Engaged foreign language pedagogy: Translating Hadashi no Gen

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_647
dc.contributor.author	Mariotti Marcella
dc.title	Engaged foreign language pedagogy: Translating Hadashi no Gen
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This study is aimed to show how even translating can be seen as an ‘engaged foreign language pedagogy’, when it comes to ‘sharing memories’ and contents that are highly significant for the well-being of the social actors involved in such a process: teachers, students, publishers, readers and all humankind. The case study is Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen, Keiji Nakazawa, 1973-85; below: GEN), a translating workshop at an Italian University. The aspects explored are: 1) the critical ‘dialogues’ about histories and world-views as de-standardisation of teaching, professionalisation of teachers and critical education (Freire 1970); 2) the relevance of translated contents as motivating stimuli to reconsider social power balances and engagement; 3) the rule of social networks in aspects 1) and 2). We are finding that translating can be considered not only as a mere ‘foreign language exercise’, but as a starting point to reflect upon social responsibilities; we hope to find how this process is undertaken in teacher-learner relation.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-05-25
dc.dateAccepted	2017-02-08
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-01-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-153-9/engaged-foreign-language-pedagogy-translating-hada/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-152-2/CFJS-5-8
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-153-9
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-152-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Engaged Pedagogy
dc.subject	Engaged Pedagogy
dc.subject	Foreign Language Education
dc.subject	Foreign Language Education
dc.subject	Hadashi no Gen
dc.subject	Hadashi no Gen
dc.subject	Japanese Language
dc.subject	Japanese Language
dc.subject	Nuclear Power
dc.subject	Nuclear Power
dc.subject	Welfare Language Pedagogy
dc.subject	Welfare Language Pedagogy

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Engaged foreign language pedagogy: Translating Hadashi no Gen

Marcella Mariotti Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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This study is aimed to show how even translating can be seen as an ‘engaged foreign language pedagogy’, when it comes to ‘sharing memories’ and contents that are highly significant for the well-being of the social actors involved in such a process: teachers, students, publishers, readers and all humankind. The case study is Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen, Keiji Nakazawa, 1973-85; below: GEN), a translating workshop at an Italian University. The aspects explored are: 1) the critical ‘dialogues’ about histories and world-views as de-standardisation of teaching, professionalisation of teachers and critical education (Freire 1970); 2) the relevance of translated contents as motivating stimuli to reconsider social power balances and engagement; 3) the rule of social networks in aspects 1) and 2). We are finding that translating can be considered not only as a mere ‘foreign language exercise’, but as a starting point to reflect upon social responsibilities; we hope to find how this process is undertaken in teacher-learner relation.

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Feb. 8, 2017

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Jan. 12, 2017

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978-88-6969-153-9

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978-88-6969-152-2

Keywords: Foreign Language Education • Engaged Pedagogy • Hadashi no Gen • Welfare Language Pedagogy • Japanese Language • Nuclear Power

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