A study on instruction haiku to nurture sensitivity and communication competence

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This purpose of this paper is to investigate an effective method of teaching haiku to elementary school children in North America. In 2005, we pointed out that the method of teaching haiku by introducing the technique of juxtaposition and the use of kukai (traditional haiku sharing circle) was effective for Japanese elementary school children. In 2008, we tried this haiku teaching method with Canadian elementary school children in Toronto. In this exercise, students wrote good haiku and showed an excellent appreciation of other students' haiku. Further, the data from the class participants showed that they saw it as easy and fun to make haiku and share them with their classmates. This experimental practice shows that the teaching method of juxtaposition and kukai is effective in haiku lessons in North America.