Extensive Reading in a foreign language asks learners to read a lot of easy, interesting books.
Easy books so they can read quickly. Why?
The need for speed Hard to explain, Easy to demonstrate
Kung
magbasa
ka
ug
hinay
hinay
sa
usa
ka
bersikulo
o
texto
usa
ka
pulong
matag
higayon,
sama
sa
imong
gibuhat
o
gihimo
karon,
sayon
masabtan
ang
kahulugan
sa
matag
pulong,
apan
lisud
kayo
masabtan
and
tinuud
na
kahulugan
sa
bersikulo
o
texto.
Kung magbasa ka ug hinay hinay sa usa ka bersikulo o texto, usa ka pulong matag higayon, sama sa imong gibuhat o gihimo karon, sayon masabtan ang kahulugan sa matag pulong, apan lisud kayo masabtan and tinuud na kahulugan sa bersikulo o texto
When you read a passage slowly, one word at a time, as you are doing now, it is easy to understand the meaning of each word, but it is very difficult to understand the real meaning of the text.
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