July 2022 archive

Jul 29

EL本棚紹介(64) The Best of Archie Comics, Archie Comic Publications

[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.] _______ There is something special about any popular culture that continues for over 70 years. Archie Comics is one such example, and this book contains some of the most popular stories from between the 1940s to the 2010s. One reason that Archie …

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Jul 29

EL本棚紹介(63) No One is Too Small to make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg

[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.] _______ Greta Thunberg is a climate activist—she tries to get people to fight climate change. She began by protesting when she was just a teenager. She protested by refusing to go to school and protesting directly to her country’s government. Many other …

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Jul 22

EL本棚紹介(61) Stardust, by Neil Gaiman

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Jul 22

EL本棚紹介(60) Zits: Screentime, by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

[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.] _______ This is a comic about being a typical teenage boy in the US. Many of the jokes connect with stereotypes about teenage life. For example, the main character Jeremy sleeps late, hates school, eats a huge amount of food, thinks his …

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Jul 15

EL本棚紹介(59) Pearls Before Swine: BLTs Taste so Darn Good, by Stephan Pastis

[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.] _______ When I was a child, Saturday morning cartoons on the television were very popular. However, I was not excited about them. Every week, I looked forward to reading the comics in the Sunday newspaper. On Sunday, comics were in full color …

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Jul 15

EL本棚紹介(58) The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, by Don Rosa

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Jul 08

EL本棚紹介(57) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

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Jul 08

EL本棚紹介(56) Batman: Earth One, by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

[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.] _______ Batman: Earth One tells the story of how Bruce Wayne becomes the superhero Batman. Of course, there are already many comic books about the origin of Batman. This is an example of how American comic books rewrite the same stories in …

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Jul 04

7/14 International Hirodai/Sankaku Dialogue – Rethinking Families – Rethinking families: Realities of rainbow families in Japan

Rethinking Families – Rethinking families: Realities of rainbow families in Japan 表題：　English Lounge Forum: International HIRODAI 内容：イングリッシュ・ラウンジでは、外国語、留学、異文化理解、また外国語能力を活かしてのキャリア形成を考えるきっかけとなる、５回の講演シリーズを企画しています。 弘前大学学内、また学外より多彩な講師によるトーク、また直接質問できる機会を通して、自分の進路を考えてみませんか。講演は、英語及び日本語で行われます。 詳細： 〇場所　イングリッシュ・ラウンジのセミナールーム/Teams (Teamsコード：zaaqshd) 〇日程　7/13 Wed. 13:00~14:00  [Prof. Yamashita Azusa　Office for Promotion of Gender Equality] １０月以降の後期授業開講期間に４回企画されています。 〇その他　登録不要、途中参加・退席OK 提示期間：　2022年７月5日～2022年7月１４日 保存期間：　2022年7月１４日

Jul 01

EL本棚紹介(55) Jughead with Archie, by Stan Goldberg

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