Category: reading
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Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction
Reading to improve language skills? Focus on fiction rather than non-fiction Raymond A. Mar, York University, Canada We all know that reading is good for children and for adults, and that we should all be reading more often. One of the most obvious benefits of reading is that it helps improve language skills. A major review…
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AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature
AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature Enrique Jiménez, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. [… who s]aw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […] [… who] saw the Deep, […] the country, [who] knew […], […] all […]…
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Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career
Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career Meg Elkins, RMIT University; Jane Fry, The University of Melbourne, and Lisa Farrell, RMIT University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. TikTok allows video up to 10 minutes, but…
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How the pandemic affected our approach to reading and interpretation of books
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Ben Davies, University of Portsmouth and Christina Lupton, University of Copenhagen During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading…
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