tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post407054432618290592..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-31748840233655525442011-01-23T11:40:00.587-05:002011-01-23T11:40:00.587-05:00You definitely need be persistant! Between semest...You definitely need be persistant! Between semesters I don't have anything to "force" me to study my French, so I make myself read French novels. It can be annoying because you do have to focus harder when you're reading something in another language. What I've noticed though is that the first chapter is always the worst. That's the chapter where you spend most of your time looking up words. After the first chapter, things go faster because you are more used to the author's writing style, and authors usually have a set of words that they use pretty repeatedly. <br /><br />Another tip to make it a bit more enjoyable-instead of looking up every word you don't know, only look it up if it's getting in the way of your comprehension of what's going on, or if you are seeing the word repeated regularly :)<br /><br />Even if you aren't fluent in German you can still read German novels :) And half the fun is learning new words, too!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-40539408198745868152011-01-22T17:28:55.131-05:002011-01-22T17:28:55.131-05:00Hope you enjoy the weekend I did a return to form ...Hope you enjoy the weekend I did a return to form for Schlink I thought ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com