In recent years, along with the strengthening of friendship and international cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, many novels and short stories from Japanese literature have been translated and introduced to Vietnam, and well received by Vietnamese readers. In addition, Japanese cinema has gradually conquered Vietnamese audiences, through film festivals, the recognition that comes with earning international awards, as well as official screenings at domestic cinemas. The use of films adapted from Japanese literature to further promote the reception of literature among young people is also recognized as a new trend of the times. To better reflect these current trends and and promote the development of the aesthetic sense of youth in general and students, at the Faculty of Literature of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education in particular, we have developed new subjects for our Master's Program in Foreign Literature such as The Relationship between Literature and Cinema (2016 - 2022), Literature and Cinema (2022 - 2026). Through the subjects and teaching activities, we have exposed students and Master's students to the subject matter related to Japanese aesthetics, including concepts such as wabi, sabi, yugen, etc.; Japanese identity expressed through literature and cinema as well as a variety of other content. This article summarizes the method of aesthetic education through utilized in teaching Japanese literature and cinema at the Faculty of Literature, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (Vietnam), while also emphasizing the importance of aesthetic education and proposing new approaches to aesthetic education for students.

Authors:
Thu Van Phan, Ho Chi Minh University of Education, Vietnam

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Thu Van Phan is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Ho Chi Minh University of Education in Vietnam

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