WHAT WE DO
At MALAMUTE we believe that comics are an incrediblyvaluable teaching tool to learn and practice foreign languages
What's more, students can have fun while doing it!
All of the titles at MALAMUTE are graded by level and created specifically for foreign language students.
All of the comics contain:
- A series of activities at the beginning, middle and end of the comic.
- A glossary in three languages containing the difficult vocabulary and expressions. These words will appear in orange text in the story so the student is aware that they are translated in the glossary.
- An answer key for all of the activities.
Highly recommended for individual reading as well as in-class learning.
7 advantages to using comics with foreign-language learners
- The images reinforce and aid understanding of the narrative text.
- Comics work very well with the presentation and learning of vocabulary. Relevant visual elements enhance the retention of new linguistic information.
- The student is immersed in a realistic communicative context, providing a great deal of practical information.
- The language-learner is able to process the information with far greater ease, resulting in less cognitive effort therefore increasing the engagement.
- It allows for light reading. We live in an increasingly visual society and the images used in comics engage and interest students and encourage them to read.
- It develops the creativity of the student, through their interpretation of the images and how they visualize the action that occurs between each panel.
- It encourages student motivation which has a positive impact on their learning process