Manga Box: an Interesting App for English Learners
Most of people nowadays take their smartphones everywhere no matter what they are doing. Have you ever thought of learning or practicing English while you are on a bus, having dinner, or taking a break? It must be possible because now the app Manga Box helps you to realize that.
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Figure 1: The cover of Manga Box |
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Figure 2: Japanese Comics |
What is Manga Box? It is an app that you can read some interesting Japanese comic books online (see Figure 2). As we know, Japanese comics are popular and welcoming. The famous style of delicate drawings catches readers' eyes. When they are reading, they also enjoy it. There are no lots of words but some drawings on each page which is easily to read (Figure 3).
In Japan, dialects on comic books are not hard to understand, because they help children learn Japanese. As the result, the English translations from Japanese are easy as well, which is a good way for English learners to learn English. However, in fact, Manga Box offers three languages, Chinese, English, and Japanese, which users can choose according to their need (Figure 4).
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Figure 4: Language Settings |
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| Figure 3: One Page of a Comic |
Manga Box updates its content every day. Each volume is short that readers can take few minutes to finish, which is pretty convenient, right? All of the comics in this app are totally free. As so, don't worry that you will pay a lot to keep this app. Does it sound great? Yes, it does! Then download Manga Box right now and have a good try! The app will teach you how to use it (Figure 5, 6).
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| Figure 5: Teaching Tips (1) |
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| Figure 6: Teaching Tips (2) |
Manga Box for Android / for iOS
More about Manga Box: https://www.mangabox.me/
This app is really cool! I think it;s really great for ESL learners, especially for the comic books lovers! I also love to read comic books, maybe it will be helpful for me. But, I think for advanced ESL learners, it may not be as useful because the words in the comic books may be too easy for them. Still thank you for sharing this app, you provide me another way to read comic books for free. Thanks a lot!!
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, this app is really convenient to me, because I am one of the comic lovers. I can enjoy these Japanese comics and practice my English at the same time. Manga Box is truely a good app for ESL learners. In addition, this app is totally free, so that it would not cost me any money, and makes me no pressure while I use it. The app can be executed smoothly, I hope there will be another version in Android system.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, the app is relative easy for English learners. I think it is especially a great choice for ESL learners. Having three languages, we do not have to worry about the unfamiliar words, I like the design. Most important of all, the app is free download, giving us the chance to explore it unlimitedly. When we feel bored, the app can be a wonderful pastime. I think it can be my best friend when I line up and wait for bus. Thank you for sharing the useful app.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to improve your language is to learn by the thing you are interested in. As for me, I love American dramas and American singers, so I will improve my listening comprehensive during enjoy the drama or music. This app is for people not only interested in manga but for beginners. There are no too many words in manga, and the pictures can help you understand the story. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't read much comic book, if I download this app, I will try to read some. The reason is, it's all for free! And the language is easy to understand, so maybe we can learn some colloquial English from it. Now in the class, we usually study some theories or essay, but that's all formal language. It is not really helpful in daily language. So I think this app provides us a way to learn some daily conversation in English. I also don't like to read many words, it makes me dizzy. Pictures attract my attention more than words, so I think this app is interesting, I will like to try it in the future.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, this APP is the best one I have seen(Because I like comic books very much HAHAHA). Well, there are some researches say people who learn things which they are interesting in it, will achieve the largest learning effectiveness. It means that if people learn things they like or want, will have relax when they are learning in the same time. A comfortable environment can make learners do without stress or tightness. Thanks for your share and presentation. It is so fantastic~.
ReplyDeleteWow, the manga pictures is so exquisite, it is unbelievable that the app is free!
ReplyDeleteI think this app is really good for those who need to relax! Compared with memorizing vocabulary on textbook, reading English manga will be more interesting. It is awesome that you can relax and learn new words at same time. Also, you mentioned that it won't take too much time to finish the story, so it will be very suitable for the impatient ones like me hahaha. Thank you for recommendation! :)
In my opinion, although I am an ACG lover, yet my appetite is quite limited compared to other otakus. So far my favorite ACG is Touhou project,although it is mainly a game,it also has manga version of them, but sadly, this manga box did not include it? But frankly speaking, the app is not bad.
ReplyDeleteI downloaded it!It is quite interesting. When I feel boring, I'll browse it and choose one to kill time, in the same time, I can choose to change it as English or Japanese languages depended on which language I want to practice at the moment. It quite useful, thank you for your sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting way to leaning language! Before the introduction, I have no idea about that comic books can be the source of learing language. What's more, the users can swich the language easily also know how to speak in differernt language for the same meaning.So, it has been a mutil-functional app for language learners also they can study in a cheap way with interesting comics and the plots inside. By the way, with the smart phones, the content can be taken away for any conditions. Thanks again for the sharing!
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