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Comics and graphic novels have been in wide use in foreign language teaching, which has brought more loveliness to classroom and improved learning efficiency. Based on actual teaching cases and works of both teachers and students, the paper analyzes how to integrate comics and graphic novels into foreign language teaching. In particular, the author presents ways of using comics and graphic designs in teaching vocabulary, sentences, paragraphs and passages, as well as improving students’ language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. In addition, free powerful online comics generator websites and software (for pc/mac/iphone/ipad) are introduced in order to help every teacher and student to easily create their own comics.

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Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom

International School of Beaverton

Xiaofeng Wang

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The year of horse

From my Chinese dough art work

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My best wishes

cornucopia

There are two gifts in the treasure bowl.

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Get a lot of money on the horseMay you

Get a lot of money immediately

马 钱

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人云 画

May you and your students

draw cartoons马上

Immediatelycan

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I. Start to read and enjoy COMICS

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Tsai Chih Chung (Chinese: 蔡志忠 ; pinyin: Cài Zhìzhōng; born 1948) is a famous cartoonist born in Huatan, Changhua County, Taiwan of Taiwanese origins.[1] He is best known for his graphical works on Chinese philosophy and history, most notably the philosophers Laozi, Liezi, and Zhuangzi, which he made accessible and popularised through the use of plain language and visual aid of cartoon graphics

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Photographic is a misnomer. I have an eidetic memory as I’ve told you many times, most recently last year at lunch on the afternoon of May 7th. You had turkey and complained it was dry.

他是

谁?

Actor’s lines

“ 图像式”用词不当。应该是高清图像式记忆,我说过好几遍了,最近一次是去年 5 月 7 日中午午餐期间,你吃了火鸡还抱怨太干了。

Who is he?

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Some researchers divide learners into three basic types: visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners, therefore, the learning strategies will vary from person to person. But actually people process the information in a more complicated way.  Sometimes one strategy works better than the other, sometimes the three strategies need combining.

TillamookGoogle_imageSony walker

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And visual learning often plays a higher percentage.

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Amuse yourself, have fu

n working!

Let comics show th

eir power in

the classroom

Edited by Moman Camera, an App software by QQ – Kind of Chinese face book or MSN

Are digital comics far away from us?

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II. Examples and selected Online cartoon makers

ACM-Activity Planing Method

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free and paid stand-alone software and online cartoon makers

professional image and animation generate and edit software.

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What kind of comic online makers or software do teachers and students need?

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People w

ill say

Even if I only know how to type on computer, I can draw wonderful comics and graphic novels; sometimes I even don’t need an instructor to teach me.

I don’t need to be a specialist on information technology.

I don’t need to good at drawing.I don’t need to pay.I don’t need to take a long time to sign

in or I don’t need to register.I don’t need to set up or install, I can

use it directly.

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Are there such free and easy- to- learn comic generators?

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Definitely yes!And there are a lot!

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This PPT document includes more than 10 online cartoon makers

There are 26 websites I selected and analyzed in the orange paper

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【 Comic#1.1 】 Mr. Wang saw the doctor in China

1. My tooth hurts so badly.I have to ask for a leave and go to the hospital.2. I have been waiting for such a long time.Please go to have a medical exam. See you a little bit.3. Please get the medicine in the pharmacy in the hospital.4. The medicine is a little bit expensive, but it’s ok.

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【 Comic#1.2 】 Mr. Wang saw the doctor in US

1. (Making a telephone call) When can I see the doctor tomorrow?2. (Ten minutes later) Mr. Wang? This way, please.3.-Finally I see my family doctor for the first time.-You need to see the specialist4. We are going bankrupt. Is that the insurance company? Why do I have to pay so much?Is that the hospital billing office? Could I get some discount, please?

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IB visual assessment

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Screenshot

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PrintScreen

Fn + PrtSc

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Lock+Home

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Command + Shift + 3

Command + Shift + 4

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Paste pictures & insert textbox

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1. Some websites need you to sign up. Luckily, most of the website sign-up process takes only a few steps.

2. Some websites are incompatible with Internet explorer; you can use Chrome, Safari or Firefox instead of it.

Need to know:

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3. You cannot log in some websites because of school district policy sometimes. You can ask the IT in your school district for help.

4. On some websites, Screenshot is not allowed. Using your smart phone to take a photo is the easiest way to solve the problem.

Need to know:

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Our first comic

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I Had a Bad Tooth

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I Had a Bad Tooth Teacher: Marion, why weren’t you in school yesterday? Marion: I had a bad tooth, Miss. Teacher: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Is it better now? Marion: I don’t know, Miss. I left it with the dentist.

我牙痛 老师:马里恩,你昨天怎么没来上课? 马里恩:老师,我昨天牙痛。 老师:噢,真可怜。现在好点了吗? 马里恩:我不知道,我把它留在牙医那里了。

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www.toondoo.com

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【 Comic#2 】 My family

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http://www.flamingtext.com/imagebot/editor

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【 Comic#3 】 Mr. Wang traveled in Shanghai

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Shanghai, Here I am.It’s really such a big city!

Haha!

I can’t smile any more.

Walk, walk and walk…

What should I do?I lost my way

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I want to ask someone else for directions.

Excuse me, do you know how to get to International Hotel?

Yeap! Walk straight until…, and …

Finally!

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故事到这里好像就应该结束了。

It seems that the story is supposed to end here.

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想象一下又发生了什么事情?

Could you imagine what happened next?

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一个星期以后……

One week later……

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王老师又迷路了……

Mr. Wang lost his way again……

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同一个地点,遇到了同一个人,再次问路

He asked the same person at the same place.What a coincidence!

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一个星期以后,同样的事情再次发生了。

我还要找人问路

你好,小朋友。&*` 国际饭店 %%$#……

天啊!叔叔,你找了一个星期吗???

I try to find someone to ask again.

Hi, How are you? The same question again,Where is the International Hotel?

Oh, my God. Have you been looking for a week?

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在上海这个拥有 2500 万人口的城市里,每天发生着不同的故事。

In the city of Shanghai which has 25 million of population, different story happens each and every day.

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有我们知道的和不知道的,有趣的,无聊的;浪漫的,平常的……

Include what we know and what we don’t know. Fun, boring, romantic, common……

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25 million story, which are exact the same or maybe totally different is happening in the city which has 25 million of population……

你和我的故事

2500 万人口的城市里正怎样上演着 2500 万个一样的和不一样的……

The story of yours or mine,or ours

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说出你的故事Please

Tell your story请

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http://disney.go.com/create/apps/comiccreator/manga

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Mr. Wang, You have a nice shirt. I like it.

【 Comic#4 】哪里Where

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哪里哪里This phrase has

two meanings, 1.Where 2. (When someone praise you, you would say) Thank you / you’re too kind, you flatter me.

Er, um 。。。

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The collar, sleeve. I like both the style and color.

(What a weird teacher!)

(What a adorable kid!)

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http://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

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Teacher: Children, which terms did we learn yesterday?

Kids:“chair”, “table” ,“scissors” ,“rope”

【 Comic#5 】举一反三 comprehend by analogy

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Teacher: Speak out, which terms did we learn today?

Kids: “rabit

”, “knife

”, “insec

t”

Teacher: Very good! Class is over. Go eat lunch.

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Kid: Teacher, I can’t find my steamed bun.

Teacher: Did your mum cook steamed bun for you?

Kid: Steamed bun doesn’t mean lunch bag?

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http://writecomics.com

Few functions, but super easy!

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I have a letter to send. I will go to ask my deskmate, “Where is the post office?”

【 Comic#6 】 Happy April Fools’ Day

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Do you know how to get to

the post office?

Of course! Is there anything I don’t know?

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You walk straight towards east. You see a stoplight and turn north, after 2blocks turn west, after walking 100meters turn south, after 2 minutes you arrive at the post office.

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Thank

s!

Hahaha! He believed me.

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It’s not right! I’ve been cheated again!

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I am so angry!

Happy April Fools’ Day !

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http://bitstrips.com/create/comic/

Famous cartoon maker! Very helpful

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David has not been learning Mandarin for very long, but he likes speaking Chinese.

One day, he went to China for business trip.

At the supermarket, he wanted to buy one type of fruit, but he doesn’t know how to say it.

Smart David came up with an idea, he asked the salesman in English, “What’s this?”

The salesman didn’t know any English and couldn’t understand, so he replied in Chinese, “I can’t understand”

And then David said, “yes, I want to buy I can’t understand.”

【 Comic#7 】 David learned Mandarin

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www.scholastic.com/graphix

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说出你的故事

=

Tell the story by yourself

A certain man made an appointment to see a psychologist. He arrived at the psychologist's office and said to him, "Doctor, I always feel depressed. No matter what I do I still feel depressed. I just don't know what to do."

The psychologist looked at him and said, "Come with me to the window."

The man followed and then the psychologist pointed outside and said, "Do you see that tent over there in the distance? Well, there is a circus in town and it is really good. There are lots of acts to watch, specially the clown acts. And there is one clown in particular who is extremely funny. He will make you rock with laughter over and over again. Go and see that clown and I guarantee that you will not have reason to be depressed again!"

The man turned to the psychologist with sad eyes and said, "Doctor, I am that clown!"

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MakeBeliefsComix.com25 characters , each character has four emotions 。

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【 Comic#9 】 Your Mandarin will be better and better.

A dumpling in Mandarin is shuijiao. Sleep in Mandarin is Shuijiao. They have different tones, so the pronunciations are similar but different.

Customer: I want a sleep. Waiter: Are you very tired?

You want to go to sleep?

Customer: I am not tired, I want to eat sleep.

Waiter: oh, I see.

Waiter: You want dumplings.Customer: Yes, Thank you!

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三个英国男孩用音乐倾诉中文差的苦恼“ 我想要睡觉”“对不起,是水饺!我的中文不好”

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzMwMjI2NTY4.html

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http://www.wittycomics.com/

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Teacher: I like Halloween, They are so creative this year!Teacher: Brandon, What are you dresses up as today?Brandon: Mr. Wang, I am just dressed up as Brandon, I am myself.Teacher: This year’s best Halloween costume is … Brandon! Here is your

reward.Brandon: Yeah! Great!

【 Comic#10 】 Halloween

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IE,360 浏览器不兼容www.stripgenerator.com

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我开始点名吧! 先数一数!

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,钩 , …

【 Comic#11 】 Take the attendance

Jon: I will take the attendance now.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,Jack…

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他刚才说什么?钩? Hook?

Gōu 是神马?

Pets: What did he say?What’s Jack? Who’s

Jack?

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那是我昨晚打牌一直想要的!

Jon: That’s what I wanted when I was playing cards last night.

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http://garfield.com/game/comic-creator

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交通方式

交通方式

你每天怎么上学?

乘 11 路巴士,从来不买票。猜猜为什么?

快乐男生 vs 超级女生

Boy: How do you go to school every day?Girl: I ride the route 11bus, but you know what, I

never buy a ticket. Guess why?

【 Comic#12 】 How do you go to school?

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交通方式

交通方式

你在开玩笑吧?

11 代表双腿

有意思,原来你每天走路上学啊!

Boy: Are you serious?Girl: It means I walk.Boy: Interesting, so you walk to school every

day.

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【 Comic#13 】 riddle 秋 autumn

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Rage comics

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适合中文水平较高的学生

Suitable for the students in high Mandarin level

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【 Comic#14 】 riddle-two countries

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www.baozoumanhua.com

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笔尖网的口号是:全民漫画家http://www.bijian.cc/news/index.php

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http://www.pixton.com/uk/

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3 video makers

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http://goanimate.com

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http://goanimate.com

http://goanimate.com/videos/0mLIOu1sK0VY?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent =part 2http://goanimate.com/videos/0qXfS_eC2Tto?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent  =part 3http://goanimate.com/videos/0vl9qE1LB2Ow?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent = part 4http://goanimate.com/videos/0kwNHK70rHYA?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=linkshare&utm_campaign=usercontent = part 5

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http://www.wevideo.com/education

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http://www.nyvs.com/

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III. In and out of the classroom

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【 For teachers 】 Display vividly characters, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and articles; Introduce customs, festivals and culture.【 For Students 】 The teacher assigns the topic, students finish the projects or take part in a competition. 【 For either or both 】 decorate the classroom, publish announcement, Chinese papers and magazines, forums, blogs and other websites.  It might be widely used in different kinds of media.

To integrate comics in and out of the classroom

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Give me whereon to stand”, said Archimedes, “and I will move the earth

Digital comics will peak the interest of students and improve the quality and efficiency of teaching.

It will be our awesome tool.

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Students’ work

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I made a survey to the students on comics

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1. Clear instructions needed!2. Video maker will maybe be better!3. Teacher should offer more cartoon stories, or when we

are learning some Chinese idioms, expressions or some difficult sentence structures.

4. Some students like it, some students don’t. Few of them think it difficult.

What the students said:

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1. Do not grade it! Do it Just for FUN;2. Topics are very important!3. Let the students get more options when they are

doing a project; 4. Some students like it very much. Teachers can

have them to work on it, eg, Classroom decoration, competition, poster for party or club, etc.

5. Mandarin newspapers or magazines will work with that.

What I learned:

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AppStore Recommendation

Wired access

Bluetooth access

WIFI access

On the Blue paper you will find more recommendation.

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On the green paper you will find more recommendationabout Apps

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Please fill in the blue FEEDBACK paper and return to me if you would like to.

I need your advise!

Thank you very much!