[This is a special edition of the EL Bookshelf Introduction series] _______ Oxford Reading Tree is a series of books used for extensive reading (多読). The books are meant for children and are very easy to read. You can read one book in one minute. You should write down all of the books that you read, and read as many as you can. They have nice pictures, too. You will feel good when you read a lot of books. You can read the whole series. 『Oxford Reading Tree』というのは多読専用のブック・シリーズです。この本は本来、子供向けでとても読みやすいです。一冊は一分もかからないくらい短いものです。読み終わったものを記録するがいいし、できるだけたくさんを読みつくしましょう。きれいな挿絵もありますよ。たくさん読み終わるとモチベーションも気持ちも上がります。シリーズ全体の完読を目指しましょう。 These books may not be taken from the English Lounge. You can read them at the table or on a sofa. 残念ながら、このシリーズは禁帯出とさせていただきています。イングリッシュ・ラウンジ内のテーブルやソファーで読んでください。 …
Tag: extensive reading (多読)
Jul 19
EL本棚紹介(94) The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel, by Oscar Wilde and Sean Michael Wilson
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Jul 19
EL本棚紹介(93) Dracula: The Graphic Novel, by Bram Stoker and Jason Cobley
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Jul 01
EL本棚紹介(92) A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel, by Charles Dickens, adapted by Sean Michael Wilson
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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 …