Impulses for Teaching Poetry and Song Lyrics : From Shakespeare to Pop Music / Pascal Fischer and Theresa Summer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Pascal, author.

Summer, Theresa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Music--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg, Germany : Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH, [2024]

Summary:

The volume Impulses for Teaching Poetry and Song Lyrics: From Shakespeare to Pop Music explores the potential of poems and song lyrics in English language education through theoretical considerations, interdisciplinary insights, and case studies. Focusing on traditional forms of poetry as well as spoken-word poetry, poetry on social media, and pop songs, the contributors demonstrate a wide range of applications for these texts. They share the conviction that lyrical texts are particularly effective for highlighting linguistic phenomena, evoking complex emotions, and sparking productive discussions. Following a programmatic introduction, which also acknowledges possible teacher concerns, the first part of the volume offers essential reflections on lyrical texts in the classroom. The second part features in-depth analyses of poems and songs, examining their interplay with illustrations, album covers, music videos, and stage performances. An outro chapter discusses the challenges and benefits of an interdisciplinary seminar on poetry and song lyrics.

Contents:

Cover

Titel

Imprint

Acknowledgements

Contents

Intro

Pascal Fischer &amp

Theresa Summer: Introduction: The Case for Lyrical Texts in English Language Education

Part 1: Fundamental Reflections

Christoph Bode: Now More than Ever: Why Poetry Matters

Michael Meyer: Responding to Poetry: From Affect to Answer

Laurenz Volkmann: Poetry in the EFL Classroom - Notoriously Problematic? Moving the Argument from Defence to Offence

Valentin Werner: Potentials of Poetry and Song Lyrics for EFL Education: An Applied Linguistic Perspective

Part 2: In-Depth Analyses and Practical Applications

Kerstin-Anja Münderlein &amp

Theresa Summer: Fostering Critical Gender Literacy through Lyrical Texts: A Focus on Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'

Amos Paran: From 'All My Loving' to 'All the Lonely People': Exploring the Beatles and Their Song Lyrics in ELT

Carsten Albers: Dealing with Difficult Emotions in Pop Songs and Their Respective Music Video Clips: Suggestions for the Advanced EFL Classroom

Luisa Alfes: "creativity never disappears" - Learning with Instapoems in the English Language Classroom

Katrin Thomson: Language, Discourse Empowerment and the Negotiation of Cultural Identity in Bilingual Slam Poetry: English-Spanish Spoken Word Art in ELT

Outro

Theresa Summer, Michelle Zirkel, Pascal Fischer &amp

Manfred Krug: Exploring Poems and Song Lyrics in an Interdisciplinary Seminar with Pre-service English Teachers: Opportunities and Hurdles

Backcover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783825386900

3825386902