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Cross‐cultural understanding and English literatures from the Other Circles
Author(s) -
SMITH LARRY E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-971x.1986.tb00730.x
Subject(s) - creative writing , english studies , linguistics , sociology , history , literature , art , philosophy
This paper reports on the effectiveness of using creative writing in English to increase cross‐cultural understanding. The study involved Japanese businessmen at the Japan America Institute of Management Science in Honolulu, Hawaii, using portions of a Japanese novel (44 pages of Balloon Top , written originally in English by Nobuko Albery) and a Thai novel (22 pages of Little Things written originally in English by Prajuab Thirabutana). The results indicate that this kind of creative writing can be an extremely valuable way to increase the interest in and understanding of other cultures outside the formal classroom.