Reading books or Watching movies... which do you think is better for improving your language skills/fluency?

[Anonymous]

Reading books!

Watching movies!

[Whatthefluff]

Reading books will improve your vocabulary more. Your retention might also be better.

[whereismyjohnny]

You can improve your vocabulary by reading.

I think both reading books and watching shows can be helpful, depends what aspect of language skills you want to focus on.

[HorggleThorp]

Reading books is better if you want to know how to read and write a language. I studying Korean and I couldn’t speak it for shit because I only read/write it.


Now I’m learning Michif, and hear it has helped me speak it better, but I’m not good at reading/writing it. (Although there is no official standardized orthography for it)

[18Uma21]

You have to do both