Hmm..., this is a very difficult topic to write for me...because my reading skill is very poor. Hmmm........probably...if you learn more new vocabulary words and grammar, you would be able to understand what you read, maybe. I don't know. I'm not sure.
Actually if I don't use a dictionary when I read academic reading, I cannot understand anything at all. I've heard many people say that we shouldn't use a dictionary as we read as far as possible-we need to guess the word we don't know by the content. However, it wasn't a good idea for me because I couldn't understand anything without a dictionary. So I prefer to use a dictionary as I read in order to understand fully.
I think that if someone really want to increase his reading skill and vocabulary words, he ought not to use a dictionary as he reads, because if he used a dictionary always, he cannot have opportunities to think by himself, also he can forget easily the word he looked up. But for school assignment, not using a dictionary is not a very good idea. We have quizzes and tests for our reading assignments frequently, so we have to understand and memorize everything what we read. ...Anyways, reading is super difficult!!!!
Sometimes I feel the same way, man lol
ReplyDeleteFor me, reading is difficult too. But I know reading is one of the most important skill that we need to learn. So let's work together!!!
ReplyDeleteOctober 6 2011
ReplyDeleteFor me is different, if I stop all the time for looking in the dictionary, I loose my focus. I have been succeeded guessing by contest, when I am reading, but, writing still a huge challenge to me.