In the spring of 2013, Shohakusha will publish a textbook for English learners based on my columns in The Japan Times. Aimed at university students, the textbook will help Japanese learn how to explain their own their culture in English. My collaborator on the project is John Rucynski, associate professor at Okayama University.
多読・多聴は英語をたくさん読んでたくさん聴くといかんたんな勉強法。地味な作業に英語力アップの鍵が隠されています。英文エッセイは、（私を含めて）アメリカ人とカナダ人4人に執筆しました。それぞれが自分の体験をもとに、しみじみとした気持ちや日本への興味を伝えます。（私を含めて）ネイティブのナレーションによるCD付きです。 CD付で1000円とお手頃なお値段。字が大きいのが良いと思います。
I contributed 12 essays to this NHK Eigo de Shaberanaito listening and reading exercise book published by Shufunotomo. The essays in this book start out short and simple, gradually becoming more advanced essays. The book includes a free CD with a native speaker reading each of the essays. I am the female narrator on the CD, reading my own essays. In my essays, I write about everything from Japanese elementary schools to happiness. Great for English-conversation classes, and very affordable as a self-study text.
The book is now sold out but new and used copies are available on Amazon Japan’s Marketplace. If you click on the link below, it will take you directly to the product information page on Amazon Japan.
NHK英語でしゃべらナイト CD付き 1日5分!英語力さらにアップ 多読・多聴ドリル―たくさん読み たくさん聴く (主婦の友生活シリーズ) (主婦の友生活シリーズ NHK英語でしゃべらナイト)
