Following the definition of 'practice' conceptualised in "After Virtue," the paper argues that literature as creative writing and reading is a MacIntyrean practice. Literature's key internal goods are spelled out: the common aesthetic enjoyment achieved by the writer's ability to create a truthful fictional narrative the reader is drawn…

Purpose of this study is to examine burnout and teaching profession attitudes of teacher candidates. Research was conducted with 287 teacher candidates. By the findings; burnout and teaching profession attitudes of teacher candidates don't differ according to their gender. Burnout of teacher candidates differs according to their graduation status…

More than 150 children's books in German are listed and evaluated in this annotated bibliography. Document availability and prices are indicated. Recommendations concerning suitability for various age groups are also offered. (RL)

Interview with Barker Fairley, professor emeritus of German literature at the University of Toronto. (RT)

The development of German writing since World War II in Switzerland, Austria, the German Democratic Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany is discussed. In the first four chapters of this book, social and intellectual transformations that have occurred since 1945 in these four German-speaking countries are described. The literary forms of…

This listing of foreign language doctoral degrees granted in 1974-1975 is a supplement to the list published in "The Modern Language Journal" in January-February 1976. (CHK)

Illustrations are given of ways in which cultural and social information can illuminate the literary texts used in foreign language teaching. (RM)

The present-day status of language instruction at St. Olaf College is viewed in the perspective of past requirements at the college. Reasons for student interest in German, the most popular modern language, focus on the influence of family ties with speakers of Norwegian. A discussion of methods of teaching German literature in translation is…

This annotated bibliography of articles and books about haiku is divided into English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and German language references. The organization of each section progresses from references for Japanese haiku to references for haiku written in occidental languages and from books to periodical publications. Because of…

Discusses the emphasis that many American universities place on multicultural and international education, focusing on how this emphasis has affected German language and literature departments. Argues that greater classroom emphasis needs to be placed on non-canonical texts, writers, and modes of communication. (15 references) (MDM)

Suggests approaches to a holocaust course based on imaginative literature. The course outlined would be aimed at college students who do not speak German. (EJS)