"Active reading" of fiction books
Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:27 pm
I'm having an allergy-weekend, so I'm doing more thinking about things than actually doing things.
So I read the threads about whether you should re-read a book or move on to the next, but my question goes a bit deeper.
I was reading an article about "active reading"--in general--talking about highlighting important points, asking questions to learn the material. All very true, and perfect for history books or whatever. When he briefly mentioned language-learning, it was only to add "translating" to the list. Not really helpful.
But I'm trying to get the absolute most out of my limited number of fiction books. I'm already doing the following when I look at a new chapter:
* pick out any vocabulary words I don't know, either before or after the first read, to go to flashcards
* identify anything unusual--a verb conjugation I've never seen, etc.--to look up
* try to feel like I actually understood the chapter
But I feel like there's more that the book can give me and I'm just--"ok, I got through it, on to the next one"
Do other people do more? Or just move on?
So I read the threads about whether you should re-read a book or move on to the next, but my question goes a bit deeper.
I was reading an article about "active reading"--in general--talking about highlighting important points, asking questions to learn the material. All very true, and perfect for history books or whatever. When he briefly mentioned language-learning, it was only to add "translating" to the list. Not really helpful.
But I'm trying to get the absolute most out of my limited number of fiction books. I'm already doing the following when I look at a new chapter:
* pick out any vocabulary words I don't know, either before or after the first read, to go to flashcards
* identify anything unusual--a verb conjugation I've never seen, etc.--to look up
* try to feel like I actually understood the chapter
But I feel like there's more that the book can give me and I'm just--"ok, I got through it, on to the next one"
Do other people do more? Or just move on?