The decreasing interest in the study of foreign languages forces us to reconsider and re-evaluate new teaching methods and approaches. Nevertheless, the use of music, in particular modern or pop music, for interdisciplinary studies and students' language skills appears to be still neglected. I claim that the lyrics and music of the popular group…

Investigates the Weber work with regard to the pattern poems it contains. (FL)

Discussion of Brecht's aesthetic principles, particularly "Verfremdung" (the device of renewal and estrangement), including the opinions of the Berliner Ensemble concerning to what degree they have retained Brecht's principles in productions of his plays. (DD)

Updates 14 previous compilations published in this journal. The current listing contains references to 119 dissertations in German language or literature, comparative literature, linguistics, and foreign- or second-language education with applicability to learning and teaching German. (Author/VWL)

University language programmes are often held to be a vital element in national preparedness to cope with an increasingly connected world. Yet we know very little about the social and intellectual organization of contemporary language departments or the networks through which staff manage their teaching, research and service to the community. I…

A discussion of form and content in art and the theories of Goethe and Schiller. (CK)

The method and scope of this indexing service, which is unique in the field of humanities, is reported upon. (Author/SJ)