Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, and happy bank holidays and Designated Chinese Food Day to those who don’t! So this week, as I finished off Tormenta, the first book of The Dresden Files in Spanish, and picked up the second, Luna Llena, I happened upon a language acquisition academic article specifically about reading book … Continue reading Narrow Reading Vs. Wide Reading
I’ve tried to be careful on this blog when referring to input to not be overly biased in favor of reading specifically. I won’t pretend that I don’t have any bias, because I do think that reading is superior to other forms of input based solely on the density of input. Even though I’m still … Continue reading Preferred Input Styles
There’s been an aspect of language learning that I’ve been worrying about in a low-grade way for a long time now, because it’s a common concern/idea that gets bandied about when the subject of language learning comes up, related to the age you are when you start learning a language. It’s commonly said that it’s … Continue reading Reading in a Foreign Language Vs. Reading in one of MY Languages
With November finished up, we have another month’s worth of numbers, bringing us to a total of six months’ worth of data logged through this blog. Six months is a nice, round number, which sounds like a good time to reflect and analyze how things have gone and see if any more long-term patterns have … Continue reading A Look Back on Six Months of Progress
Fumbling Toward Fluent 