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In this presentation, the production of a groundbreaking, new textbook: The Sachi Chronicles, its integration with Moodle, and an evaluation of its success in the classroom is documented. In the pursuit of acquiring and implementing practical, effective EFL course materials, it falls upon teachers to not only discern the approximate level of students’ linguistic development in the target language, but also what form of comprehensible input would likely appeal to their general interests. In Japan, manga continues to be a tremendously popular literary genre that attracts readers of all ages. It follows that employing a sequential or episodic story-line using manga in a course (assuming the story itself is well structured and compelling) will likewise generate curiosity and motivation. With these points in mind, a newly designed teaching resource for first-year university students that uses manga to tell the story of a high school girl in Japan and the struggles she must overcome as an English learner will be introduced. Next, the process and rationale for integrating the textbook with Moodle by setting up and testing out a course at learneigo.com will be outlined. Finally, the results of a mixed methods study which aims to assess the perceived effectiveness of this textbook and online resource in its pilot stage will be highlighted.
| 発表日の希望 / Preferred Day | いずれの日でも結構です / Either day is fine |
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| MAJ R&D Grant | いいえ |
