In this LIVE recording of the I Will Teach You A Language Podcast, I answer a question from @rightinfrontofmysalad ! about whether you should read a book straight through or stop to look up words you don't know. This is a really good question, and one that I get a lot. And my answer to this is a really important part of making StoryLearning work...
๐ RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED
๐ The 10 Rules Of StoryLearning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqCJSXHYth8
๐ฌ๐ง English with Stephen:
https://englishwithstephen.com/2021/06/06/word-stories-lady-godiva
๐บ Alex Rawlings:
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โAsk me a question:
http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ask
โฑ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The problem with looking up every word you don't know
1:20 - The time I woke up in the Andes and couldn't breathe!
4:24 - What's the best way to read in a foreign language?
5:38 - Focus on the plot
7:50 - The 10 Rules of StoryLearning
8:58 - Alex Rawlings' "Rule of 5"
10:04 - How to ask me a question
10:35 - Live Q & A
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