April 2005 Meeting:

Using Short Stories and Poems in Japanese University English classes

Hillel Wright (Tokyo Keizai University)

Date: April 17, 2005 .. Time: 1.30-4.00

Place: Aichi University Bldg 5 - room 53A
members free; "One-day members" 1,000 yen.


Using selections from the 2002 anthology "Faces in the Crowds; a Tokyo international anthology," we explore the ways university English teachers can employ literature, in short forms, to inspire class discussion, provide topics for speech or presentation and present examples for writing assignments - either critical essays or creative works. The text includes literature about Japan today as well as material written by current residents of Japan.

Hillel Wright is the editor of "Faces in the Crowds; a Tokyo international anthology," (Printed Matter Press, Tokyo 2002) which has been used as a textbook at Waseda, Meiji Gakuin & Tokyo Keizai Universities. He is also the author of 2 books of poetry, a novel, and a collection of short stories, all published in Canada. He teaches in the Faculty of Communication Studies at Tokyo Keizai University.

How about the March meeting?