(06-09-2013, 08:15 PM)Yahdo Wrote: Quick question, doesn't reading and writing kind of go hand and hand?Ugh, I could go into a whole spiel about this, but I won't.
The short answer is no. Reading is a receptive skill while writing is a productive one. It takes less fluency in the target language to read effectively, but far more to write effectively.
For example: 薔薇 means rose in Japanese. I can read it, but I can't write it.
EDIT: For an English comparison, think about people who can read complex words (receptive), but cannot spell them (productive).
