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ELT Journal 2003 57(1):19-25; doi:10.1093/elt/57.1.19
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Real language through poetry: a formula for meaning making

Natalie Hess1

1 NAU in Yuma, Arizona, USA. Email: natalie.hess{at}nau.edu

The entry into a poem, under the guidance of appropriate teaching, brings about the kind of participation that almost no other text can produce. When we read, understand, and interpret a poem we learn language through the expansion of our experience with a larger human reality. Reading poetry gives us a concentrated version of a parallel life. A poem can be used as a vehicle for thought, and as an instrument for shaping language. The article provides a manageable nine-step process that unlocks the richness of poetry for real and relevant language learning.

Received July 2001.


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