I am about one month away from starting class again. That means I’m in my midsummer. I’ve accomplished a few things on my “list” but it’s time to start thinking about the academic ones as well. My department chair also asked me to think about a few things which involves (if I’m smart) some writing. If I do it early it’ll help in developing my goals for the new school year.
I’ve recently found a curriculum developed in New South Wales with the Japan Foundation, called Art Speaks Japanese. It seems a refreshing perspective from the usual. I really want to bring more of the arts into the classroom and this seems like a good way to do it. It uses images from the Art Gallery of NSW but they are broad enough in topic that students could find similar images on-line or elsewhere if they wanted. It’s always an experiment and it seems we never have enough time to teach what is needed. It goes far too quickly.
August 18, 2008 at 1:41 am |
found it strange you found a curriculum from New south Wales – were there none from USA?
i came across your website while searcing for grotesque shibori – which i’d seen at ISS 2005 Tokyo.
i’m wondering if you know of http://www.shibori.org and whether you havebeen to any shibori symposiums
bam
August 18, 2008 at 8:50 pm |
Hm. Well, not so strange if you were a teacher of Japanese language looking for good teaching material and something unique. Australia’s Japan Foundation has very good resources in my opinion.
To answer your other question, I am very familiar with www. shibori.org but haven’t been to any of the symposiums. I’d love to sometime!