Sunday, 10 June 2007

Read !!!

Reading is an activity only some of us enjoy. Reading opens the doors to a new world . Its a world of our own imaginations. When studying a foreign language it is very important to be able to read the language correctly. Although reading apparently involves only being able to pronounce well , its equally important to be able to read like a native speaker. We need to understand what we read to make the reading effective. It makes no sense to just read well without comprehension. Spanish , for instance, has a very simple pronunciation technique. You just pronounce every alphabet the way it is. Every alphabet has a single sound . Following a few rules can make you quite an expert in spanish pronunciation. Reading aloud accelerates the process .
What many students don't realise is that this is not the end of learning to read. We must learn to read with proper stress to make the language sound sweet to ears, to make the language sound native. Spanish has accents marks on certain words. The syllables which have accent marks need to be stressed. Similarly we must know the rules for stressing syllables when there are no accent marks to guide us. In short we must understand the rhythm and the sound structure of the language.

Spanish ,particularly, is a melodious language. Learning spanish will definately add sugar to your life.

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