This study builds on the concept that aural-written verification helps L2 learners develop auditory discrimination skills, refine word recognition and gain awareness of form-meaning relationships, by comparing two modes of aural input: reading while listening (R/L) vs. listening only (L/O). Two test tasks (sequencing and gap filling) of 95 items,…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 33 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) storytelling; (2) the short story; (3) metaphor and simile; (4) fairy tales; (5) American science fiction; (6) contemporary American fiction; (7) objective and…

This paper examined the portrayal of 28 librarians depicted in 25 romance novels published between 1980 and 1995. The purpose of the study was to measure how that portrayal compared to the stereotypical image so often criticized in the professional literature. Furthermore, the results of the study were compared with the results of a master's…

This document contains two short fictional stories in which children learn to make good decisions about the way they spend their time. The first story concerns a girl who learns to budget her time and complete her homework before doing leisure activities. The second story concerns a boy who had to decide between playing in the soccer league or…

Punctuation, the original purpose of which was elocutionary, evolved a syntactic purpose as silent reading became more common. Despite the great similarity of punctuation rules among handbooks and manuals, punctuation has not been completely standardized. Punctuation practices vary from genre to genre, and the "best" fiction and…

Two installments of "Young Adult Literature" are presented in this compilation. "Young Adult Literature," which offers reviews of young adult books, is a regular feature of the National Council of Teachers of English publication, "Notes Plus." The articles included in this compilation give favorable reviews to two…

A content analysis plan is presented for determining the degree of sexism in a literary work. (JH)

A writer of children's literature tells of the difficulties inherent in writing fictionalized accounts about Abraham Lincoln whose life has been widely researched and documented by scholars. (RB)

The focal image of the film "The Black Hole" functions as a visual metaphor for the sacred, order, unity, and eternal time. The black hole is a symbol that unites the antinomic pairs of conscious/unconscious, water/fire, immersion/emersion, death/rebirth, and hell/heaven. The black hole is further associated with the quest for…

The "Star Wars" trilogy is a fairy tale projected into the future which exemplifies in a clear-cut manner many of the archetypes of Jungian psychology. These films are modern retellings of ancient myths. Carl Jung has described myths as "fundamental expressions of human nature." In the films, fairy tale motifs such as typical…

What is the difference in the stories that literary artists tell and the stories others tell? Some writers feel literary artists are able to realize the meaning of experience in a fuller way and shape their realizations into a work of fiction. Others feel that the writer does not invent the work but rather discovers it. Using fiction in…

This bibliography on independent schools is divided into seven sections. Secton I, "General History and Sociological Perspectives," lists 3 articles and 25 books. Section II, "Individual School Histories," contains 45 book titles. Part III, "Administration of Independent Schools," has 19 references. Part IV, "Teaching in Independent Schools,"…

A study of formula fiction books was conducted to determine how these books fit into women's lives, what images they bring to mind, and what uses they serve. Seventy-two women from the ages of 18 to 70 read a Harlequin Romance novel by Sue Byfield. Then the group participated in several focus group discussions, a qualitative indepth technique that…

Examines varying views of the children's writer's relationship to his readers. (See CS 701 511). (RB)

Discusses whether the children's book is an art form, distinct from other fiction, or just a novel made easy. (See CS 701 510). (RB)