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A novel approach to English reading pedagogy was developed to provide an authentic and interesting syllabus for an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) collegiate class. Initially prepared as explorative teaching method, the course design emanated from an enjoyment of poetry with the paramount purpose to make the reading experience genuine, evocative and student centered. This paper will briefly discuss reading pedagogy in the EFL context, the international accessibility of poetry and a poetry reading course design and reactions developed at a Japanese university by understanding and managing cultural differences and expectations.

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