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Reading out loud is the core of my language study methods When you learn a language, how do you do it? Reading out loud is the core of my language study methods. I have three go-to methods learning a language. The first method is to read out loud a group of sentences with a common grammatical structure. I read one or two group of sentences out loud every morning. I usually read out loud each group around 10 or 20 times. This is an essential method for me to learn English. Before practicing this method, I was significantly bad at speaking English. But I feel alright now not only in speaking but only writing. Now I have several students learning Japanese. I basically share this method with them in Japanese learning. The second method is to read an article out loud to build vocabulary. I always measure the time from the beginning to the end. It takes around a few or several minutes to finish reading it. I usually read the same article out loud a few times in the morning. I have more than 50 articles in a various genres to read out loud. I always try to memorize a word as not as an independent sign but a sign embedded in a context. Otherwise, it is easy for me to forget and it becomes hard to recall it. Yes, I try to remember words embedded in a story. The third method is to write a journal in the language being learned. I write one or two journals each week. Though I started to keep simple diary a few years ago, I can write longer sentences to describe stories now. I do the first and second methods every morning since my kids also study mathematics and English. I also write a journal after work on the train home.

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Hi Joshua Thank you for checking it! Repetition is also the key to master a language, as you indicated!
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Hi Steve Thank you for reading it. I think 習字 is a good way to remember kanji too. I like the following article: To Remember More, Read Out Loud (to Someone) http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/read-out-loud.html
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I use a similar method. It is important to speak/say the phrases or words you are studying, but I also keep track of my progress in a fairly extensive notebook. I tend to write everything 10-15 times, both in English and my target language, while I say the phrase out loud. It has actually helped me learn more efficiently now compared to when I studied during college.
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Reading out loud is the core of my language study methods

When you learn a language, how do you do it?

Reading out loud is the core of my language study methods.

I have three go-to methods learning a language.

The first method is to read out loud a group of sentences with a common grammatical structure. I read one or two group of sentences out loud every morning. I usually read out loud each group around 10 or 20 times. This is an essential method for me to learn English. Before practicing this method, I was significantly bad at speaking English. But I feel alright now not only in speaking but only writing.

Now I have several students learning Japanese. I basically share this method with them in Japanese learning.

The second method is to read an article out loud to build vocabulary. I always measure the time from the beginning to the end. It takes around a few or several minutes to finish reading it. I usually read the same article out loud a few times in the morning. I have more than 50 articles in a various genres to read out loud. I always try to memorize a word as not as an independent sign but a sign embedded in a context. Otherwise, it is easy for me to forget and it becomes hard to recall it. Yes, I try to remember words embedded in a story.

The third method is to write a journal in the language being learned. I write one or two journals each week. Though I started to keep simple diary a few years ago, I can write longer sentences to describe stories now.

I do the first and second methods every morning since my kids also study mathematics and English.

I also write a journal after work on the train home.
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のぼるさん、This is an excellent essay and a great strategy for learning. I also find that reading out loud helps me with my Japanese. It provides good practice for grammar patterns, and helps me become more comfortable with the sounds of Japanese. I'm not good enough to write essays well in Japanese, but I enjoy copying stories by hand. It improves my 習字, but more important, as I say the words aloud while writing them, it connects my ears, eyes, brain, and hand. Japanese is especially rewarding in this way because the sounds and the kanji are so poetic.

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