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Jul 21
EL本棚紹介(78) The Tempest: The Graphic Novel, by William Shakespeare, adapted by John McDonald
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
May 30
EL本棚紹介(77) Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel, by Mary Shelley, adapted by Brigit Viney
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
May 30
EL本棚紹介(76) Demon Slayer Volume 1, by Koyoharu Gotouge
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
May 15
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 …
Apr 28
EL本棚紹介(75) Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, illustrated by Sonia Leong, and Prince of Cats, by Ronald Wimberly
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
Apr 24
EL Game Theories (01): Games 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 play a board game or card game in your native language, your first goal is to have fun. Maybe you want a challenging puzzle. Maybe you want to be able to have a good competition with …
Apr 17
EL Game Theories (00): Why a blog about games and English learning?
Welcome to the EL game series. These posts are all short introductions to games you can play in the EL.
Feb 06
EL Competition 2022: How I learn English, by MA He (Millie)
Words are the foundation of learning any language. If you want to build a fortress of English, words are the bricks. So, learning English is, in simple terms, a matter of how to input words and how to output the words you input. To remember words, I use more Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve. In fact, the most important thing to remember is to constantly associate and constantly review. The more associations you make, the more you can remember. The more you review, the more you can remember. And Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve is a good solution to this problem. It allows you to learn in a linear as well as in time, …
Feb 06
EL Competition 2022: My Best Friend From Italy, TAKAHASHI Koga
I will introduce my best friend who came from Italy. His name is Alessandro. I call him Ales. As I found out later, “Ales” means “wing” in Latin. As his name suggests, he is a cool and kind man. And I like his smile very much. However sadly, he is leaving Hirosaki in February. That is why I decided to try to write about him. One day, I asked Ales what bring him learning Japanese. He told me about his background. He originally studied biology at his university. But he found it difficult and went to US for three months to study English. And then, he worked as a waiter …
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