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Language Learning

James York, Tokyo Denki University, Computer Assisted Language Learning
Education, Language Learning, Technology

Kotoba Miners: Gaming and Language Learning

James York on the virtual language learning environment that he created in the world of Minecraft for students of Japanese as part of his PhD research.

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10,000 Hour Rule Language Teaching Frances Shiobara
Education, Language Learning

The 10,000 Hour Rule and What it Means for Language Teaching

Professor Frances Shiobara examines whether Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule can be applied to language learning and examines opportunities for maximising students’ second language acquisition in the context of the Japanese education system.

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Frances Shiobara
Professor Svetlana Ter-Minasova (Moscow State University, Russia). Photography by Thaddeus Pope
Language Learning

ELT in a Changing Russia: Traditions and Innovations

Professor Svetlana Ter-Minasova examines the traditions and innovations of English Language Teaching (ELT) in Russia, and gives a short history of its development in the country.

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Svetlana Ter-Minasova
Ken Wilson is a teacher trainer, and an author of a large amount of ELT materials, and has published with OUP, Cengage and Macmillan. Photography by Thaddeus Pope
Language Learning

VIDEO: Language Learning, Technology and Motivation

Ken Wilson is interviewed on the assumptions that surround language learning. What is essential when learning a new language? Should your teacher be a native speaker of the language?

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