http://alwayslearning.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/how-e-books-could-revolutionize-language-learning/ The world through the prism of my mind Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://alwayslearning.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/how-e-books-could-revolutionize-language-learning/#comment-1127 Language learning and public content - ‘I am Tarzan’ « Always Learning! Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:22:44 +0000 http://alwayslearning.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/how-e-books-could-revolutionize-language-learning/#comment-1127 [...] Mark Phillips has taken Tarzan of the Apes book that is now available in public domain and rewritten parts of it to teach grammar as part of the story. The resulting self-published book Tarzan and Jane’s Guide to Grammar (or Amazon link) has been selling quite well in schools for a year or so. The book’s idea is similar to the one of The Twisted Doors, but is targetted at English readers wishing to increase their vocabulary rather than at learners of a foreign language. It also feels to me like a precursor to my 3rd idea from the earlier article on How e-books could revolutionize language-learning. [...] [...] Mark Phillips has taken Tarzan of the Apes book that is now available in public domain and rewritten parts of it to teach grammar as part of the story. The resulting self-published book Tarzan and Jane’s Guide to Grammar (or Amazon link) has been selling quite well in schools for a year or so. The book’s idea is similar to the one of The Twisted Doors, but is targetted at English readers wishing to increase their vocabulary rather than at learners of a foreign language. It also feels to me like a precursor to my 3rd idea from the earlier article on How e-books could revolutionize language-learning. [...]

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