Category: Reading

This was originally published on July 20, 2019 at https://www.richmondshare.com.br/the-importance-of-reading-for-language-development-part-2/ How to read for language development I honestly believe that the sheer fact of being reading constantly and on a wide array of topics — books of different genres, newspaper articles, blogs, reports and so on — for information and/or pleasure is good enough and … Continue reading The importance of reading for language development – part 2 (July 2014)

This was originally published on May 19, 2014 at https://www.richmondshare.com.br/the-importance-of-reading-for-language-development-part-1/ The way I see it, reading vastly and variedly is the most important language-learning exercise there is. Extensive reading — which Thornbury (2006, p 191) defines as being the more leisurely reading of longer texts, primarily for pleasure, or in order to accumulate vocabulary, or simply … Continue reading The importance of reading for language development – part 1 (May 2014)