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Tag: extensive reading (多読)
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 (
Jul 01
EL本棚紹介(92) A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Sean Michael Wilson
[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (
Oct 05
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 …