1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Study of Some Applications of Creative Stylistics to Creative English Education
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08610470
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
英語・英米文学
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
SAITO Yoshifumi The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (80162246)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1998
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| Keywords | stylistics / English education / 英語教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
My research started in 1996 with the theorization of creative stylistics. I first extracted the passages concerning the verbal expression and the semantic trans-mission from the stylistics-and creative-writing-related literature, and classified them according to texual elements and levels of grammar. I further established an addresser-centred model of textual creation, categorized the already classified items into the framework, and made a 'check-list' for textual creation in English. In 1997, I aimed at theorizing a methodology for applying the above-mentioned check-list to English classrooms, but found out that it was difficult for Japanese students to start creative writing without any preparation. Therefore, I created some preparatory activities based on the combined ideas of traditional analytical stylistics and creative stylistics. In 1998, I spent quite a lot of time making variations on the above-mentioned activities and applying them to my English classes and found them quite efficient to sensitize students to English language and literature. I am planning to make a presentation of this research result at the JACET seminar on April 17. Moreover, during this research, I discovered several 'Japanese masters of English' and made detailed research on them.
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