I learn English through reading

English is a foriegn language for me. My first engagement with English is when l was at junior high.  My three years at that school level donored nothing to my English.  I can say that l get nothing from my once -80 minutes meeting a week with my English teacher.  l understand nothing. I learn nothing.  Worse,  l do not even remember that there was English as my subject.

When l was at senior high,  l get English lesson too. Once my English teacher gave a book entitled  A short history if  the world. I barely understand what the book is about.  Every page that l tried to read, l found out that l did not understand almost 80% of what l read. This situation worsens as l do not read any book in English as that time magazine, books are very rare and expensive too.

Now, l live in a digital life. English is everywhere.  Digital book, digital story and many more.  However, still l have problem understanding the Jakarta Post,  an English Newspaper. I can measure that 40% of the text that l cannot understand.

Learning English in a country where you hear none of English used, read none of text in English, speak no words in English, sometimes it is frustrating.  It drives me to dream living in a country where English is its first language.  A year living there will make my English big different.
It is just a dream.

Following what is available, to learn English is by reading.  I try to read everyday. It takes around one to two hours per day. I do not read tje Jakarta post, as sometimes l find it difficult to digest the text and the newspaper also hard to find. I read what l can understand.

Reading what you can undestand help you to learn a foreign language. When you force yourself to read a piece of writing that 80% you don't understand it injuries your learning spirit. Now,  l read Wattpad. A digital book that provide many book written by beginner writer. The book mostly fiction, but it is fine. I understand about 90% what l read.

By reading what l understand,  l learn how native use words to support communication and share ideas.

It is not too late to learn.  I believe what l do now is a right method for my English.