English Literature Series

…After returning to Japan, he put his efforts into English education, advocating a new teaching method in contrast to the traditional translation-based teaching method, compiling textbooks himself and putting his theories into practice. From 1946, he worked with Ichikawa Miki as editors of the English Literature Series, and in 1957, published a total of 100 volumes. In 1948, he founded Yoyo Juku with Fukuhara Rintaro and others, aiming to reconcile Eastern and Western civilizations through the understanding and appreciation of language and literature. …

*Some of the terminology used in the English Literature Series is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…帰国後は英語教育にも力を入れ，従来の訳読主義の教授法に対し，いわゆる新教授法を提唱，自ら教科書を編纂し，その理論を実践する。21年より市河三喜と《英文学叢書》の主幹を務め，32年全100巻の刊行を遂げる。23年言語と文学の理解鑑賞により東西文明の融和を図ることを目指し，福原麟太郎らと洋々塾をつくる。…

※「《英文学叢書》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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