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Komentáře • 320

  • @loganjukes8820
    @loganjukes8820 Před 3 lety +73

    Reading doesn't just allow you to review words multiple times, but also in context. I believe you will get more out of reviewing a word 50 times in 50 different sentences, than just reviewing it 50 times as an isolated word on a flashcard. Reading is the best!

  • @signmeupruss
    @signmeupruss Před 3 lety +27

    "Read, read, read" is effectively "Review, review, review." Every sentence of comprehensible input is review.

    • @d.lawrence5670
      @d.lawrence5670 Před rokem

      Not if you've never seen the particular "comprehensible input" before.

    • @signmeupruss
      @signmeupruss Před rokem

      @@d.lawrence5670 Even if you've never seen some of the words before, most of what you read is review. In my mother tongue, English, I occasionally come across I've not encountered before. Still, I almost all of it is comprehensible to me. Same for my current target language, German. Most of what I read is comprehensible, with only a small amount being new.

    • @ManForToday
      @ManForToday Před měsícem

      @@d.lawrence5670 It's still more effective to see it in use. Sure, translate it, but don't 'revise' those single words. Just keep reading and you'll see it again. Forget. Remember. Repeat. That's how real acquisition works.

  • @jamesrimes2870
    @jamesrimes2870 Před 4 lety +16

    Don't apologize for promoting your stuff man! Your content is awesome, and I'm planning to buy your conversations.

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 Před rokem +1

      @James Rimes
      İ was thınking egzaktleə thu same🐼🐔🏅👑💍👌👏

  • @joachimjustinmorgan4851
    @joachimjustinmorgan4851 Před 2 lety +18

    Laoshu was one of the best Polyglots on CZcams (memory eternal ☦️) and often said he would read the same chapter everyday for a week. So reading and reviewing went hand in hand. He also spoke with people and got a lot of daily new materials. But that daily review you’re talking about while reading was exactly his approach which clearly worked well in his case.

    • @Tehui1974
      @Tehui1974 Před 2 lety +3

      About six weeks ago, I started re-reading the same chapter every day for about 4-5 days in a row. I wish I'd used the reading repetition approach earlier in my second language journey, as I'm now acquiring the language at a faster rate. Better late than never!

  • @sibby6414
    @sibby6414 Před rokem +4

    I am reading my first book in French. It’s called “Short Stories for Beginners” by Olly Richards!❤ I have the audio to go with it. Enjoying it SO MUCH! I read it to myself, sometimes out loud. Then I read again with the audio playing. Other times I listen to the audio alone to test my listening skills. Then I will sit and translate into English. It really, really works!!! So much more fun than flashcards. Took French at school and was fairly studious back then. Forty years later, I have no patience for boring drills. The day I discovered I could learn French by reading I was over the moon. Thanks so much❤

  • @elliottmcfadden6261
    @elliottmcfadden6261 Před 5 lety +10

    I recently had a study of the Gospel of Mark for a Sunday school class at church. I decided to read it in Spanish, my target language. The language was a little advanced for me and there was some less common grammar, but the great thing about the Bible is that you can follow in your native language if you get stuck, since every sentence is a numbered verse. Also there is a lot of importance put on making sure all the translations convey the same meaning so it’s a great way of comparing how the language communicates an idea without word-by-word translating. Whether you read it as a part of faith or as literature, it’s a great resource.

    • @femmeNikita27
      @femmeNikita27 Před 5 lety +1

      This kind of langauge might not be relevant to current version of language. So be careful with it. It might be old-fashioned version of language in each case. I would rather recommend well-known fairy tales if you want to start small. They teach native speaker kids current language, so if you know the plot already they should be easy to follow and will teach you the basics of current, spoken language.

    • @elliottmcfadden6261
      @elliottmcfadden6261 Před 5 lety +3

      I think it very much depends on the translation. Depending on your upbringing, the Biblical stories could be as well known to the reader as fairytales. Passages from the Bible are read on a three year cycle in most churches so they can become quite familiar. I do actually find quite a lot of children’s literature and folk tales harder to read in Spanish than more mature material.

    • @wolfthequarrelsome504
      @wolfthequarrelsome504 Před rokem +2

      @@elliottmcfadden6261 interesting...I do a lot of praying in my target language, French, as well as the lessons at mass, also in french. I find a big overlap with classical French novels and formal words and expressions used in prayer.
      (In English I always understood that if you want really good English, then read the classics.)
      Being said, reading the Bible in your target language can only add to your ability in every sense, imo.

    • @elliottmcfadden6261
      @elliottmcfadden6261 Před rokem +2

      @@wolfthequarrelsome504 interesting on the comment about the classics. The King James Version is an English language classic and informed much of classic literature. I’m not sure how true that is in other European languages, but the KJV would fall under your statement for English.

    • @sibby6414
      @sibby6414 Před rokem +2

      What a great idea! I want to read the bible and learn French but never seem to have enough time. I love this idea thank you❤ I will find a modern version aimed at youngsters and get started. Thanks again!

  • @stephentran3723
    @stephentran3723 Před 3 lety +3

    Read read read. I read the Spanish transcript of a youtube video I like. Nothing fancy, quick and does its job.

  • @Drachenschnauze
    @Drachenschnauze Před 9 měsíci +2

    Actually since ive started reading youre book in Icelandic, suddenly i understand so much more of the things native speaker say and write online without looking it up. Just reading in combination with educational videos i dont pressure myself to understand (but that bring a lot into perspective), has brought me further then trying to follow a class, or a book with a programm.

  • @88glh
    @88glh Před 5 lety +5

    Currently reading Spanish short stories, by Olly Richards :) Thanks for all you do, Olly!

  • @axelcarvalho2661
    @axelcarvalho2661 Před 5 lety +13

    My latest one was Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" in Hebrew. Very easy language and fast pacing plot are great ingredients for a book in a foreign language. Now I've been stumbling through "Into the Water", but I think I'd better leave it half unfinished and begin something new instead.

  • @phes1enmi
    @phes1enmi Před 5 lety +34

    I'm reading Atomic Habits in Korean :D

  • @MC-sw2cc
    @MC-sw2cc Před 5 lety +20

    I am currently reading Short Stories in French by Olly Richards & Richard Simcott :)

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety +3

      Superb choice!

    • @titanama0574
      @titanama0574 Před 3 lety

      @@storylearning how would a beginner read something in japanese? Assuming they know the kana at least. In germanic and romantic languages there are common words but in japanese, discounting the borrowed words, there are mainly completely foreign words, so would I have to learn a bit of vocab beforehand, or could I just dive in like you did with spanish?

  • @dcau1
    @dcau1 Před 5 lety +17

    Just finished my first complete novel in Chinese, 為了活下去. An amazing read in any language.

  • @anitawaters4745
    @anitawaters4745 Před rokem +2

    Je lis TOUS LES JOURS!! Actuellement je lis L’étranger pour le troisième fois, chaque fois que je le lis, je remarque mon progrès 😊

  • @chrispulford3197
    @chrispulford3197 Před 4 lety +6

    Currently reading your book of Russian stories, which are perfect for my level. Challenging but achievable at the same time. Also ‘Crime and Punishment in English for the fourth time - next time in Russian...

  • @janethuseyin9055
    @janethuseyin9055 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m doing your course el hombre del sombrero, es increíble! Muchas gracias Olly, tu también eres increíble!

  • @Ann-Marielivingonabudget
    @Ann-Marielivingonabudget Před 2 lety +5

    I love this method! This is what we try to get parents and young kids to do! If it works in your native language, why not to learn a new one? I'm reading Tigres al anochecer (yes, it's a kids book, but I can follow the plot, it's relatively enjoyable, and I'm learning vocabulary about subjects I like). Next up, Short stories in Spanish!

  • @TheElitebumbershoot
    @TheElitebumbershoot Před 2 lety +2

    Aujourd'hui, j'ai fini «Charlie et La Chocolaterie»! C'est mon premier roman en Français! Merci beaucoup pour les conseilles Olly :)

  • @sabirarizwan7530
    @sabirarizwan7530 Před 4 lety +1

    Initially I read easy short stories (childrens) and then moved on to beginners with audio. I read aloud to help with pronunciation and any words I struggle with I google translate it(not for the meaning but pronunciation). Latest 📖 is 'Corre' ( good as it's also in English)

  • @experimentingme7669
    @experimentingme7669 Před 3 lety +4

    Everybody seems to read so advanced books. 🙄🙈 The latest book I read was Црвенкапа (little red riding hood) in Macedonian. That made me really proud of myself and of my progress. 👍💪💥

    • @shanemahoney9295
      @shanemahoney9295 Před 3 lety +1

      Thats great. Everyone has to start somewhere. I watch fairytales in Italian with the subtitles in Italian.

    • @helenlouiseadams
      @helenlouiseadams Před rokem

      Kids books are good to read when you’re starting off or in the early stages though…i just came across a Serbian kids Book called Miško Piško….it’s well funny!

  • @RabbitFoodFitness
    @RabbitFoodFitness Před rokem

    I read an article in french about fitness and nutrition. It was great because it gave me vocabulary that I need as a personal trainer.

  • @MaxLearnsPersian
    @MaxLearnsPersian Před 2 lety

    I read Narcis und Goldmund by Herman Hesse in German, Short Stories by Olly Richards in French and, which is why I actually decided to comment: I read Cronica de una muerta anunciada in Spanish. ALL in the last 3 months! Thanks Olly

  • @olimphus26
    @olimphus26 Před 4 lety +1

    Read the book "make it stick." Its really interesting about learning with research defying the typical notion that "review, review, review" in the way that we're accustomed to do it is what makes you remember or learn things.

  • @marcwibble7949
    @marcwibble7949 Před rokem

    I have not yet read anything significant in my target language, but I am enjoying 101 conversations in French, I look forward to your stories book and I have bought a couple of Tintins. Thanks a lot for promoting reading, reading and reviewing.

  • @Nicolas-vs9br
    @Nicolas-vs9br Před 2 lety +1

    I am currently reading "Second language acquisiton and second language learning" by Stephen Krashen.

  • @zacklofton1525
    @zacklofton1525 Před 2 lety +1

    I read my Bible every day in my target language and anything I read on Safari, I translate to my target language. Great video!

  • @Khan_2025
    @Khan_2025 Před 4 lety +4

    i just finished harry pottor series in july,it's a very very very good story !

  • @katewhitely
    @katewhitely Před 5 lety +1

    I read Padre Rico Padre Pobre in Spanish last. I am currently reading El Diario de Ana Frank, and the second one is easier to read. I recently changed my target language to French, and am reading the story from the French Uncovered course by Olly Richards. I want to finish El Diario de Ana Frank because I like the book. I want to continue reading in Spanish while working on my French. I love reading in foreign languages, even when I don't understand a lot.

  • @bobbygeorge9428
    @bobbygeorge9428 Před 5 lety

    Just finished Spanish Short Stories for Beginners vol 2. I am now working on Short stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners. I can't recommend this series enough.

  • @stephenstuart9881
    @stephenstuart9881 Před 5 lety +2

    After reading a number of novels in French I finally have taken on Du Cote de Chez Swann (Swann's Way), the first novel in the series known as A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. Only about half way through, but it was a bit of a thrill to get to the famous bit about dipping the madeleine cake into tea. There are passages I struggle with, but I understand it well enough to enjoy the story and it's been a bit of a thrill to read the great classic in French.

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 Před 4 lety

      Stephen Stuart Congratulation this is not an easy book.

  • @barbaragemin5117
    @barbaragemin5117 Před 5 lety

    The last one I read was Le chapeau de Mitterand. Antoine Lorraine. Excellent and not difficult. Prior to that it was two of Camus' books - more challenging but I DID notice new words recurring ! That means that the rule 'read' is very important simply because you will review automatically. Simple and fun. My vocabulary has expanded partly through reading.

  • @nidaimeotokage8207
    @nidaimeotokage8207 Před měsícem

    The last thing I have read in my target language(when it was Bulgarian), is an old Bulgarian criminal novel written by Dimitar Peev. So far I have read 107 books in Bulgarian and this input method made me speak in the language fluently and academically without making any output practise.
    So I can easily say that reading is the most powerful method to improve a language.

  • @challengewithdori567
    @challengewithdori567 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm reading What I talk about when i talk about by Haruki Murakami in English. It's very short, easy to follow. And most importantly very very interesting as Mr. Krashen recommended. : )

  • @timothydeterman6706
    @timothydeterman6706 Před 5 lety +7

    I love the shameless book plug! Made me laugh out loud and caught me off guard! Def needed that Olly! Taking your advice today 👍🏼

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety +1

      Haha, that's great to hear. Hope you didn't spill your coffee.

    • @timothydeterman6706
      @timothydeterman6706 Před 5 lety +1

      No but I may have spilled my Maté! 🤣

    • @timothydeterman6706
      @timothydeterman6706 Před 5 lety +1

      Besides all of that^ great conveyance in the video! Great charisma and transitioning from "review review review" into "read read read" and holding them both in tandem really as you did

  • @accent77
    @accent77 Před 3 lety

    A year and a half later and you are still 63,000 subscribers short of your End of the Year goal. No idea why. I am really enjoying your content.

  • @Dudlow
    @Dudlow Před 2 lety

    The last book the I read in my target language, French, was 'En exil' by Delphine Diaz, & it relates to my job working with refugees. It's a brilliant history of refugees in Europe, published last year (2021).

  • @elgueromeromero4277
    @elgueromeromero4277 Před 5 lety

    Last (and first) book I’m reading in French is Olly’s French short stories. Last book I read in Spanish was Como Agua Por Chocolate, but the most helpful was the Isabel Allende Águila y Jaguar trilogy. Fantastic for building up comprehension and growing your vocabulary.

    • @femmeNikita27
      @femmeNikita27 Před 5 lety

      This book is also a cookbook, so one can really get a taste of the culture by trying out a recipe from it. ;-) I love Isabel Allende and she has plenty of great books, so keep reading. You will never regret it. I also recommend reading interviews with her in Spanish newspapers. Since conversations with her are also very interesting.

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety

      Fantastic!

  • @Marshalllow
    @Marshalllow Před 3 lety +2

    "Call me by yuor name" by Andre Aciman is the best book I have ever read in my target language(English).

  • @CrimsonDX
    @CrimsonDX Před 4 lety

    Last thing I read was yesterday before bed. It was a short little version of 桃太郎 from this set of Japanese graded readers I bought. Only about 19 pages for the story, but it was really cool being able to read it in my target language.

  • @BillGathen
    @BillGathen Před 5 lety +4

    I'm going through your book on LingQ. What a great combination! I also got one chapter into Historias Cortas Para Principiantes, but the "Buy" feature seems to be glitching. I hope they get that straightened out: I need to know what happens next! LOL

  • @danielmacdonald3547
    @danielmacdonald3547 Před rokem

    i've been learning chinese on and off for a couple months and have wanted to read tiny times 1.0 for a while, but have been too nervous to start. i've read every level 0 mandarin companion graded reader and am currently on a level 1 book. i'll start tiny times with a dictionary tonight!

  • @michaelrobinson2069
    @michaelrobinson2069 Před 5 lety +5

    Hi Olly, excellent advice, as ever. I was a little surprised that you didn’t mention the importance of listening whilst reading. For me this has become critical as my comprehension of Spanish is poor. In that regard ´- Fluent Spanish Academy and ´Conversations´ are proving a great help.

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety +4

      Hi Michael. Yes, fair enough... sometimes I choose not to mention some things in order to strengthen the main point. If I didn't do that then basically every single video I ever make will be "just listen and read"!

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 Před rokem +1

      @Olly Richards
      Fabulous jusdifikeyshin, yu Steve Kauffmann and Krashen and Matt frum Japan are ouwtsdandingly good in guiydins an langwij lerning

  • @Flauschbally
    @Flauschbally Před 5 lety +4

    I love reading in Dutch. Just started a series "The seven sisters". My Croatian is not good enough to read books yet. I got some children books but its still too new.

    • @helenlouiseadams
      @helenlouiseadams Před rokem

      I need to get some Croatian kids books…..which ones did you get?

  • @simiyachaq
    @simiyachaq Před 5 lety +1

    "The Pali Canon: What every Buddhist should know" in Thai by Payutto. It was hard. Lots of Sanskrit/Pali words and I peaked at the English translation whenever I got stuck.

  • @ChristianTapper
    @ChristianTapper Před 4 lety +1

    Right now reading Steve Lukather’s autobiography (guitarist in the band Toto) in Finnish. It’s really doing so much for my vocabulary already even though I’ve only read a few chapters. I imported it into LingQ and voila it had 17000 words I don’t know yet. Such a fun and effective way to learn without even being focused on learning, but rather just enjoying the content.

    • @rezagrans1296
      @rezagrans1296 Před rokem

      @Christian Tapper
      R u finnısh?؟
      Audobiagrafy sounwdz liyk wel iydeea ; )
      Gud wurk

    • @ChristianTapper
      @ChristianTapper Před rokem

      @@rezagrans1296 I'm Swedish actually

  • @aquarius4953
    @aquarius4953 Před 4 lety

    Books I enjoyed in English : Dickens -David Copperfield, Oliver twist, Great Expectations, Dombey and Son. Paul Auster The New York Trilogy , Theodore Dreiser An American Tragedy and also Edgar Alan Poe, Agatha Christie and even The famous five and the Secret Seven. I read a lot of them when I was younger and it is so great to be able to read them in English now. Oh and I almost forget. You have English Short Stories by Olly Richard.

  • @wyattwahlgren8883
    @wyattwahlgren8883 Před 3 lety +2

    The last thing I've recently consciously read in Georgian (my target language of course) is the opening of the book of Acts from the Bible. I plan on reading more of course.

  • @islombekabdullaev4692
    @islombekabdullaev4692 Před 5 lety

    The last book I read was 'Da Vinchi Code' by Dan Brown. That was so engaging I even forgot all my scheduled things. I wish I could read it in Spanish. Read in place of review approach is quite efficient as long as you stick to it. Thank you for keeping us awake in the world of language learning, Olly Richards.

  • @saxorexic
    @saxorexic Před rokem

    Just watched his video on the power of reading. So funny since I just recently subscribed to your channel and then get Prof. Krashen's video as a suggestion. Coincidence? I think not!

  • @peterarbeiter7838
    @peterarbeiter7838 Před rokem +1

    My last free voluntary read was actually the free spanish story from Story Learning by Olly Richards :D

  • @KauroraNoKokoro
    @KauroraNoKokoro Před 5 lety

    ‎”牧場物語”っていう本を読んでいます。この本は子供向けのものですが、すごくいい話だと思います。

  • @jonathantucker8445
    @jonathantucker8445 Před 5 lety +1

    Currently reading subtitles to Dix pour cent on Netflix... And yes I "subscribed" Olly to help you towards your 100k.

  • @Vagabund92
    @Vagabund92 Před 4 lety +1

    I started a french graded reader and stoped for no specific reason, now I read The Walking Dead(Comic).
    I also read subtitles on netflix, which I also consider kind of a reading practice.

  • @Eruptor1000
    @Eruptor1000 Před 5 lety +1

    I've been reading Plaidoyer pour les animaux by Matthieu Ricard.
    It's not the easiest book to read but I understand it quite well.

  • @jvu2ilj26
    @jvu2ilj26 Před 5 lety

    I read 実話怪談 in Japanese and really enjoyed it !

  • @cyruszahed2955
    @cyruszahed2955 Před 5 lety +3

    In English it was the Expanse Nemesis Games from James S.A Corey and in German Die Mauer from Max Annas

  • @theglunz5838
    @theglunz5838 Před 5 lety +5

    Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Amazing book. The first non-learning book I am just about to finish in French.

  • @anduril2695
    @anduril2695 Před 5 lety +1

    The last book I've read in Spanish was a translation of a history book called Pueblos e imperios, but in Mandarin I've only ever read one book, 我睡沙发去旅行. That was hard due to a lack of knowledge of characters, so I've been doing a lot of flashcards trying to learn characters in both simplified and traditional. I'm hoping it makes the actual reading process a little easier!

  • @SilkPrinceofKheldar
    @SilkPrinceofKheldar Před rokem +1

    My favourite book of all time is The Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams. I think that I would like this to be my first book to read in Spanish.

  • @jackiew6598
    @jackiew6598 Před 3 lety

    I last read Hola Lola by Juan Fernandez. This is an A1 graded reader. I'm now reading the sequel, Un Hombre Fascinante. This is an A2 graded reader. I also read Spanish translations of superhero comic books. The comics are harder than the graded readers but I enjoy them.

  • @MartinCanadaLife
    @MartinCanadaLife Před rokem

    Hi. I’m totally agreed to this method which is read, read, read! Also I have been trying to one book reading a month. It’s worth it for sure. I’m very curious how long it will take a time to improve my English skill by this method anyway.

  • @GypsieSeeker
    @GypsieSeeker Před 5 lety +29

    Oh I read. Subtitles.

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety +9

      Me too.

    • @mixpolygt7276
      @mixpolygt7276 Před 4 lety +1

      Olly Richards Is it effective to read subtitles?

    • @bremensims6086
      @bremensims6086 Před 3 lety

      @@mixpolygt7276 From my knowledge, subtitles can be very helpful, but as you get more familiar with a language you should turn them off.

    • @ChrisBadges
      @ChrisBadges Před 3 lety

      @@mixpolygt7276 Subtitles are definitely good to learn/review spelling

  • @SilentJaguar68
    @SilentJaguar68 Před 4 lety

    There were two books I read in my target languages. The first was "Enigma Otiliei" by George Călinescu, which is in Romanian.
    The other book I read was in Portuguese, that was "O Alquimista" by Paolo Coehlo.
    Both were really good, but "O Alquimista" was definitely better for a first read because the language is waaaaaaay simpler with more common words, and less complex structures.
    I still managed to read Enigma Otiliei because I really wanted to. It was the first book in Romanian that a friend had given me, so they knew I liked to read. Given that, I wanted to finish it because they had a better idea of what I liked.))
    I do want to read a full book in Russian, and it could be something like "Prayers for Chernobyl" or "Zuleiha opens her eyes," both of which I have in Romanian already. But we'll see.

  • @bunnycatch3r
    @bunnycatch3r Před 11 měsíci

    Just purchased your Short Stories for French. Wish me luck!

  • @clontsmassagetherapy7333

    I read Cajas de Cartón by Francisco Jiménez , and now i am the follow up book to Cajas de Carton called Senderos Fronterizos. I am also reading El Libro De Mormon.

  • @eldahkrab
    @eldahkrab Před rokem

    Your brain picks up patterns subconsciously I can’t further explain. Acquiring language Is astonishing.

  • @davidthegoldsmith4195
    @davidthegoldsmith4195 Před 2 lety

    I actually heard Ranger's Aprentice in German.
    I've read it in Portuguese (my native language) 4 times and heard the audio book in English once before listening to it in German.

  • @tylerwhite1474
    @tylerwhite1474 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the video! I'm surprised this hasn't been asked yet, but I'm curious how you found/find foreign language screenplays? I think it would be incredibly useful and would love to try.

  • @crazyconan28
    @crazyconan28 Před 9 měsíci

    I have been reading manga on the treadmill after work in Spanish using a Nintendo Switch joy con to move the page and listening to the anime version on Netflix when I'm commuting or moving around to help reinforce what I read and hear the characters use the same or similar words. I have been doing this with Yu-Gi-Oh! And Dragon Ball.

  • @kevinjackson746
    @kevinjackson746 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King in Spanish….love your vids and your books Olly!

  • @abbadonthrasher
    @abbadonthrasher Před 3 lety

    The last book I read was Animal Farm "Rebelión en la granja" By George Orwell. I'm a spanish native speaker.

  • @roychirinosflores2889
    @roychirinosflores2889 Před 5 lety

    The last book I read was Make it stick by Peter C. Brown

  • @skitt42
    @skitt42 Před 5 lety

    I just got back from Korea where I bought a bunch of books. I just finished (재미와 교훈이 있는) 이솝 이야기 (Aesop Stories) which is the easiest thing I've ever found written for native speakers, and it was fun to read. I highly recommend it for anyone who has reached an intermediate level in Korean, the vocab repeats a lot so it almost seems like it was written for second language learners.

    • @storylearning
      @storylearning  Před 5 lety +1

      That's great - I have a book for intermediate Korean coming out in the Spring

    • @skitt42
      @skitt42 Před 5 lety

      @@storylearning That's so great, Korean needs more resources like that! I'll buy it for sure! I heard a rumor Go Billy is writing one too!

  • @celsomeneses7879
    @celsomeneses7879 Před 5 lety

    it look to me fantastic i arrived to the same conclution by my self now i´m reading a book by joe dispenza BREAKING THE HABIT OF BEING YOURSELF Thanks for your advice

  • @derekfrost8991
    @derekfrost8991 Před měsícem

    That Hideous Strength by C S Lewis was the last book I read in Spanish. My Spanish is hideous and I struggled, but I just finished the Gospel of John in Portuguese.. 🙂

  • @visualsofsora
    @visualsofsora Před 3 lety +1

    The last free voluntary reading I did was Japanese subtitles of an anime I was learning from passively. I don’t know if that counts.

  • @closedaccountinactive5965

    Thank you for sharing. Do you have any recommendations or protocol for recovering a language

  • @maivaka3863
    @maivaka3863 Před 3 lety

    I recently finished "I married a communist" by Philip Roth. It's a novel about the time during Cold War when there was a witch hunt against communists in America.
    Now I'm reading "Playing the Jack" by Mary Brown. It's a history novel, too, and it's very colorful and full of action. It's set in the 18th century in England. Both books are great - as novels and as learning material, too. I'm trying to avoid SciFi and Fantasy books in English (my target language) because the specific vocabulary of that issues is not related to my life. Sometimes unknown words stick together in one sentence, and one day I typed one of those sentences into the "examples" field in my vocabulary trainer and made a new vocab out of every word I didn't know, all with the same example sentence. So I discovered that novels are full of the kind of vocabulary that I want to have! Vocabulary in courses seems to be categorized by themes. There are "basics", "clothing", "at the restaurant" and much more categories. Expressions like "to the contrary" don't fit in one of those categories... So alongside extensive reading studying single sentences of novels intensively has become one of my favorite learning methods.

  • @AdamTinkoff
    @AdamTinkoff Před 5 lety

    101 Conversations by Olly Richards! Los dibujos!!!

  • @elizabethleyden892
    @elizabethleyden892 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm in the middle of Un Hombre Fascinante by Juan Fernández, of Español con Juan fame. Good read at level A2.

  • @stevesmith291
    @stevesmith291 Před 5 lety +1

    A mí me gusta leer cómics en mi idioma de destino. Últimamente leí la traducción española de "El Esculptor" de Scott McCloud.

  • @elliotjolly8185
    @elliotjolly8185 Před 2 lety +2

    The latest book that I’ve been reading in Spanish is the Bible. It’s translated in more languages than any other book, many of the stories are very popular even if you’re not religious you know about ‘David and Goliath’ right? And it’s such a large source of material so I am beginning to spend endless hours reading it. What do you think Olly? Do you think the Bible is a good source material?

  • @pinkfurryhat
    @pinkfurryhat Před 2 lety

    I bought harry potter 1, the little prince and something else i forgot on amazon for italian. Excited to see how that goes lol

  • @GoDaveGo
    @GoDaveGo Před rokem

    I’m going to read the Olly Richards beginner Russian book

  • @drmichaelelinski6992
    @drmichaelelinski6992 Před 5 lety

    Je lis « Le Tao au jour le jour » par Deng Ming-Dao; 365 méditations taoïstes. C’est excellent. En anglais, c’est « Tao 365...Daily Meditations ». Highly recommended in whatever is your target language. Bonne lecture! Lis, lis, lis....Read, read, read...🙏

  • @petergreppel2195
    @petergreppel2195 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for posting this video Olly! Very helpful indeed. I am A1 and understand about 50% when reading short stories. Would you recommend to me also not using the dictionary when reading? I do translate but not every single word that I don't understand. I translate those that I feel are crucial in terms of getting the message, if that makes sense. Or when I think I know what it means but am not 100% sure and just want to double-check. You reckon that's a good approach? I will definitely buy your book once I get to learning Spanish!

    • @adzriekunyu
      @adzriekunyu Před 2 lety

      I have his Spanish book, and in the book he recommends to keep on reading and don’t stop to find words that are vague or unknown in the dictionary. He also recommends figuring out the meaning based on context. Only study the language of the stories in depth once you’ve read the entire story multiple times.

  • @jimmlygoodness
    @jimmlygoodness Před 5 lety +2

    Estoy leyendo una biografía que se llama ¿Quien fue Fernando de Magallanes? por Sydelle Kramer.

  • @nhuquando8164
    @nhuquando8164 Před 3 lety +1

    I am reading "The saint, The Surfer and the CEO" by Robin Sharma

  • @Peru-fc3bi
    @Peru-fc3bi Před 3 lety

    I am reading An Béal Bocht by Flann O'Brien (Irish Gaelic).

  • @ElGeeker
    @ElGeeker Před 3 lety +6

    I tell you how I learned english, portugues and italian
    youtube, youtube, youtube

  • @paulocalixtro94
    @paulocalixtro94 Před 3 lety +3

    Hi, Olly. Its been a very good thing following your videos, its given me very usefull insights on language learning, or as Krashen states 'language acquisition'. but something remains kinda hidden when it comes about reading, how you deal with the sounds of words/expessions if you dont know how to pronounce them yet, considering youre learning the target language? id really appreciate your feedback.

    • @3_up_moon
      @3_up_moon Před 2 lety +1

      Audiobooks while you follow along the written word. Or reading transcripts of podcasts/videos in your target language (ideally) spoken by native speakers

  • @glennkelly4058
    @glennkelly4058 Před 5 lety

    Dino lernt Deutsch - Just finished the Palermo book starting on Wien.

  • @stefanreichenberger5091

    El primer libro en castellano que leí fue un libro sobre los bosques de Patagonia. El segundo fue Ficciones de Jorge Luis Borges.

    • @femmeNikita27
      @femmeNikita27 Před 5 lety

      Yo puedo recomendarle este libro "El hombre que invento Madrid": www.casadellibro.com/libro-el-hombre-que-invento-madrid/9788490673577/2804408

  • @brianponikvar9927
    @brianponikvar9927 Před 5 lety

    In Altre Parole di Jhumpa Lahiri... pero ahora estoy leyendo Short Stories in Spanish de este chico Olly Richards

  • @ChristiaanCorthier
    @ChristiaanCorthier Před 3 lety

    Oily, what your opinion graded reader books in your target language?

  • @missmlle6302
    @missmlle6302 Před 5 lety +2

    target language: french. currently at a1 levels getting through une vie by guy de maupassant with the help of a dictionary

    • @helenlouiseadams
      @helenlouiseadams Před rokem

      I love Maupassant, have you read his “Contes?” I really enjoyed them.

  • @mukal99
    @mukal99 Před 5 lety

    Soy de EE.UU. Mi idioma nativo es el inglés. El último libro que leí en español es "El Alquimista". El problema ahora para mi es que estudio chino, pero todavia estoy en un nivel básico. ¿Es una buena idea para mi encontrar algo para leer cuando todavia soy un principante en el idioma?

  • @lissettecamposd.949
    @lissettecamposd.949 Před 3 lety

    Hola! Hace poco terminé de leer "La disparition de Stephanie Mailer" de Joël Dicker, en français.

  • @simpleoxfordenglish
    @simpleoxfordenglish Před 5 lety

    At the moment I read NHK easy news every day but I am aiming to read some collections of Japanese folk tales like 桃太郎

  • @srovorake6626
    @srovorake6626 Před 4 lety

    Newspaper article yesterday :)