Steve--

This is such a good idea.

Andrea:)

On Sep 25, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Steve Kaufmann wrote:


> I agree that this, and other information provided by Mr. Sticht, is  

> very interesting.

>

> I find that in reading Russian, which I am studying, the more  

> familiar I am with the subject the better I do at negotiating  

> meaning from sentences and paragraphs. If I am interested in the  

> subject, and have heard an audio file of the content, I get  

> momentum which helps me create meaning out of the words.

>

> I wonder if we should not put more effort into allowing learners to  

> choose content to read that they are interested in and familiar  

> with, and allowing them listen to a recording of it before reading.  

> In time the recording may cease to be necessary.

>

> Steve

>

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