5 STEPS TO SPEAK A NEW LANGUAGE (CHAPTER 4)

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5 Steps to speak a new language (Hung Q. Pham)

CHAPTER 4 (1st Input The Free Reading Technique)

 “Some people know how to teach, and some know how to do.” - LINDA PIERCE

The Free Reading Technique

Step 1: Select appropriate materials for you to read.

To practice the Free Reading technique, have several steps :

1.      Academic (or non-fiction) books : books that belong to your area of expertise or interest written in your target language. For example, business administration, so you should read book about marketing, selling, management and so on written in English, my target language.

2.      Fiction books : If you are a fan of stories, this will be a great source for you.

3.      News : This is also a great source as it has updated and useful information. It helps you relate to your daily life and get the sense of the content.

4.      Online forums : You can join to be a member (for free) of an online forum discussing your favorite topics. You just need to know the name of the topic written in your target language. Such as English language.

5.      Other sources : You can look for types of sources other than the ones already mentioned.

Step 2: Relax and just… read.

Here are the big DON’Ts when you are reading: -

·         DON’T take note of any word (including new words, difficult words, long words...). Just don’t take any note.

·         DON’T force yourself to remember any word.

·         DON’T underline or bold any word. .

Why could you get so much from the three simple steps of the Free Reading technique?

Firstly, the Free Reading technique make your focus and helps you save time by not making you struggle with the uncommon ones.

Secondly, following this technique, you don’t need to force yourself to memorize vocabulary. You would naturally retain vocabulary when:

·         you see a certain word over and over again

·         you meet a certain word in various contexts and in different sentence structures. This helps you understand the real meaning of that word and gives you a sense of it

·         sometimes, you find that a certain word usually occurs prior to or after another word. This helps you remember how to use it in combination with another word.

Thirdly, this technique allows you to freely choose any content you want to use as your reading material.

3 steps to read a book written in your target language

The steps are as follows:

·         Step 1: Read the first half of the first page. Take a break.

·         Step 2: Read the second half of the first page and the entire second page. Take a break.

·         Step 3: Read the entire book.

As you start reading the first page, your reading speed will be very slow. It might take you hours to read and understand the very first lines. Every day you should reading books. And try more reading books. It is not easy but it is solution to make more vocabulary.

They quit too early without knowing that success was waiting for them right around the corner!

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