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Mar 12
Welcome to the English Lounge!
この投稿を日本語でも読めます。 Dear new first-year students and returning students, Welcome to the Hirosaki University English Lounge homepage. Please feel free to explore the website, read the blog, and learn about what we have to offer. The English Lounge is a “self-access learning center” (SALC), where students can come to study English, take free classes, meet international students, or just hang out. Becoming an “autonomous learner” (自律的学習者) is very important for college students, and we are here to help. Stop by any time during our opening hours, 10:30 – 17:00 every weekday, to meet a teacher, ask questions, or just to find out what the English Lounge is all about. We have …
Mar 12
EL本棚紹介(98) My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, by Mo O’Hara
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ You can guess from the title of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish that this is not a very serious book. It is a very silly book meant for elementary school-aged children to read—especially children who have older brothers or sisters. It …
Mar 12
EL本棚紹介(97) The Truth Pixie and The Truth Pixie Goes to School, by Matt Haig and Chris Mould
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
Oct 11
EL本棚紹介(Special Edition) Oxford Reading Tree Series
[This is a special edition of the EL Bookshelf Introduction series] _______ Oxford Reading Tree is a series of books used for extensive reading (多読). The books are meant for children and are very easy to read. You can read one book in one minute. You should write down all of the books that you read, and read as many as you can. They have nice pictures, too. You will feel good when you read a lot of books. You can read the whole series. 『Oxford Reading Tree』というのは多読専用のブック・シリーズです。この本は本来、子供向けでとても読みやすいです。一冊は一分もかからないくらい短いものです。読み終わったものを記録するがいいし、できるだけたくさんを読みつくしましょう。きれいな挿絵もありますよ。たくさん読み終わるとモチベーションも気持ちも上がります。シリーズ全体の完読を目指しましょう。 These books may not be taken from the English Lounge. You can read them at the table or on a sofa. 残念ながら、このシリーズは禁帯出とさせていただきています。イングリッシュ・ラウンジ内のテーブルやソファーで読んでください。 …
Oct 11
EL本棚紹介(95) The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Have you ever wished that you could talk with your pet? Doctor Dolittle is the story of a man who learns to talk with all sorts of different animals. He works very hard to help animals around the world, and has …
Sep 02
English Lounge September Schedule
MON 月 TUES 火 WED 水 THURS 木 FRI 金 2 3 4 5 6 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 9 10 11 12 13 Closed 14:00 – 17:00(Brian Birdsell) Talking about the USA 14:00 – 17:00(Brian Birdsell) Talking about the USA 14:00 – 17:00(Joshua Solomon) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:00(Reik) English through Games and Conversation 16 17 18 19 20 Closed 13:00 ~ 17:00 ** 特別使用 ** 14:00 – 17:00(Megumi Tada) TOEIC Practice 14:00 – 17:00(Joshua Solomon) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:00(Megumi Tada) TOEIC Practice 23 24 25 26 27 Closed 13:00 ~ 17:00** 特別使用 ** 14:00 – 17:00(Reik) English through Games and Conversation 14:00 – 17:30(Joshua Solomon) …
Jul 19
EL本棚紹介(94) The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel, by Oscar Wilde and Sean Michael Wilson
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ What do you think of when you hear the words “ghost story”? A ghost attacking people? Murder and blood? How about humor? The Canterville Ghost is a famous and enjoyable story because it is not what you expect. The first part …
Jul 19
EL本棚紹介(93) Dracula: The Graphic Novel, by Bram Stoker and Jason Cobley
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Like all of the titles in the “Classical Comics” series, Dracula is based on a very famous piece of literature. There have been countless film versions of Dracula, and the title character is an important cultural figure in the English-speaking world. …
Jul 12
EL本棚紹介(96) The Borrowers, by Mary Norton
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Almost everyone likes Studio Ghibli movies. If you do, you may be interested in The Borrowers, which is the basis for the movie The Secret World of Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ). This is a classic story and the beginning of a long series …
Jul 12
EL Game Theories (04): Are Video Games OK?
日本語バージョン [Welcome to the EL game series. These posts are all short introductions to games you can play in the EL. Because learning to play games in English can take a long time, some posts will explain how to play simple versions of games. Other posts tell you why you should use games to practice English. You can also use the tags to find other posts you might be interested in.] _______ When I was a child, the term “educational video game” meant a “game” that was boring, poorly designed, and full of vocabulary or math questions. But when it comes to second-language learning, regular video games can be helpful…if …
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