Finding data on readers

The 英語多読完全ブックガイド is a good place to look for information on graded readers and other books!

古川 昭夫,神田 みなみ,黛 道子,佐藤 まりあ,西澤 一,畑中 貴美,宮下 いづみ
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発売日:2010-03-12

ELI Readers Role-Play

These books are not in the LLC, but I borrowed one from the University Library, and it was so interesting that I wanted to tell you about it.

The book I borrowed is called Underwater Mystery, and it’s about Atlantis. It’s in the ELI Readers Role-Play series. In this series, there are many different story lines, and the development of the story depends on the choices you make. You could fail in your task or even die if you make the wrong choices! If you look at the pictures below, you’ll see an example: you could go back into your room, or explore. If this kind of story looks interesting, please check these books out on the 3rd floor (洋書 section) of the University Library. The code is 428 E 461.

Another similar series you might want to try out is Oxford Bookworms Starters. Four of those books are Interactive Stories: The White Stones, Mystery in London, Survive!, and Oranges in the Snow.

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Siri & Me

さて、iPhone 4sに搭載されているSiriという機能がありますね。さすがはジョブズだと、テクノロジーに関心が無くても興味を示す方は多いのではないでしょうか。この、これまで手でやっていたことを声に反応して行ってくれる、さらには声で応え返してくれるというSiriと人間の関係について、David Milgrimという作家が、 “Siri & Me” という何やら面白そうな小説を書いたようです。……. Continue reading