Alastair Graham-MarrTokyo University of Science | TUS · Institute of Arts and Science
Alastair Graham-Marr
Master of Arts
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Introduction
Skills and Expertise
Education
June 1995 - June 2000
September 1983 - June 1990
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Literature circles (LC), an activity framework for classroom discussion, has been adapted for EFL classes to help students engage more deeply with reading texts. In this approach, students read texts outside of class, and discuss the texts in class, using a specified discussion framework. Originally developed for L1 classes as a tool for teaching l...
Improving student understanding of a foreign language culture is anything but a peripheral issue in the teaching of a foreign language. This pilot study reports on a second year required English course in a university in Japan that took a Literature Circles approach, where students were asked to read short stories out of class and then discuss thes...
