Practice of classics education program in Japanese language courses

Abstract

　In this study, the author verified the effectiveness of a practical program conducted in the Japanese II course, a foundation course for which the author was in charge. The students were ask to write their own essays based on the original text of the “MAKURA-NO-SOSHI“ and to taste and share the pleasure of the essays with other students in the class. As a result of the verification, about 70% of the students answered "I am not interested in classics" in the questionnaire before the class, but about all of the students answered "I became a little interested in classics" in the questionnaire after the class, confirming that the class provided an opportunity to eliminate their dislike of classics, indicating that the class had a certain effect.