Language Learning
The Novel as Teacher: How Long Books Become Your Best Language Tutor
Reading a novel in your target language is ambitious. Reading it the right way — with re-reading woven in at every scale — is transformative.
Reading
Posts about reading as a practice: deep reading, rereading, text difficulty, comprehension, and the role of books in language learning.
Language Learning
Seriously Though: Why Jokes Are Some of the Best Language Learning Material Around
Short story jokes are tiny, ruthlessly efficient packages of vocabulary, culture, and grammar. And they are surprisingly hard to forget.
Language Learning
How Many Times Should You Re-Read? (And What to Do Each Time)
Re-reading without a plan is just reading twice. Here is how to make every pass count — and how to know when you are done.
Language Learning
What to Re-Read: Choosing Materials That Actually Teach
Not all content rewards a second look equally. Here is how to find texts worth returning to — at every level.
Language Learning
Why Re-Reading Is a Must for Language Learners
What children and their bedtime books can teach us about acquiring a new language.