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.