JML Reading & Writing

Why read in a second language? There are many reason why we should read in general, but this is even more important when you are learning a second language. First of all, when you read in a second language you are getting more natural language. This will be even more evident and true as you read books from certain places. You will also get a better idea of the culture from that place because at many times authors introduce cultural aspects of where they live or where they are from in their writing. I highly recomend watching this interesting TED talk from Ann Morgan and how she read a book from every country in a year.  https://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world If you are already a good reader you can read extensively reading large ammounts of text to get enjoyment from what you are reading from that place. On the other hand, you may be more interested in intensive reading where you want to make sure you read every wor...

Obtain High Levels in a Second Language by Reading It is estimated that a second language learner can increase their knowledge and vocabulary in a second language from around 2,000 words to 9,000 by reading or an increase of 450%. Beniko Mason showed that while readers who knew only 2,000 words read between 22 hours reading graded readers language learners that reached 9,000 words read between 333 and 1,223 hours reading complex noveles such as "Hunger Games" or Zane Grey novels.   Given that a reader when they start a concise daily reading plan knows 2,000 words or less and is at a Beginner A1 level according to the CEFR then to reach the upper intermediate level of B2 the learner would then have to read between 600 and 900 hours or to reach the advanced level of language acquisition it would take the reader 1,223. Given if the learner reades an average of 5 hours per week it will take them around 2 years and a half to achieve this goal. If the learner wants to r...