subject: LEARNING THROUGH READING – THE EASIEST AND INTERSTING WAY TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE [print this page] If you are an ardent reader, you would already have gone through a large section of literature. However, have you ever considered turning your hobby into a learning activity?
If you haven't, this article may help you with how to go about that.
Reading books certainly helps you improve your language. However, with a few useful tips, the process can be made more effective. Let's have a detailed look at what you have to do.
If you already know little bit of a language, and want to improve then the first thing you have to do is to be determined and focused, two factors which are of vital importance everywhere.
Then learn the alphabet of that language. Now, you can read small books very well. Start with them, read interesting stories, in other words during the initial stages, you should stick to only those books that interest you.
If you are comfortable reading aloud, then go ahead and read them audibly. When ever you come across a word that you don't know, pause a bit, read the sentence containing the word two or three times first. Then look for the meaning of the word in the dictionary along with the different usages.
Note them down in a paper; there would be sentences with that word in the dictionary. Learn them by analyzing the sentence structure. Now that you know the word, make your own sentences. Next, you need to make sure that these sentences are correct.
In this way, that word will remain fresh in your memory. Make this a daily activity. Within a few days, you would be able to advance to other books.
Keep the collected and learned information in one place and have a look at them once-in-a-while.
Always remember to learn the various usages of a word, instead of just learning its meaning.
An important factor here is the use of the right dictionary. Always buy an updated dictionary since old dictionaries may contain words that no longer exist.
Make it a point to read a newspaper along with reading books, because newspapers would make you familiar with more words used in day-to-day conversation.
LEARNING THROUGH READING THE EASIEST AND INTERSTING WAY TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE
