素そ読どく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reading aloud without comprehension

Refers to the practice of reading a text aloud without necessarily understanding the meaning, often used in classical Chinese or foreign language study.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、漢かん文ぶんの素そ読どくをよくやらされた。

  When I was a child, I was often made to read classical Chinese aloud without understanding it.

• 英えい語ごの文ぶん章しょうを素そ読どくするだけでは、内ない容ようは身みにつかない。

  Just reading English texts aloud without comprehension won't help you learn the content.