Haiku Across Borders - Evocative Voice in Second Language Poetry Writing

Drawing on a total of 8,308 haiku poems written by 834 English as Foreign Language (EFL) university students in Japan, this book explores the value, possibility, and potential of teaching and researching English-language haiku in second and foreign language (SFL) contexts.

List of contents

1. Haiku Across Borders 2. Haiku Writing in a Second Language: Evocative Voice Pedagogy 3. Uncovering Multiple Interpretations and Influential Factors 4. Recognizing Writing Styles and Meaning-Making Processes 5. Characterizing Second Language Haiku Writing 6. Cross-Genre Literacy Development 7. Evocative Voice and Poetic Identity 8. Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Second Language Haiku Writing 9. Pedagogical and Methodological Implications

About the author

Atsushi Iida (Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania) is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Aoyama Gakuin University, where he teaches courses in TESOL and applied linguistics. His research explores second language writing, poetry writing, voice and identity, and literature in second language education. He has published widely in international journals and is the co-editor (with Bee Chamcharatsri) of International Perspectives on Creative Writing in Second Language Education: Supporting Language Learners' Proficiency, Identity and Creative Expression (Routledge, 2022).

Summary

Drawing on a total of 8,308 haiku poems written by 834 English as Foreign Language (EFL) university students in Japan, this book explores the value, possibility, and potential of teaching and researching English-language haiku in second and foreign language (SFL) contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Atsushi Iida, Atsushi (Aoyama Gakuin University Iida
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032753430
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275343-0
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, POETRY / Haiku, Communication Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Language: history & general works, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, ELT examinations & certificates, Literature: history and criticism, Language: history and general works, ELT: teaching theory & methods, Poetry by form: Haiku