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JALT Awards nomination deadline is Monday, September 28! Do you know a JALT member who has made important contributions to our field? Be sure to nominate them for one of these awards brought to you by the JALT Awards and Recognition Committee! go.jalt.org/awards26
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📰 Today in the ARB: Mary Hillis reviews “Wedding on the Maharaja Express” by Prakhar Vishwani @EburyPublishing
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"Awarded Japan's Yomiuri Prize for Literature, .The Summer House' is Masashi Matsuie's debut novel. Also published as 'Summer at Mount Asama', the 2012 work reaches English readers through Margaret Mitsutani's expert translation." asianreviewofbooks.com/the-s…
Recently read Into the Leopard's Den from the Bangalore Detectives Club series. Check out my review
Today in the ARB: @mhillis reviews “Into the Leopard’s Den” by Harini Nagendra @Pegasus_Books @HachetteIndia asianreviewofbooks.com/into-…
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"At once the story of a merchant family transformed by the upheavals of war and a mystery novel with a startlingly original conclusion, Ashibe's 'The House of Omari' is a compelling portrait of changing Japan in the mid-20th century" asianreviewofbooks.com/murde…
My latest for the Asymptote blog--reporting on the exhibition The Enchanted Page: Folktales and Magical Realism in Taiwan Literature
This summer, Osaka hosted an exhibit featuring the breadth and deep lineages of divination, folklore, spiritualism, and the supernatural in Taiwanese literature.
Asymptote team member Mary Hillis is our guide: tinyurl.com/22mfe22a
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Extended deadline for nominations: October 14th. If you know a #JALT member who has made important contributions to our field, make sure to nominate them for one of these awards brought to you by JALT’s Awards and Recognition Committee! jalt.org/news/awards-and-rec…
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"Nanako Hanada's 'The Bookshop Woman' chronicles the unique magic books have to connect people" asianreviewofbooks.com/conte…
New lesson plans for world literature!
Educators, your guide to our Winter 2024 issue is here!
Share the wonders of world literature with free custom lesson plans on Swedish poetry, Mexican fiction, and a Thai short story—suitable for high school and university students. Dig in! asymptotejournal.com/assets/…
Join us this Saturday!
Meet and chat with #ELT colleagues at our next #TESOL Live! Connect Around the World online event on 18 November at 8:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. ET. Register at one of these links:
8:00 a.m.: bit.ly/40FfAVU
1:00 p.m.: bit.ly/40E9uoo
#TEFL #TESL
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Reminder: JALT has awards for teachers & researchers at various career stages: Early Career Excellence, Mid-Career Scholar, and Lifetime Achievement Awards. Any member is welcome to nominate another member by filling out this form: forms.gle/1NKYski3HPRNvCSQ6
My review of Mr Katō Plays Family in @BookReviewsAsia It’s a good book to read for #WITmonth 📚
ARB review of “Mr Katō Plays Family” by Milena Michiko Flašar asianreviewofbooks.com/conte…
New lesson plans on poetry, drama, and fiction from around the world!
Calling all teachers! Do you want free lesson plans?
With our Educator's Guide, unpack the highlights from our Summer issue. Explore the best of world literature from Syria to Ecuador with your high school and university students: tinyurl.com/4m293frr
ALT Asymptote Summer 2023 educator's guide
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#TESOL members—Join the TESOL Membership Professional Council for the TESOL Live! Connect Around the World online networking event on 17 June at 8:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. EDT! Learn more and register for free at buff.ly/43vJM62
My review of “The Mill House Murders” a classic locked room mystery from Japan in @BookReviewsAsia
ARB review of “The Mill House Murders” by Yukito Ayatsuji asianreviewofbooks.com/conte…
Five new lesson plans on world literature, including ideas for teaching about tanka poetry, unreliable narrators, and more
Calling all teachers! Dive into the various lives—both animal and human—of Asymptote's Spring issue in the classroom with our Educator's Guide.
Uncover the best of world literature from Ukraine to Chile with our free lesson plans: bit.ly/3LEYj88
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#TESOL2023 registrants: enter a contest from the #TESOL Membership Professional Council! The theme: “Who or What Inspires You?” Enter by 31 March; winners announced 4 April at 9:00 a.m. ET during the Virtual Convention. Enter at buff.ly/3mOG4nT buff.ly/40bzJB9
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"The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry."
-French Proverb
ALT ailurophile | noun [Greek 'aielouros,' ailouros' "the wild or domestic cat" + "phile": A cat fancier: a lover of cats. Background image: A sketch of a cat.
Four new lesson plans in the Educators Guide!
Our Winter 2023 Educator’s Guide is here! 🎉
If you are looking to diversify the classroom experience and grow avid readers of world lit, download our free lesson plans today—for high schoolers and university students: bit.ly/3DC1j1P
