Physical Poetry: Using Japanese But?¯ in an EFL Poetry Performance Project

Autor/inn/en	Dobkowska, Sylwia; Kuckelman, Meghan
Titel	Physical Poetry: Using Japanese But?¯ in an EFL Poetry Performance Project
Quelle	In: English in Education, 54 (2020) 1, S.58-73 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0425-0494
DOI	10.1080/04250494.2019.1674622
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Interdisciplinary Approach; Poetry; Performance; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Students; Dance; Visual Arts; Cultural Awareness; Memorization; Teaching Methods; Literature; Class Size; Student Attitudes; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Lyrik; Poesie; Achievement; Leistung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Tanz; Optische Gestaltung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Gedächtnistraining; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Literatur; Klassengröße; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This paper presents the results of an interdisciplinary project in which English poetry and performance studies were integrated into a poetry performance project for EFL students in a language education programme at a Japanese university. The project used the theories and methods of But?¯, a contemporary Japanese form of dance and visual art, to guide students through the process of interpretation, journaling, rehearsal, and performance. In Notational But?¯ practice, performers begin with a piece of literary or visual art, observe the images that stand out most to the performer, make notes about those images' qualities in a journal, and then reflect on the movement. Our students followed a similar process, accompanied with vocal work, as they memorised excerpts from English poetry. We found that the project helped students create personal connections with the literature and more fully integrate foreign culture experiences into their identity as Japanese speakers of English. (As Provided).
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