274: The nonsense of reading children’s books to learn a language

In this episode, I react to the never-ending belief that children's book are good for language learning.

In Today's Episode:

Why I'll never recommend that adults should use kids' books for language learning:

The vocabulary is NOT high-frequency The grammar is NOT simple The content is NOT interesting or relevant

Readings from:

Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone Hansel and Gretel Jack and the FlumFlum Tree Start Speaking Today:

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