This paper suggests guidelines for poetry study. Studying unfamiliar vocabulary, allusions and surface and underlying meaning are the general steps, followed by specific questioning regarding poem genre, rhyme, meter, imagery and content, for an overall evaluation. (CHK)

Describes a college-level course on "Oral and Dramatic Presentation of Hispanic Literature," covering such techniques as dramatization and rehearsal and other ways in which students were encouraged to study and appreciate foreign language literature. (CB)

Discusses the manipulation of various grammatical devices in a Spanish short story. Points out that variations in the use of verbal aspect mark stages in the development of the plot and that modal and lexical choices reinforce its reflexive and repetitive nature. Argues that this story exemplifies creative use of grammatical choices. (13…

To demonstrate how well-selected literature of the second language can play an important role in the curriculum of the fourth-and fifth-year high school School Spanish course and reinforce language learning, an outline for an analysis of the poem "Dedalo" by Jaime Torres Bodet is presented. Steps in this analysis include explanations of the…