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Download full textThompson, Andrew; Tsuji, Saori – Research-publishing.net, 2020
The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate (1) students' interest in reading English books, (2) students' interest in using an online Virtual Library (VL), and (3) students' experiences and preferences relating to the implementation of an online VL within an Academic English Program (AEP). First-year students (N=136) from a public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Direct linkYomo, Minoru; Uni, Kazuhito; Moore, Danièle; Kiyose, Takashi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Recently, the use of children's picture books to teach English has been increasing in Japan. An advantage of these books is the high proportion of basic vocabulary they include. Can picture books also be useful for teaching Japanese students Italian and increasing their motivation? The present study analyses the effectiveness of employing a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Picture Books, Childrens Literature
Apseloff, Marilyn F. – School Library Journal, 1985
Trends in foreign children's books observed at International Bologna Book Fair (1984/85) indicate that publishers in Europe (The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, England, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia) and Japan sell most children's books to general public and respond more directly to readers' interests…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Fiction
Peer reviewedTakagi, Kazuko – Reading Teacher, 1980
Reports on a study of the elements that Japanese five-year-olds prefer in picture books. (DD)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education
Robinson, H. Alan; And Others – 1974
A study of the current expressed reading interests of children in the first two years of school conducted in ten countries--Austria, Canada, England, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Panama, Sweden, and the United States--is reported in this paper. Over 2,000 children drew pictures about what they would best like to read or have read to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Grade 1, Grade 2
Strickland, Dorothy S., Ed. – 1981
The four papers in this collection focus on cross-cultural concerns related to literature and literacy. The first paper discusses the development of children's literature as a field of study, and describes the emerging interest in children's literature as reflected in library collections, exhibits and book fairs, professional conferences,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
