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Read but can’t speak
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limey75
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Speaks: English*
Studies: German, Norwegian, Old English

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28 November 2012 at 1:20am | IP Logged

sfuqua wrote:

You always read about learners like this, but I wonder how common they are...

I'm talking about a learner who can read fluently (that word again!), but who can barely
talk. Learners who have decent pronunciation, but who stumble so much that they are
still A2 or lower. Are you, or do you know anyone, who can read newspapers and novels
either silently or out loud, with excellent comprehension, but who have trouble with
basic spoken communication?

steve

I have this exact problem. I can read Scandinavian and German fluently, especially Scandinavian, but I can't speak worth a damn...

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