Hi Clarissa, I did a paper once on authenticity in second language teaching and added the concept of using translated texts to the target language. Here it is:...
Hi Clarissa, Stuart 1990 describes an English extensive reading course in China that used English translations of Chinese folktales. There are a few...
Julian Bamford
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Jun 6, 2007 9:43 am
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Ron's article is very good, I wonder if others have been exploring translated texts. I have an article "Schooling the Imagination: Thai Literature in the EFL...
Two thumbs up on Clarissa's (and others') idea of using English-translated manga. Here are some reasons why I support this idea: -Optimal input has to be...
A quick comment on this topic: I have used English versions of popular Japanese manga (comics) as part of a free reading scheme with non-English major...
Dear Everyone, SSS Group, that publishes Dokusho Kiroku Techou (The Orange Book) and Tadoku Kanzen Bookguide made new reading level tables for English learners...
Hello all, I would like to measure my students' reading speed and I wonder if anyone has any tips or links that can help me out. I want to measure their gains...
Dear Furukawa-sensei (and everyone), Thank you for letting us know about your new reading level tables. And the great news about the updated Eigo Tadoku Kanzen...
Julian Bamford
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Jun 22, 2007 10:38 am
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I'll take exception with Ronald Gray's paper: Using Translated First Language Literature in the Second Language Classroom. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XI,...
More disagreement with Ronald Gray[1]. Let's take a look at the example of literature Ronald Gray uses with his third-year undergraduate English majors, Dream...
Hi every1, Over the years my program has been offering both an in-class, paper- based modality and an online scheme. To many of my students having to read many...
Where are these new reading level tables available? Also where can one get the new Eigo Kanzen Bookguide and how much is it? Why dont they put it online for...
... At the URL Akio Furukawa included in his post http://www.seg.co.jp/sss/word_count/YL-20070621.html ... When I buy my new edition at the end of July, I'll...
Julian Bamford
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Jun 26, 2007 1:23 am
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Thanks a lot Julian! John Paul Loucky jploucky@mx <mailto:jploucky@...> <mailto:loucky@...> 22.tiki.ne.jp Check out our Virtual...
Next Friday is the 50th aniversary of when John Lennon met Paul McCartney. As a (mild!) Beatles obsessive I have marked the occasion with a new section on my...
Dave is quite right in pointing out that despite the familiar background knowledge one may be able to tap into from using translated L1 Lit, there may yet...
Here's the link to an interesting program from USF, called Lit2Go: http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/ I ran across it at the ITunes Store today while browsing the...
Hi everyone, This is a reminder that voting closes on Friday, July 20 for the Extensive Reading Foundation's 2007 Language Learner Literature Award. I teach...
Julian Bamford
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Jul 12, 2007 1:34 am
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Hi, My students also have finished reading the three finalists books (adults, beginner) and voted last week. Yes. They all excited and enjoyed the whole ...
Hi all, My students have also finished reading the three finalists books for the Young Learners category. IT was conducted as a class project with students...
Despite some people not liking it, I am sending this to all the fl educator lists I am on. My apologies to those outside the U.S. who are not affected by our...
Hello all, If anyone wishes to send a message such as the one below would they please contact me first. The following message is inappropriate for this list...
Hi everyone, Back in June, I wrote on this list about a new edition of a Japanese guide that lists (in English) 12,000 titles suitable for English ...
Julian Bamford
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Aug 1, 2007 7:43 am
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A follow up from Julian's post to advise anyone interested that a new set of books have recently been published in Beijing. This is a very good series written...
Thanks Graham, Do you know of a link to an online catalogue so i can add it to my list of ER publishers? Do you know the exact name of the publisher because...
Hi-- I'm teaching a GRE preparation class at an IEP in California. The last quarter or two, I've had some students who are nowhere near being able to pass the ...
What is an IEP? In New York, it means Individualized Education Plan for Special Education students and that is not what you mean! The GRE is for graduate...
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