Literary education, cultural diversity and manga A proposal for the training of readers

Abstract

Over the last few decades, the reading of Japanese comics has been considered in several contexts of reading literacy; and different studies have been developed that consider the didactic potential of this medium, in proposals on artistic creativity based on the literacy practices of young readers, or even as a didactic resource for literary education. Based on a qualitative approach, this work aims at studying the possibilities of Tomoji, by Jiro Taniguchi, as a paradigmatic example of manga for the training of readers, from an intercultural perspective and considering thematic linking options on diversity which this work offers. A reading motivation proposal has thus been designed, based on certain methodological keys typical of didactic sequences, with the aim of providing a replicable model of literary education which promotes, from the Japanese comics, discussion around cultural aspects such as the social role of women, the appreciation of nature or the concept of family.