August 1, 2007 at 12:30 am
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Krashen hits another nail on the head with this article.
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suffah said,
August 1, 2007 @ 2:25 am
Excellent article, thanks for sharing!
John B said,
August 1, 2007 @ 7:13 am
I found this to be true reading my first “real” Chinese novels (chick lit, by 张小娴). She writes in a very straightforward style, and after the first book I found the rest to be pretty easygoing. I still learned tons of vocab and structures (particularly Taiwanese structures that aren’t as common in mainland writing), but overall it was a lot easier.
If only I could make it through even the first few pages of 韩寒…
Alec said,
August 2, 2007 @ 1:37 am
Really good article and it makes a lot of sense. If I’m reading a book I’m interested in and actually can read, I’ll get through it a lot faster than one I keep procrastinating with.
Glenn said,
August 2, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
This made me think that it’s the same with listening comprehension. That is, if you talk to one person all the time you get really used to how they talk, and can more easily acquire new vocabulary that way. So I guess if you want to improve your listening, either pick one person to listen to a lot, or talk to the same person on a constant basis.
Harvey said,
August 5, 2007 @ 6:08 pm
This is the method they used at IUC in Yokohama. They would literally pound us with article after article on the same topic until we had all the vocab and could discuss it without trouble. It really works when it’s coming at you day after day.
That’s another reason why translators specialize in one subject!
Good stuff.