Date:
November 1997
Page No.:
292
Writer(s):
John Esposito, Kogei Women's Junior College
Studies of contrastive rhetoric now address not only product and process concerns,
but also the complex rhetorical traditions which inform writing practice. By
contrasting the rhetorical traditions of Japanese and English, it is possible to
establish a point of convergence which can inform the teaching of writing to
Japanese EFL students. This paper suggests that during the pre-writing stage of
paragraph composition, haiku can be used as a complement to or substitute for
brainstorming. A sample lesson is offered exploring some of the practical
applications of this approach.
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