but I feel that is too little and that I make little progress.
2. Should you check unknown words in a dictionary while reading? Nowadays I have two large dictionaries at hand, one monolingual and one bilingual one. For quick refernmce I use the bilingual one, sometimes I look for synonyms and example sentences for interesting words in the monolingual dictionary. I want to look up all the words whose meaning I cannot infer in a dictionary.
3. Does reading have a positive effect on other skills, like writing, listening and speaking? I believe so, because by reading you get good examples for your writing. And your vocabulary expands by reading a lot and you learn useful phrases to use in your speaking. In addition, reading and listening are quite similar processes, so it would be natural to asuume there to be a link between these two skills.
4. What is a good level for an English language learner in reading comprehension? I have done a few past reading papers for Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (University of Cambridge) and my average is around 95%. Still I feel there is a lot of room for improvement.
2. Should you check unknown words in a dictionary while reading? Nowadays I have two large dictionaries at hand, one monolingual and one bilingual one. For quick refernmce I use the bilingual one, sometimes I look for synonyms and example sentences for interesting words in the monolingual dictionary. I want to look up all the words whose meaning I cannot infer in a dictionary.
3. Does reading have a positive effect on other skills, like writing, listening and speaking? I believe so, because by reading you get good examples for your writing. And your vocabulary expands by reading a lot and you learn useful phrases to use in your speaking. In addition, reading and listening are quite similar processes, so it would be natural to asuume there to be a link between these two skills.
4. What is a good level for an English language learner in reading comprehension? I have done a few past reading papers for Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) (University of Cambridge) and my average is around 95%. Still I feel there is a lot of room for improvement.
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successor 1. How much should an advanced learner of English read a day in English to improve? I tend to read at least 2 hours a day, but I feel that is too little and that I make little progress.
- successor 1.
- How much should an advanced learner of English read a day in English to improve?
- I tend to read at least 2 hours a day, but I feel that is too little and that I make little progress.
- It's not the quantity, but the quality that counts.
- It also depends on what your goal is - to learn the different varieties of English, to increase your vocabulary, or to improve fluency.
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successor1. How much should an advanced learner of English read a day in English to improve? I tend to read at least 2 hours a day, but I feel that is too little and that I make little progress.
It's not the quantity, but the quality that counts. It also depends on what your goal is - to learn the different varieties of English, to increase your vocabulary, or to i
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Speaking of using the dictionary, I think it was Phillip who made this suggestion: If you look up a word, place a check mark next to it. If you realize you have looked up the same word a few times (there are already two or more checks when you go to look it up again), commit to learning that word.
When school children are advancing in their reading (in their native English), guidance I've
When school children are advancing in their reading (in their native English), guidance I've
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