[jbyrne]

Hi

That was an interesting post.

I can see how for acquiring vocabulary and for testing that acquisition, a list of words and their translation into users first language would be more effective then merely readings and hoping.

But I do think that when it comes to using language, learning vocab is not enough. We need to read, write, speak and listen. Each skill helps the others, but it is reading that opens the door to new words and new social contexts.