Activity-based literature as language and culture education

• SHRAISHI Yoshikazu

  Takaoka University of Law

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 言語文化教育としての活動型文学
• On the genealogy of Za-literature
• 「座の文学」の系譜をめぐって

Abstract

Practical language education using Haiku and Renku is currently active in both Japan and abroad. However, the literary theories that underpin these practices have not been sufficiently discussed. In this paper, the author will summarize the history of Za（Poetry meeting)-literature, beginning with Waka, Haiku, as well as Renku, and demonstrates that this is a unique aspect of Japanese literature that is the act of “doing” literature, or literary activity itself, as opposed to the Western concept of “literature.” To discuss this, the author first summarized the four characteristics of Za-literature: dialogicality, Improvisation, belongingness, and folksiness. Based on this, I focused on the educational aspect of Za-literature, demonstrating that the most important activity in Haiku and Renku education is the haiku meeting, which serves as a place for dialogue. The author then proposed that the literature of the theater, which combines literary and educational activities and expands across borders, be called “Activity-based” literature. “Activity-based” literature is a literary activity that connects with people through spoken words. In particular, “Renku,” a typical form of Za-literature, can be expected to be an activity that is oriented toward dynamic assessment, collaborative learning, and multicultural conviviality. This paper proposes a new perspective, activity-based literature, in which the literary activity is the language and culture education rather than the literary work itself.

Journal

• Studies of Language and Cultural Education

  Studies of Language and Cultural Education 19 (0), 220-238, 2021-12-24

  Association for Language and Cultural Education: ALCE

Keywords

• Renku
• dialogue
• poetry meeting
• dynamic assessment
• international Haiku

Details

• CRID: 1390009640061647232
• NII Article ID: 130008159632
• DOI: 10.14960/gbkkg.19.220
• ISSN: 21889600
• ISSN: 21887802
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed