A method and apparatus for reading a foreign language are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a foreign language reading support method comprising the steps of: confirming a current level of a user among a plurality of levels indicative of a capability of the foreign language in connection with execution of an electronic document written in a foreign language; Retrieving words included in a first exception word list that the user does not know in the electronic document; Searching words in the electronic document excluding words included in a second exception word list that the user knows from words included in a higher level of the current level; And displaying a foreign language reading support screen including the body of the electronic document and the additional information of the searched words, wherein the supplementary information of the searched words is stipulated in the main text of the electronic document. .
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