Simply Fluent
Reading in a Foreign Language and Empathy
A famous study claimed literary fiction builds empathy, and the replication story is more interesting than the original headline. What holds up.
Read the Classics Without the Archaic Language
Simply Fluent v1.9 adds modernized public domain classics: great literature updated for modern readers, translated into the language you are learning.
Why Fiction Is Better Than Textbooks for Language Learning
Textbooks teach you the rules. Novels show you how people talk, joke and feel. What research says about learning a language from fiction.
Want to Think Like a Native Speaker? Read What They Read
Understanding a language means reading its literature, jokes and cultural references. How reading opens doors that vocabulary lists never could.
How to Learn a Language by Reading
How to learn a language by reading books: how easy the text should be, what to do with words you do not know, and what research says about it.
