Jason Downey“With great power comes great responsibility.”Just about two weeks after the election, my friend Dan and I met for lunch. Dan's English, and he was as dumbfounded by his country voting…Nov 26, 2016Nov 26, 2016
Jason DowneyVlogging and VanityVlogging is the newest kind of #big art in the world. Newer than hip-hop. Newer than Adult Swim. Less new than VR — but much more…Apr 18, 20163Apr 18, 20163
Jason DowneyRecent Teacher Of The Year Resigns In Alabama Over Certification IssuesNov 2, 2015Nov 2, 2015
Jason DowneyLeaky Vessels & Strings: Two Education ModelsIn a speech to the Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, Noam Chomsky illustrated two historical models of…Oct 18, 20152Oct 18, 20152
Jason Downey・Fluent, sustained comprehension of text as meaning-focused input ・Large volume of material…Other elements, such as where reading is done, whether it is required or not, pleasurable or not, if and how it is monitored and/or…Jul 19, 2015Jul 19, 2015
Jason DowneyHow to Accelerate a Reader Donalyn Miller, blogs.edweek.orgIf you replaced “reading” with “using English”, you would have a pretty clear picture of why EFL education has been such a train wreck in…Jul 18, 2015Jul 18, 2015
Jason DowneyUse It or Lose ItEnglish has this nice, succinct little phrase, “Use it or lose it.” In Japanese, it means 「使わないとだめになる｣.Jul 14, 2015Jul 14, 2015
Jason DowneyBack in the (L2) game.It’s みどりの日 today in Japan, the third of five national holidays that make up Golden Week on this marvelous archipelago. I’m sitting in a…May 4, 2015May 4, 2015
