PresentERs – English for Academic Purposes + Extensive Reading = ?
June 28 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading from Paul Mathieson on Sunday 28 June 19:00-20:00. (Details may change) The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month online on Zoom. It is free for anyone to attend.
Abstract:
Many people think Extensive Reading is hard for academic English classes because the books are not academic or fun.
Luckily, a new 10-book science-fiction series called My Mysterious Friend Sora fixes this. It uses all 570 words from the Academic Word List.
In this presentation, the speaker will explain how they made these books and how they help students learn university vocabulary. They will also discuss how to use this series on Xreading in other English classes.
Bio:
Paul Mathieson is an Associate Professor of Clinical English at Nara Medical University in
Japan. He holds an M.A. in Applied Linguistics and TESOL for the University of Leicester, and
he has taught English at a variety of levels in Japan for the past 13 years. Paul’s research
interests include vocabulary acquisition, learner motivation, English for specific purposes, and
content and language integrated learning.
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