Why reading is the KILLER APP for language learning

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  The killer app when it comes to language improvement is massive, concentrated reading.

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  I'm going to explain how this works, regardless of your level in the language.

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  This came to my mind when I noticed how after spending an hour with a relatively difficult for me podcast in Persian,

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  that my sense of control of the language significantly improved.

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  And it reminded me that whenever I have read a book, a paper, print book, in a language that...

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  I was learning that not only was that a milestone for me,

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  but it represented a noticeable leap forward in acquiring that language.

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  So, some things to consider.

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  First of all, obviously the world of reading has changed.

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  Today we are bombarded with distractions.

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  So we need to stay clear of these.

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  We need to avoid the distractions.

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  And I will explain some of the main distractions and how we avoid them.

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  So first of all, during the...

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  Hour that it took me to go through this 20-minute Persian language podcast in sentence mode at link,

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  I made sure that I didn't check my email, I didn't go to Twitter, and I didn't go anywhere else.

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  Concentrated massive involvement in reading, predominantly reading,

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  and some listening, at link to this Persian podcast, I felt I made a big improvement.

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  And also, as you can see, historically, when I've reached a certain level in a language,

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  not necessarily a level where I can fully understand a book, but where I...

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