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May 31
EL Game Series (07): “Apples to Apples”
[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.] （ELゲーム連載へようこそ。このコラムはELで遊べるボードゲームやカードゲームを紹介します。本来のやり方通りにやってしまうと、遊ぶまでの時間が大変かかるかもしれないので、ある投稿では簡単な遊びの工夫が紹介されます。ほかの投稿ではなぜゲームで英語を勉強するのがよいかが説明されます。投稿のタグを使ってほかに興味ありそうなポストを見つけられます。） _______ “Apples to Apples” is a very popular and very simple party game. And usually, it’s a very funny game, too. The basics: There are two kinds of cards, red cards and green cards. Red cards have “things” written …
May 31
EL本棚紹介(88) The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel, adapted by Mariah Marsden and Hanna Luechtefeld
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May 10
EL Game Series (06): “Last Word”
[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.] （ELゲーム連載へようこそ。このコラムはELで遊べるボードゲームやカードゲームを紹介します。本来のやり方通りにやってしまうと、遊ぶまでの時間が大変かかるかもしれないので、ある投稿では簡単な遊びの工夫が紹介されます。ほかの投稿ではなぜゲームで英語を勉強するのがよいかが説明されます。投稿のタグを使ってほかに興味ありそうなポストを見つけられます。） _______ “Last Word” is a game about quick thinking and vocabulary knowledge. However, you can easily change or adapt the rules to make a new game that is the right level of challenge. The basics: There are two kinds …
Mar 18
EL本棚紹介(87) The Ghost in the Shell, Volume 1, by Shirow Masamune
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Jan 29
EL Competition 2024 You Can Learn English in Any Environment, by Yabuki Miyu
The event that made me decide to study English more seriously was when I went to Tokyo last summer to support high school students in their English activities as a university student mentor. I had always liked and studied English, and I was invited to participate in this activity by a friend of mine who was attending a university overseas. To be honest, I felt envious that I could acquire English skills because I had studied in a fulfilling environment. I also felt a little depressed because I had always assumed that my English skills were limited because I did not have the money to study abroad and did not …
Jan 28
EL Competition 2023 Broaden your horizon and bridge your future, Yamada Tomoka and Yusrin Ramli
Hi, I am Tomoka, a freshman in Humanity and Social Science at Hirosaki University. I will talk about how I was learning English until now. In summer vacation, I went to the Philippines and experienced speaking English throughout the day. I got some new perspectives and realized speaking English is not difficult. Before my summer trip, I mainly attended seminars, but I seldom participated in Conversation Corner in English Lounge. However, after spending my time in the Philippines, I would like to talk with international students in English, so I tried to join Conversation Corner in my second semester. For this essay, I collaborated with Yusrin from Indonesia, a doctoral …
Jan 28
EL Competition 2023 Why I Came To Like English, by Komai Ryosuke
I had no interest in English when I was a junior high student. English was so confusing for me that I do not want to study it. But now, I do not think I am poor at English, and I attend classes more actively. Something that helped me were interesting stories and essays. I managed to enter high school. Although I had studied hard for the entering exam, I did not have high motivation to learn English. “I must study English, but I don’t want to.” When I was losing my way, my English teacher gave me a great present. It was a homework handout, which is written in English. …
Jan 28
EL Competition 2023 English songs make me want to study English! by Ida Tomoya
My motivation to study English comes from English songs. When I listen to English songs, I want to understand the meaning of its lyrics. I LIKE ENGLISH SONGS！ One of my favorite songs is “Let it Be” by The Beatles. Their pleasant singing voice and rhythm makes me relax. They created many hit songs, like “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude.” Their songs are still popular around the world. In Japan, young people know them because their songs have been used in TV shows and commercials. I discovered their songs “Let it Be” and “Help!” on TV shows. I want to know about the lyrics of their songs, so I want to …
Jan 28
EL Competition 2023 Glee, the drama saved my life, by Takisawa Issei
This is the story of why I decided to learn English. During my elementary school, I struggled that I couldn’t fit in my classmates. This is because I’ve dreaded opening myself up. To be honest, I thought I would be made fun of if I showed who I am. I had no self-esteem, I think now. It is painful that we can’t express ourselves while caring how people see us. So, I decided to change myself to a cheerful person when graduated from elementary school. At the beginning, it seemed that I succeed to pretend a bright boy. However, I gradually came to realize that it’s not me. Worse still, …
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