物語を創作する授業‒＜ライティング･スタディ＞の試み‒

Abstract

This is a lesson report discussing the incorporation of narrative-writing methods in Japanese language teaching.Narrative-writing lessons have not played a big role in Japanese language instruction, let alone national language education, but the author, based on narratological theory, wants to actively use narrative writing when teaching literary composition. In this instance, the author devised simple narrative patterns suited for Japanese-language learners-the And-Then type of narrative, the Urashima-type narrative, and the BambooCutter-type narrative -and asked students to write their own stories. The language proficiency levels of students were at Levels N2 or N1 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test(JLPT). This puts the level at intermediate to advanced, but it became clear that the learners about Japan were more than capable ofusing Japanese language to create narratives, assuring the author of the continued potential of the approach. This report presents the details of the trial along with future tasks.