Suggestion of a New Possibility for the Teaching of Explanatory Writing : "The body" that facilitates "talk" with "others"

Abstract

In the teaching of explanatory writing, an inquiry into practical theories from the perspective of learners, with emphasis on their acquired knowledge, is a great challenge. For this paper, I compared and studied two theories; one is that of Nobuyuki Morita, who has worked on his research from the learners' perspective, and the other is that of Takashi Shibuya, who has developed his teaching theory based on a teaching material for explanatory writing. As a result, I suggest "talk" with "others" as a new possibility for the teaching of explanatory writing. As a methodology, I also suggest a practical device to shape learning, using "body of others" and "reading through body" as a unifying theory. When "talk" with "others" that occurs in response to "body of others", further realizes "reading through body", which accompanies physical experience within one's tacit knowledge, learning that develops existing theories and structures can clearly be changed to a new form of learning. This helps learners to reconstruct their skills that support their existing worldview, theories, and structures through actual emotional experiences.