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EL本棚紹介(82) My Neighbor Totoro and Castle in the Sky, by Hayao Miyazaki

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EL Game Series (02): “Word Up”

[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。) _______ Word Up is a game for English learners. It uses a board like Monopoly and is simple to understand. Players will move around the board and answer English questions to get points. The basics: Players roll the dice …

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EL本棚紹介(81) The Big Wave, by Pearl S. Buck

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EL Game Series (01): “Scrabble” and “Upwords”

[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。) _______ Scrabble is a classic American boardgame. It is so famous that it is in the dictionary! Upwords is not as famous, but it is a very similar game that you can play in the same way. The problem …

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EL本棚Column: Thoughts on choosing an Extensive Reading Book

(日本語はこちらです) When I was a student, I studied Japanese in a variety of ways. For as long as I have studied Japanese, however, I have consistently done what we call Extensive Reading (多読). Therefore, in this blog post I want to offer some thoughts about choosing books for reading in a second language, based on both my personal perspective and some research in the field of language pedagogy. The most important thing is finding books that you will continue reading. Research on Extensive Reading consistently emphasizes both the role of enjoyment in reading and ease of comprehension. When teachers recommend books for extensive reading, however, we often point to “Graded …

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EL本棚紹介(79) Stitches: A Memoir, by David Small

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EL本棚紹介(78) The Tempest: The Graphic Novel, by William Shakespeare, adapted by John McDonald

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EL本棚紹介(77) Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel, by Mary Shelley, adapted by Brigit Viney

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EL本棚紹介(76) Demon Slayer Volume 1, by Koyoharu Gotouge

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EL Game Theories (02): Game Types for English Learners

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 you choose a game in English, try to pick the right kind of game for you. Here are some ways to think of game types:  Word games (1) – Some games, like Scrabble, are all about YOU …

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