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Using short stories has proven effective in second language learning and teaching. This study investigated the students’ perceptions of the use of short stories and their English proficiency. It was intended to identify the students’ benefits from using short stories and the challenges they encountered, as well as solutions to address them. The study targeted 1050 first-year students at the University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics. The sample size was 222 students from the departments of Business and Information Technology (BIT) and Applied Statistics. This study was supported by the constructivism theory. The study adopted a descriptive approach, and data were collected through a questionnaire and focus group interviews. The questionnaire yielded quantitative data, whereas the focus group interviews generated qualitative data. Findings revealed that using short stories enabled students to develop the English language's four macro-skills, namely listening (94.6%), speaking (95.5%), reading (98.2%), and writing (95.9%). The findings also disclosed that short stories helped to increase students’ vocabulary (98.2%). However, the findings indicated that students had difficulties grasping conveyed messages because of limited vocabulary, spelling difficulties, and little knowledge of English tenses, and that they lacked confidence to present their stories in front of colleagues. They could overcome these challenges, though, by looking up the meanings of new words and scaffolding each other’s learning. The study concluded that short stories might be useful language materials and recommended them as adequate materials to mediate second language learning.

Using short stories has proven effective in second language learning and teaching. This study investigated the students’ perceptions of the use of short stories and their English proficiency. It was intended to identify the students’ benefits from using short stories and the challenges they encountered, as well as solutions to address them. The study targeted 1050 first-year students at the University of Rwanda, College of Business and Economics. The sample size was 222 students from the departments of Business and Information Technology (BIT) and Applied Statistics. This study was supported by the constructivism theory. The study adopted a descriptive approach, and data were collected through a questionnaire and focus group interviews. The questionnaire yielded quantitative data, whereas the focus group interviews generated qualitative data. Findings revealed that using short stories enabled students to develop the English language's four macro-skills, namely listening (94.6%), speaking (95.5%), reading (98.2%), and writing (95.9%). The findings also disclosed that short stories helped to increase students’ vocabulary (98.2%). However, the findings indicated that students had difficulties grasping conveyed messages because of limited vocabulary, spelling difficulties, and little knowledge of English tenses, and that they lacked confidence to present their stories in front of colleagues. They could overcome these challenges, though, by looking up the meanings of new words and scaffolding each other’s learning. The study concluded that short stories might be useful language materials and recommended them as adequate materials to mediate second language learning.

Critical thinking skills are key components of knowing and learning English First Additional Language (ENGFAL). Mastering critical thinking skills boosts learners’ confidence and improves their thinking ability. The purpose of this study is to explore the teaching of short stories as a resource to develop Grade 11 English First Additional Language learners’ critical thinking skills. Qualitative approach was employed to draw responses from all the participants. Ten (10) learners and three (3) ENGFAL paper two teachers were purposefully sampled from a secondary school in the Bochum East circuit. The researcher collected data using observation method, semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Teachers and learners were interviewed and short story lessons were observed while the assessment activities given to learners were analysed. The collected data was analysed using thematic data analysis method. The findings indicate that critical thinking can be promoted during an ENGFAL paper two lessons through asking open- ended questions that will lead learners to share their knowledge, opinion and views or come up with a solution of a given problem. Therefore, it is recommended that teachers integrate all levels of cognitive questions from Bloom Taxonomy and allow learners to be active participants during the lesson rather than relying on the teacher’s knowledge and understanding

Background: Character figure in short story refers to the traits, personalities, and attributes possessed by the characters in story short the. Character figure This form base for method reader understand and relate with story. Alif Integrated Islamic Elementary School implements a program to develop writing literacy for grade 6 students. This program takes the form of training in making Short Story anthology books. Literary works are description life humans created by the author. One of type literary works are story short. Purpose: The aim of this research is to identify characters in the collection short story student 6th grade SDIT ALIF Ciawi. Design and methods: Research methods used​ study This is analysis content, This method use ATLAS.ti For obtain data. Results: In research found that characters created by SDIT Alif Ciawi students two types were found character that is character anthropomorphic and non- anthropomorphic. Results of research conducted on 34 short stories SDIT Alif Ciawi students there is Non- Anthropomorphic characters namely "Human ", whereas character anthropomorphic emerges​ in short story student that is : Grasshopper, Eagle, Squirrel, Chameleon, Fish, Deer, Mother Birds, Cats, Rats, Ants, Snakes, Male Birds, Trees Petai, Broccoli, Vegetables, Apple Trees, Hap-hap, Jin Tomang, Durian Trees, Carrots, Spinach, Worms, Kriko and Mushrooms.

We collected a didactic proposal carried out within the framework of the subject “Desarrollo deHabilidades Lingüísticas y su Didáctica en Educación Primaria” at the University of Seville. The objective wasto incorporate the story and theatrical practices as strategies to work on encouraging reading and linguisticskills with future Primary Education teachers. Our starting hypothesis was that the students had little knowledgeof Children’s and Young People’s Literature, so we proposed to introduce it into the classroom throughshort stories, also addressing its didactic possibilities of the short stories and the theatrical practices for thedevelopment of linguistic skills through embodiment. In addition, we also sought to improve the classroomclimate and promote an optimal environment for cooperative work. Here we present the theoretical frameworkof our proposal, the didactic intervention carried out and the analysis of the evolution of the skills andcompetences of the students thanks to the completion of a questionnaire, for which we adopt a methodologicalapproach that combines quantitative and qualitative methods., En este artículo recogemos una propuesta didáctica llevada a cabo en el marco de la asignatura de Desarrollo de Habilidades Lingüísticas y su Didáctica en Educación Primaria en la Universidad de Sevilla. El objetivo era incorporar el cuento y las prácticas teatrales como estrategias didácticas para trabajar la animación a la lectura y las habilidades lingüísticas con futuros docentes de Educación Primaria. Nuestra hipótesis de partida era que el estudiantado tenía un escaso conocimiento de la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil (LIJ), por lo que nos propusimos introducirla en el aula a través del cuento, abordando asimismo sus posibilidades didácticas. Además, buscábamos también mejorar el clima de aula y favorecer un ambiente óptimo para el trabajo cooperativo. Aquí presentamos el marco teórico de nuestra propuesta, la intervención didáctica realizada y el análisis de la evolución del estudiantado gracias a la realización de un cuestionario, por lo que adoptamos un enfoque metodológico de que combina lo cuantitativo y lo cualitativo., Dans cet article, nous suggérons une proposition didactique menée dans le cadre de la matière «Desarrollo de habilidades lingüísticas y su didáctica en Educación Primaria» à l'Université de Séville. L'objectif est d'incorporer le conte et les pratiques théâtrales comme des stratégies pédagogiques pour travailler l’encouragement à la lecture et la dextérité linguistique chez les futurs enseignants du primaire. Notre hypothèse de départ est que comme les élèves possèdent peu de connaissances en littérature enfantine et juvénile, nous proposons de les introduire en classe au moyen du conte, en abordant ses possibilités didactiques et les pratiques théâtrales dans l’intention de développer des compétences linguistiques par l’incarnation. Nous cherchons en outre à améliorer le climat de classe et à favoriser une atmosphère optimale pour le travail coopératif. La présente étude explore par conséquent le cadre théorique de la proposition, l'intervention didactique menée et l'analyse du progrès des apprenants au moyen d’une enquête, raison pour laquelle nous adoptons une approche méthodologique alliant le quantitatif et le qualitatif.

This research project explores the rhetorical function of contemporary Anglophone speculative fiction (sf) in southern Africa. Focusing on short fiction produced between 2008 and 2018, the project delineates this literary production both theoretically and historically. It is the “difference” of contemporary African sf that needs attention, the thesis argues, and through such difference we might evaluate how this literature manifests as a prominent, collective call to de-colonise dominant ways of seeing. Moreover, the contemporary sf scene in the southern region of the continent is not well represented in scholarship. To date, much more work has been done on, for example, sf in Nigeria, or indeed in South Africa. Similarly, far more studies exist on the novel form. And yet, it is a contention of this project that short sf is far more abundant in Africa today. The project therefore addresses important gaps by providing perspective on short sf in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. It also draws attention to various questions that will need further study in the field of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism. The methodological choice to view this literature within a rhetorical framework complicates the duality of culture and text characteristic of cultural studies and focuses instead on how relationships among texts, writers, publishing agents and readers function. This is especially relevant in an African literary studies context because such approach works to bypass practices of silencing and the appropriation of certain perspectives, reorients agency, and redirects the conversation to focus on interactions between literary actors more closely. Since little attention has been paid to African literary narratives from a rhetorical angle, even less to African speculative texts, an effort is made to create a new lens using pragmatic frames (Bitzer 1968), rhetorical narrative studies (Phelan 2007), and the “literary field” (Bourdieu 1993). In addition, the project draws insigh

In recent years literature is gaining more and more importance with regard to its role as a learning resource in the EFL classroom. However, there are still some educators who are reluctant to include literature in their syllabus. Therefore, this dissertation explores the benefits of using authentic literature –specifically short stories– as a way to develop and work on English language reception and production skills. In addition, a didactic proposal is offered to demonstrate this, and it includes activities based on the two short stories written by Ray Bradbury (“A Sound of Thunder” and “The Pedestrian”)., En los últimos años, la literatura está adquiriendo cada vez más importancia en lo que respecta a su papel como recurso didáctico en el aula de Lengua Extranjera I. Sin embargo, todavía hay algunos educadores que se muestran reacios a incluir la literatura en su programa de estudios. Por ello, esta tesis explora los beneficios de utilizar literatura auténtica (específicamente relatos cortos) como forma de desarrollar y trabajar las destrezas de recepción y producción de los alumnos en la lengua inglesa. Para demostrarlo, se ofrece una propuesta didáctica que incluye actividades basadas en dos relatos cortos escritos por Ray Bradbury (“A Sound of Thunder” y “The Pedestrian”)., Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Máster en Profesor de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas

In a classroom of English as a Second Language, Literature is an extremely useful tool. A range of themes and activities that encourage students in their learning process are offered through the use of literary texts, such as brief stories. This project provides just one of the numerous methods in which short stories can be utilized to educate not just language, but also to stimulate students' societal awareness, analytical thinking, and appreciation of English literature. This master’s dissertation seeks to demonstrate the significance of utilizing literature and the benefits it brings to the process of teaching a foreign language. The topics presented by short stories can be extremely captivating for students and, due to their qualities, they are, among other things, conveniently manageable for students and instructors. By selecting a short story that raises universal inquiries about societies and human behaviour within them, this proposal aims to demonstrate a method of working with all these components, to encourage teenagers to perceive the world with a more practical and receptive mindset toward the society they reside in and those surrounding them., En una clase de inglés como segunda lengua, la literatura es una herramienta extremadamente útil. Mediante el uso de textos literarios, como los relatos cortos, se ofrece un abanico de temas y actividades que estimulan a los alumnos en su proceso de aprendizaje. Este proyecto ofrece sólo uno de los numerosos métodos en los que los relatos breves pueden utilizarse para educar no sólo el lenguaje, sino también para estimular la conciencia social, el pensamiento analítico y la apreciación de la literatura inglesa por parte de los estudiantes. Este trabajo de fin de máster pretende demostrar la importancia de utilizar la literatura y los beneficios que aporta al proceso de enseñanza de una lengua extranjera. Los temas que presentan los relatos breves pueden resultar sumamente cautivadores para los alumnos y, debido a sus cualidades, son, entre otras cosas, convenientemente manejables para estudiantes e instructores. Al seleccionar un relato corto que plantea cuestiones universales sobre las sociedades y el comportamiento humano en ellas, esta propuesta pretende demostrar un método de trabajo con todos estos componentes, con el fin de animar a los adolescentes a percibir el mundo con una mentalidad más práctica y receptiva hacia la sociedad en la que residen y las que les rodean., Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y Literatura, Máster en Profesor de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y Bachillerato, Formación Profesional y Enseñanzas de Idiomas

This research project explores the rhetorical function of contemporary Anglophone speculative fiction (sf) in southern Africa. Focusing on short fiction produced between 2008 and 2018, the project delineates this literary production both theoretically and historically. It is the “difference” of contemporary African sf that needs attention, the thesis argues, and through such difference we might evaluate how this literature manifests as a prominent, collective call to de-colonise dominant ways of seeing. Moreover, the contemporary sf scene in the southern region of the continent is not well represented in scholarship. To date, much more work has been done on, for example, sf in Nigeria, or indeed in South Africa. Similarly, far more studies exist on the novel form. And yet, it is a contention of this project that short sf is far more abundant in Africa today. The project therefore addresses important gaps by providing perspective on short sf in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. It also draws attention to various questions that will need further study in the field of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism. The methodological choice to view this literature within a rhetorical framework complicates the duality of culture and text characteristic of cultural studies and focuses instead on how relationships among texts, writers, publishing agents and readers function. This is especially relevant in an African literary studies context because such approach works to bypass practices of silencing and the appropriation of certain perspectives, reorients agency, and redirects the conversation to focus on interactions between literary actors more closely. Since little attention has been paid to African literary narratives from a rhetorical angle, even less to African speculative texts, an effort is made to create a new lens using pragmatic frames (Bitzer 1968), rhetorical narrative studies (Phelan 2007), and the “literary field” (Bourdieu 1993). In addition, the project draws insigh

El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro., The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts.

The purpose of this study aims to examine teachers' perspectives on the use of short stories in the English classroom at the upper secondary level in one municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. The study is a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 6 English teachers. The theoretical framework underscores different implications and advantages of teaching literature in the classroom. These implications regard the use of authentic literary texts and their advantages. The theoretical framework also gives a definition of the terms multiculturalism and interculturality. The results suggest that teachers use short stories in order to motivate students to read more because they are shorter than longer texts. Teachers reported advantages in student motivation, a sense of accomplishment, and enhancement of language skills when teaching short stories. Moreover, short stories are seen by teachers as versatile tools that cater to different students' learning abilities. The short stories that the teachers select to work with come from their own interests. When selecting short stories, the teachers always have in mind to be sensitive in order not to offend anyone or for it to be culturally sensitive. Some teachers vary their literature by choosing works from around the world to present different perspectives. The short stories that the teachers select contain authentic language that presents different views that the students can discuss in order to understand. The results indicate that teachers find that cultural aspects are embedded within the stories and could be discussed from different perspectives in the multicultural classroom.

El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro., The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts.

El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro., The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts.

The purpose of this study aims to examine teachers' perspectives on the use of short stories in the English classroom at the upper secondary level in one municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. The study is a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 6 English teachers. The theoretical framework underscores different implications and advantages of teaching literature in the classroom. These implications regard the use of authentic literary texts and their advantages. The theoretical framework also gives a definition of the terms multiculturalism and interculturality. The results suggest that teachers use short stories in order to motivate students to read more because they are shorter than longer texts. Teachers reported advantages in student motivation, a sense of accomplishment, and enhancement of language skills when teaching short stories. Moreover, short stories are seen by teachers as versatile tools that cater to different students' learning abilities. The short stories that the teachers select to work with come from their own interests. When selecting short stories, the teachers always have in mind to be sensitive in order not to offend anyone or for it to be culturally sensitive. Some teachers vary their literature by choosing works from around the world to present different perspectives. The short stories that the teachers select contain authentic language that presents different views that the students can discuss in order to understand. The results indicate that teachers find that cultural aspects are embedded within the stories and could be discussed from different perspectives in the multicultural classroom.

The Jubilant City Almanac is a collection of short stories set in the magical Jubilant City, a city founded by a group of Black women in 1736. These stories bridge the whimsical and magical with the realities of poverty, classicism, addiction, abuse and health disparities. “Got His Alligator” follows the journey of two codependent addicts as they try to get their fashion designs onto Jubilant City’s premiere drama, Girl, Please. The characters in “Carbon Copy” use a magical phone to bring Denzel Washington to the city. “Jeremiah the Conqueror” summons Black American folk legend, High John. THrough an exploration of magical realism and speculative fiction, The Jubilant City Almanac tells the stories of Black families and Black complexity.

This article analyses comparatively two short stories written by Horacio Quiroga, “Yaguaí” and “La miel silvestre”, both included in his work Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte, published in 1917. This analysis shows how the writer develops a poetics halfway between human beings and nature in these short stories, whose creative potency comes largely from tragic experiences that echo his author’s biography. Quiroga proposes in his short stories, in a vanguardist way in Latin America, an acute prose about dramas experienced by beings that share the same planet and represent different realities in conflict, appreciating the role of nature in this struggle and resistance space., Este artigo analisa de forma comparativa dois contos do escritor Horacio Quiroga, “Yaguaí” e “O mel silvestre”, ambos pertencentes à obra Contos de amor de loucura e de morte, publicada em 1917. A análise em questão demonstra como o escritor desenvolve nesses contos uma poética a meio caminho entre o ser humano e a natureza, cuja potência criativa advém em grande medida de experiências trágicas que ecoam a biografia de seu autor. Quiroga propõe em seus contos, de forma vanguardista na América Latina, uma prosa aguda sobre os dramas vivenciados pelos seres que compartilham um mesmo planeta e representam diferentes realidades em conflito, valorizando o papel da natureza nesse espaço de lutas e resistência.

In the vast collection of short stories by Jorge Velasco Mackenzie (Guayaquil, January 16, 1949-September 24, 2021) one can find different aesthetic and narrative facets focused on human concerns such as the elusive identity of urban metropolis, popular language and characters positioned between conflict and tenderness. His stories belong to a context of Ecuadorian history characterized by the incoherence between economic bonanza and social crisis. In this article, the authors address the form and content that mark some of his most outstanding books of short stories such as De vuelta al paraíso (1975), Como gato en tempestad (1977), Músicos y amaneceres (1988) and Clown y otros cuentos (1988), which confirm the particular style that the author developed throughout his career., En el vasto conjunto de cuentos de Jorge Velasco Mackenzie (Guayaquil, 16 de enero de 1949-24 de septiembre de 2021) pueden encontrarse distintas facetas estéticas y narrativas enfocadas en preocupaciones humanas como la esquiva identidad de las metrópolis urbanas, el lenguaje popular y personajes situados entre el conflicto y la ternura. Sus cuentos pertenecen a un contexto de la historia ecuatoriana caracterizada por la incoherencia entre la bonanza económica y la crisis social. En este artículo los autores abordan la forma y el contenido que marcan algunos de sus libros de cuentos más destacados como De vuelta al paraíso (1975), Como gato en tempestad (1977), Músicos y amaneceres (1988) y Clown y otros cuentos (1988), que confirman el particular estilo que el autor desarrolló a lo largo de su carrera.

This dissertation aims to focus on the sociopsychological progression of numerous refugees and migrants through the analysis of several short stories written in English language and that are collected in projects that asses these experiences, such as The Refugee Tales series edited by David Herd and Anna Pincus, Shatila Stories translated by Nashba Gowanlock (2018) and Breach (2016) by Olumide Popoola and Annie Holmes, amongst others, thus providing a space for deep rumination on questionable migratory policies. The short stories of the wayfarers will allow to contrast real-life testimonies with the stages of migratory grief, the so-called “Ulysses syndrome”, and to address concepts such as “assimilation versus multiculturalism”, “acculturation versus adaptations” or “xenophobia and discrimination”. Thus, this dissertation is also meant to foster a space to explore innovative content associated to topics of migratory nature that represent highly controverted discussions in today’s world and society. The research methodology will be mainly of theoretical nature, using the interdisciplinary field of “border studies” – such as Mireille Rosello and Johan Schimanski’s Border Aesthetics: Concepts and Intersections (2017) or Doris Wastl-Walter’s The Routledge Research Companion to Border Studies (2011), among others – with the aim of relativizing and conceptually framing the stories to be analyzed, allowing the exploration of their cultural and geopolitical dynamism, having as a major objective to establish bridges between theory and reality as testified to by the “walkers”

This article offers a study and reprint of the only two short stories published by Rafael Chirbes, “Temporada baja” in 1989 and “Un cuento de invierno” in 1992, which remain largely unaddressed by critics. These stories should not be overlooked, because in them the writer manifests essential narratological and historical aspects for the study and understanding of his work. The stories are reprinted in an appendix at the end of this article, given their interest and the difficulty of accessing them elsewhere, as they have only been published in the double issue (98-99) of the magazine Revista de Occidente and issue 13 of Bitzoc magazine, two issues that do not appear in all library catalogues and that are not digitised., En este artículo se estudian y reproducen los dos únicos relatos breves publicados por Rafael Chirbes, “Temporada baja” en 1989 y “Un cuento de invierno” en 1992, de los que la crítica apenas se ha ocupado. Estos relatos no deben pasar desapercibidos porque el escritor manifiesta en ellos aspectos narratológicos e históricos esenciales para el estudio y comprensión de su obra. Los cuentos se reproducen en un apéndice al final del trabajo dado su interés y la dificultad de su consulta por haber aparecido exclusivamente en el número doble (98-99) de la Revista de Occidente y en el número 13 de la revista Bitzoc, dos ejemplares que no figuran en los catálogos de todas las bibliotecas y que no están digitalizados.

The literary work entitled ‘Short Stories of Medicine’ is a collection of narratives that delve into various medical scenarios and experiences intertwined with imagination and storytelling.The book's foreword underlines the aim of presenting medicine beyond illness. It reflects on its evolution and emphasises the importance of exploring its various concepts, including medical, biological, physiological and pathophysiological, among others. Each story envelops the reader with vivid images related to medical knowledge, making for an engaging and captivating reading experience. Once reading begins, it is difficult to switch off, giving readers a sense of satisfaction similar to that of completing an engaging television series in one sitting. The stories are truly captivating, immersing readers in the world of medicine. For example, Norton, the erythrocyte, tired of his role as an oxygen transporter, witnesses a parasite attacking another erythrocyte. Driven by the desire to help, Norton saves the injured erythrocyte and shares its nutrients with it. On his journey to the base of the white blood cells, Norton faces several challenges, but eventually succeeds in helping a monocyte fight off salmonella. Upon arriving at the base, Norton realises that his role as a red blood cell is just as important. Norton returns home with a new understanding of his significance in the body. Similarly, ‘Discovering the First Avenger’ tells the story of Fleming, a retired military doctor and researcher who lives in solitude. Fleming's life changed after discovering lysozyme and penicillin, two major medical breakthroughs. Despite the challenges he faced, Fleming's discovery of penicillin had a significant impact on World War II and saved thousands of lives. In the end, Fleming found solace in his contribution to the well-being of humanity and died surrounded by his legacy. So too, the story of ‘Camilla, the little mouse’ tells the tale of an eight-year-old mouse addicted to sweets and a, La obra literaria titulada «Historias cortas de medicina» es una recopilación de narraciones que profundizan en diversos escenarios y experiencias médicas entrelazadas con la imaginación y la narración.El prólogo del libro subraya el objetivo de presentar la medicina más allá de la enfermedad. Reflexiona sobre su evolución y enfatiza la importancia de explorar sus diversos conceptos, incluidos los médicos, biológicos, fisiológicos y fisiopatológicos, entre otros. Cada historia envuelve al lector con imágenes vívidas relacionadas con el conocimiento médico, lo que hace que la experiencia de lectura sea atractiva y cautivadora. Una vez que comienza la lectura, es difícil desconectarse, lo que brinda a los lectores una sensación de satisfacción similar a la de completar una atractiva serie de televisión de una sola vez. Las historias son realmente cautivadoras, y sumergen a los lectores en el mundo de la medicina. Por ejemplo, Norton, el eritrocito, cansado de su papel como transportador de oxígeno, es testigo del ataque de un parásito a otro eritrocito. Impulsado por el deseo de ayudar, Norton salva el eritrocito lesionado y comparte sus nutrientes con él. En su viaje hacia la base de los glóbulos blancos, Norton se enfrenta a varios desafíos, pero finalmente logra ayudar a un monocito a luchar contra la salmonela. Al llegar a la base, Norton se da cuenta de que su papel como glóbulo rojo es igual de importante. Norton regresa a casa con una nueva comprensión de su significado en el cuerpo. Del mismo modo, “Descubriendo al primer vengado” cuenta la historia de Fleming, un médico e investigador militar retirado que vive en soledad. La vida de Fleming cambió tras descubrir la lisozima y la penicilina, dos avances médicos importantes. A pesar de los desafíos a los que se enfrentó, el descubrimiento de la penicilina por parte de Fleming tuvo un impacto significativo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y salvó miles de vidas. Al final, Fleming encontró consuelo en su contribución

An Infinite Number of Things is a short story collection that explores a family guided by faith in Chicago. The manuscript contains multiple generations and voices reckoning with what it means to be a family when a mother’s commitment to her faith renders her inaccessible to her husband, daughters, and son. It explores what it means to grow up under those circumstances and the void people must fill in their lives to make being alive and in community worth an effort. Through these characters I hope people will see what we fill our lives with in order to make meaning and sense of ourselves.

This article analyses comparatively two short stories written by Horacio Quiroga, “Yaguaí” and “La miel silvestre”, both included in his work Cuentos de amor de locura y de muerte, published in 1917. This analysis shows how the writer develops a poetics halfway between human beings and nature in these short stories, whose creative potency comes largely from tragic experiences that echo his author’s biography. Quiroga proposes in his short stories, in a vanguardist way in Latin America, an acute prose about dramas experienced by beings that share the same planet and represent different realities in conflict, appreciating the role of nature in this struggle and resistance space., Este artigo analisa de forma comparativa dois contos do escritor Horacio Quiroga, “Yaguaí” e “O mel silvestre”, ambos pertencentes à obra Contos de amor de loucura e de morte, publicada em 1917. A análise em questão demonstra como o escritor desenvolve nesses contos uma poética a meio caminho entre o ser humano e a natureza, cuja potência criativa advém em grande medida de experiências trágicas que ecoam a biografia de seu autor. Quiroga propõe em seus contos, de forma vanguardista na América Latina, uma prosa aguda sobre os dramas vivenciados pelos seres que compartilham um mesmo planeta e representam diferentes realidades em conflito, valorizando o papel da natureza nesse espaço de lutas e resistência.

The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts., El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro.

This study was conducted in English Grammar for Content and Creative Writing class. Project-based learning using Wattpad is implemented as a teaching model to improve students’ writing skills. They will accomplish two creative writing projects. This study aims to identify the implementation of project-based learning using Wattpad and students’ perceptions towards it. This research implemented a case study. The data were obtained from observation and questionnaires. Most students give positive attitudes toward the use of Wattpad and they liked to use Wattpad as a writing platform.

This thesis examines the pervasive violence and emotional injuries inflicted upon the female characters in Joyce Carol Oates’s short fiction, where the women suffer tremendous loss. While critics have discussed what losses occur because of the various depraved and damaging acts, there is little literature exploring the consequences of these losses. I offer a more nuanced approach to interrogate Oates’s work, avoiding a simplistic tainting of Oates’s women as mere victims, and instead focusing on how that loss is apprehended: that is, analysing what is left after loss, and how this loss shapes the individual. Although the female protagonists often remain fixed in a melancholic disposition, I contend the women are victims of childhood traumas who reveal melancholia of their worlds, not as pathology, but as a productive state of being. Part One contextualises the dominant critical responses to Oates’s female protagonists, and outlines the attachment, trauma, and loss theories I use to analyse the diverse representations of traumatic experience, loss, and melancholia in Oates’s literature. Part Two interrogates three short stories from early in Oates’s career, published during the 1960s. Part Three examines three stories spanning the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, with one story for each decade of the middle years of Oates’s oeuvre. Part Four reflects on three of Oates’s later stories from the 2000s. Whether the daughter’s loss is the result of her father or her mother, all the female characters undertake what is required to survive their trauma: freeing melancholia from pathology and reassigning it as a healthy response to grief.

In the vast collection of short stories by Jorge Velasco Mackenzie (Guayaquil, January 16, 1949-September 24, 2021) one can find different aesthetic and narrative facets focused on human concerns such as the elusive identity of urban metropolis, popular language and characters positioned between conflict and tenderness. His stories belong to a context of Ecuadorian history characterized by the incoherence between economic bonanza and social crisis. In this article, the authors address the form and content that mark some of his most outstanding books of short stories such as De vuelta al paraíso (1975), Como gato en tempestad (1977), Músicos y amaneceres (1988) and Clown y otros cuentos (1988), which confirm the particular style that the author developed throughout his career., En el vasto conjunto de cuentos de Jorge Velasco Mackenzie (Guayaquil, 16 de enero de 1949-24 de septiembre de 2021) pueden encontrarse distintas facetas estéticas y narrativas enfocadas en preocupaciones humanas como la esquiva identidad de las metrópolis urbanas, el lenguaje popular y personajes situados entre el conflicto y la ternura. Sus cuentos pertenecen a un contexto de la historia ecuatoriana caracterizada por la incoherencia entre la bonanza económica y la crisis social. En este artículo los autores abordan la forma y el contenido que marcan algunos de sus libros de cuentos más destacados como De vuelta al paraíso (1975), Como gato en tempestad (1977), Músicos y amaneceres (1988) y Clown y otros cuentos (1988), que confirman el particular estilo que el autor desarrolló a lo largo de su carrera.

El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro., The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts.

This research project explores the rhetorical function of contemporary Anglophone speculative fiction (sf) in southern Africa. Focusing on short fiction produced between 2008 and 2018, the project delineates this literary production both theoretically and historically. It is the “difference” of contemporary African sf that needs attention, the thesis argues, and through such difference we might evaluate how this literature manifests as a prominent, collective call to de-colonise dominant ways of seeing. Moreover, the contemporary sf scene in the southern region of the continent is not well represented in scholarship. To date, much more work has been done on, for example, sf in Nigeria, or indeed in South Africa. Similarly, far more studies exist on the novel form. And yet, it is a contention of this project that short sf is far more abundant in Africa today. The project therefore addresses important gaps by providing perspective on short sf in Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. It also draws attention to various questions that will need further study in the field of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism. The methodological choice to view this literature within a rhetorical framework complicates the duality of culture and text characteristic of cultural studies and focuses instead on how relationships among texts, writers, publishing agents and readers function. This is especially relevant in an African literary studies context because such approach works to bypass practices of silencing and the appropriation of certain perspectives, reorients agency, and redirects the conversation to focus on interactions between literary actors more closely. Since little attention has been paid to African literary narratives from a rhetorical angle, even less to African speculative texts, an effort is made to create a new lens using pragmatic frames (Bitzer 1968), rhetorical narrative studies (Phelan 2007), and the “literary field” (Bourdieu 1993). In addition, the project draws insigh

The purpose of this study is to describe the form of students’ literary appreciation for the collection of short stories in the Kompas Newspaper. A qualitative approach with descriptive methods was used in this study. The objec of this research is a short story from the Kompas Newspaper. This study subjects were PBSI UMT 7th semester students. The results of the study are 1) interest in short stories, 8.6% of students like but are not interested in reading short stories and 13.4% of students do not like and are not interested in reading short stories. 2) the analysis process, 78% of students are able to determine the right approach in short story appreciation, 12% of students are unable to determine the right approach in short story appreciation. 3) Understanding of literary works, 52% of students find it difficult to understand short stories and as many as 48% of students easily understand the contents of short stories. 4) implementation of the literary approach, 48% of students had no difficulty understanding the approach and 52% of students had difficulty. 5) Difficulty of analysis, 69.5% of students have difficulty in analyzing short stories and 30.5% of students have no difficulty in analyzing short stories. 6) search for literary references, there are 65% of students have difficulty finding references and 35% of students are able to find references.

El estudio consiste en el análisis de dos relatos breves de Carmen Laforet publicados en 1952, “La muerta” y “El veraneo”, con el fin de sacar a relucir rasgos característicos de la poética y la estética general de la escritora que no han sido observados hasta la fecha. Así, la obra de Laforet es contemplada como una tensión entre la contingente situación de la postguerra bajo el falocéntrico régimen franquista con foco hacia la desigual situación de la mujer, por un lado, y la transcendente experiencia vital y femenina que subyace en sus textos, por otro., The study consists of a close reading of two short stories by Carmen Laforet published in 1952, "La muerta" and "El veraneo", in order to bring out characteristic features of the poetics and general aesthetics of the writer that have not been observed to date. Thus, Laforet's work is seen as a tension between the contingent post-war situation under the phallocentric francoist regime with a focus on the unequal situation of women and the transcendent vital feminine experience that underlies her texts.

The main purpose of this study was to determine challenges that are faced by Grade 8 learners when reading short stories with understanding using EFAL. The study made use of a research approach which is qualitative in nature to explore the reading challenges. It also used an interpretive paradigm. Schema Reading Theory was employed as the guide to which the study followed. This theory advocates that learners read a text having prior knowledge, which assists them to interpret it better. This chosen theory is relevant to the study as the study seeks to understand why learners cannot read. Therefore the theory assisted in determining whether learners have the necessary prior knowledge of the text they read in the classroom. The main findings of the study has indicated that learners have challenges to reading. There are recommendations addressed to learners, parents, teachers and department of education. In conclusion, teachers assured to initiate reading programmes such as focused, independent and guided reading, with the hope to curb challenges towards reading.

Considerando o lugar que o subalterno ocupa em uma sociedade capitalista e fragmentada, sustentada pela força e pela violência, procedemos à análise dos contos “Feliz Ano Novo” e “Passeio Noturno – parte I e parte II”, do livro Feliz Ano Novo (1989), de Rubem Fonseca. São contos em que a vontade de dominação impera nas cenas, seja ela por parte dos sujeitos que invadem a festa de Ano Novo, seja pelo executivo que, para espantar o tédio de sua vida familiar, atropela pessoas com seu carro na calada da noite. Para o desenvolvimento deste artigo, utilizamos, entre outros, como aporte teórico Alfredo Bosi (1997), Hannah Arendt (2009), Theodor Adorno (2003) e Stuart Hall (2002)., Considering the place that the subaltern occupies in a capitalist and fragmented society, sustained by force and violence, we proceeded to analyze the short stories “Feliz Ano Novo” and “Passeio Noturno – parte I e parte II”, from the book Feliz ano novo (1989), by Rubem Fonseca. They are short stories in which the will to dominate prevails in the scenes, whether by the subjects who invade the New Year’s party or by the executive who, to escape from the boredom of his family life, runs over people with his car in the dead of night. For the development of this article, we used, among others, as theoretical contribution Alfredo Bosi (1997), Hannah Arendt (2009), Theodor Adorno (2003) and Stuart Hall (2002).

"Aswat Muʻasira gives advanced level students a core textbook for a content-based course focused on contemporary Arab literature, in particular the short story. Fifty-five stories from twenty countries across the Middle East engage students with contemporary topics and open the door to discovering new authors and literary traditions. Most of the authors in the book are living writers and have not published outside the Middle East, making this book appealing to scholars, as well. Many countries and their writers are represented that rarely are included in literary surveys, as well. While most similar textbooks include excerpts from larger works, making it difficult for students to delve into literary analysis, Elbousty selected short stories that can be read in one sitting to give students the satisfaction of reading a complete piece of literature in Arabic and to engage deeply with it. Organized by country, each chapter begins with a brief country history and each story is preceded by a short author bio. Following each story, Elbousty provides a series of exercises that helps students practice comprehension, including vocabulary and comprehension exercises, and additional exercises that help students work toward mastering literary analysis of Arab literature", "Aswat Muʻasira gives advanced level students a core textbook for a content-based course focused on contemporary Arab literature, in particular the short story. Fifty-five stories from twenty countries across the Middle East engage students with contemporary topics and open the door to discovering new authors and literary traditions. Most of the authors in the book are living writers and have not published outside the Middle East, making this book appealing to scholars, as well. Many countries and their writers are represented that rarely are included in literary surveys, as well. While most similar textbooks include excerpts from larger works, making it difficult for students to delve into literary analysis, Elbousty selected short stories that can be read in one sitting to give students the satisfaction of reading a complete piece of literature in Arabic and to engage deeply with it. Organized by country, each chapter begins with a brief country history and each story is preceded by a short author bio. Following each story, Elbousty provides a series of exercises that helps students practice comprehension, including vocabulary and comprehension exercises, and additional exercises that help students work toward mastering literary analysis of Arab literature"

Evelyn Waugh is probably the most enduring satirist among British modernists, even though he refused this statement. All his works are satirical and psychological. Among his popular books, “A Handful of Dust” has a great significance. In this novel the writer uses lots of stylistic devices and their combinations make the novel comic and satirical. By using stylistic devices and other tools Waugh succeeded in bringing out the real negative problems of the society. On the one hand, his sentences are comic, but, on the other hand, they are satirical.

Evelyn Waugh is probably the most enduring satirist among British modernists, even though he refused this statement. All his works are satirical and psychological. Among his popular books, “A Handful of Dust” has a great significance. In this novel the writer uses lots of stylistic devices and their combinations make the novel comic and satirical. By using stylistic devices and other tools Waugh succeeded in bringing out the real negative problems of the society. On the one hand, his sentences are comic, but, on the other hand, they are satirical.

This proposal focuses on composition strategies adopted by engaged novels, taking as example the collection of short stories named L’agenda ritrovata (Rizzoli, 2017). The aim is to demonstrate the great contribution of paratext and extra text in the success of the whole literary operation, thus leading to a ‘resizing’ of the specific literary qualities. Furthermore, the presence of a precise rhetorical formulary creates a sort of format of engaged literary writings with proper cadences (the Dubt, the Research, The Hypothesis, The Conspiracy) and key figures (the Victim, the Witness, the Leading-object, etc.). The reference to real facts, characters or truly existing dynamics aims at exorcise the rhetorical display: this way, the author claims the immediate relationship between the writing and crime reporting stuff. Moving from these requirements, we aim at demonstrating that the strain of fictional engaged writings swings between freedom of invention and desire to ‘assert’ the truth.

In the mid 1920s, Virginia Woolf was engaged in a dispute with the American critic Logan Pearsall Smith on “the ethics of writing articles at high rates for fashion papers”. Harper’s Bazaar, a commercial magazine to which Woolf contributed four short stories between 1930 and 1939, was a feminine periodical that exploited modernism’s distinction and high cultural capital to captivate a sophisticated, but essentially middle-class, readership by selling the illusion of upward cultural mobility. Although Woolf referred to her high-quality contributions to Harper’s Bazaar as “pot boiling stories for America” written “to make money”, it seems clear that her own engagement with a middlebrow publishing venue did not in the least affect her reputation as a highbrow intellectual and was indeed typical of the multifaceted, reciprocal relationship between the magazine and high modernism in a context in which mobility also meant redrawing the boundaries between intellectual and popular culture. The publication of modernist content within the glossy pages of Harper’s Bazaar was advantageous to both modernists seeking to maintain their celebrity status and the periodical itself, which attempted to cultivate and sustain a refined audience. Much in line with her work of the 1930s, Woolf’s short stories engaged with social and ethical issues such as the righteousness of penetrating other people’s lives and innermost truths (“In the Looking Glass”), violence and decay (“The Shooting Party”), capitalism and antisemitism (“The Duchess and the Jeweler”), human and non-human worlds (“Lappin and Lapinova”). Though often considered as non-canonical in terms of both their rather prosaic plot as well as characterisation, and the commercial venue in which they appeared, the stories Woolf wrote for Harper’s Bazaar reflect the preoccupations of the last decade of her career and are indicative of the tensions between high and low in modernist culture.

This proposal focuses on composition strategies adopted by engaged novels, taking as example the collection of short stories named L’agenda ritrovata (Rizzoli, 2017). The aim is to demonstrate the great contribution of paratext and extra text in the success of the whole literary operation, thus leading to a ‘resizing’ of the specific literary qualities. Furthermore, the presence of a precise rhetorical formulary creates a sort of format of engaged literary writings with proper cadences (the Dubt, the Research, The Hypothesis, The Conspiracy) and key figures (the Victim, the Witness, the Leading-object, etc.). The reference to real facts, characters or truly existing dynamics aims at exorcise the rhetorical display: this way, the author claims the immediate relationship between the writing and crime reporting stuff. Moving from these requirements, we aim at demonstrating that the strain of fictional engaged writings swings between freedom of invention and desire to ‘assert’ the truth.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) NPR legal correspondent NINA TOTENBERG. She has covered the Supreme Court since 1969 and joined NPR in 1975. Her new book Dinners With Ruth, is about her long friendship with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The two met in the 1970s before Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court. The book is also a memoir about Nina Totenberg's life. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews Ling Ma's new collection of stories Bliss Montage.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Sports journalist, writer, and cultural commentator, JEMELE HILL. Her new memoir is called 'Uphill.' It's about her life growing up in Detroit with her mom, who struggled with addiction, and her career as a sports reporter and cultural commentator. She was co-anchor of ESPN's flagship show SportsCenter, when she tweeted about then President Donald Trump, calling him a white supremist. She left ESPN and is now a contributing writer for The Atlantic, and a podcast host. (INTERVIEW BY TONYA MOSLEY).(THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (2.) TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new anthology series "Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities" which premieres this week on Netflix. Guillermo del Toro, whose film 'The Shape of Water' won Oscars for best film and best director, is the executive producer, creator and host.

Evelyn Waugh is probably the most enduring satirist among British modernists, even though he refused this statement. All his works are satirical and psychological. Among his popular books, “A Handful of Dust” has a great significance. In this novel the writer uses lots of stylistic devices and their combinations make the novel comic and satirical. By using stylistic devices and other tools Waugh succeeded in bringing out the real negative problems of the society. On the one hand, his sentences are comic, but, on the other hand, they are satirical.

Evelyn Waugh is probably the most enduring satirist among British modernists, even though he refused this statement. All his works are satirical and psychological. Among his popular books, “A Handful of Dust” has a great significance. In this novel the writer uses lots of stylistic devices and their combinations make the novel comic and satirical. By using stylistic devices and other tools Waugh succeeded in bringing out the real negative problems of the society. On the one hand, his sentences are comic, but, on the other hand, they are satirical.

La proposta de treball de fi nal de grau parteix d’una pregunta: sobre quin tema t’agradaria que existís un llibre infantil per tractar de manera més senzilla amb els infants? En base a aquesta primera pregunta s’estructura la idea d'utilitzar la lectura per tractar conceptes de l’educació d’infants. En concret, utilitzar les il·lustracions i la narrativa d’un conte per facilitar als educadors (siguin aquests dins l'àmbit familiar, acadèmic o no formal) recursos i eines per tal de resoldre les inquietuds que es generen. Amb aquest projecte, he elaborat un llibre que serveix d’eina pedagògica per a educadors i educadores amb la idea de validar si la lectura pot ser una eina dins l’educació emocional i en valors. Aquest projecte s’ha dut a terme mitjançant una metodologia simple de pre producció i postproducció, desglossant aquestes tres bases en diverses tasques a realitzar per tal de gestionar de manera més àgil la feina. Consta d’una extensa primera fase de preproducció amb estudis, entrevistes i documentació, per crear una base sòlida on posteriorment s’hi han aixecat els pilars gràfi cs del producte fi nal: un llibre físic (però també en versió digital) que abordi la immigració als més petits i petites. S’ha decidit escollir el tema de les migracions com a temàtica a tractar amb el llibre degut a la importància d’aquests moviments a la situació social actual, aprofi tant la possibilitat de tractar així també, la interculturalitat, la diversitat i la gestió de les emocions per als nens i nenes nouvinguts, que viuen aquest procés sovint força complicat per a ells i elles. En resum, aquest projecte pretén posar en valor que mitjançant la lectura podem ajudar als nostres infants a entendre millor problemes complexos i despertar en ells la consciència social. En aquesta memòria en consta el procés en la seva totalitat, des dels primers esbossos a fi nalment “Unes cartes especials”, el títol que té aquest Treball de Final de grau com a llibre.

This study presents the analysis of the emotions aroused through art and embodied in eight narratives generated by university postgraduate students at two Spanish universities during the 2020-2021 academic year. The contemplation of different artistic manifestations (music, painting, sculpture and poetry) has led to written stories with very diverse emotional expressions through metaphors, symbols and discursive emblems analyzed and categorized in light of the theoretical review around the art-emotions relationship. The results obtained corroborate the ability of art to transmit emotions in adult university students; they show a wide range of emotions, going beyond the basic categories of fear, anger, sadness and happiness established in the literature (Ekman, 1992, and Goleman, 1995); confirm the relevance of art as a tool for self-knowledge and introspection. The methodology used follows a qualitative paradigm of interpretive analysis of narratives, supported by the epistemological bases of hermeneutics and phenomenology. The description and interpretive understanding of human behavior in the individual's own frame of reference is pursued. The interpretational, sociolinguistic and semiological analysis of the discourses have guided the search for latent meanings and symbolic linguistic structures in relation to the emotions experienced, felt or suggested by the participants., Este estudio presenta el análisis de las emociones suscitadas a través del arte y plasmadas en ocho narrativas generadas por estudiantes de posgrado universitario en dos universidades españolas durante el curso 2020-2021. La contemplación de distintas manifestaciones artísticas (música, pintura, escultura y poesía) ha propiciado relatos escritos con expresiones emocionales muy diversas mediante metáforas, símbolos y emblemas discursivos analizados y categorizados a la luz de la revisión teórica en torno a la relación arte-emociones. Los resultados obtenidos corroboran la capacidad del arte para transmitir emociones en personas adultas universitarias; muestran un amplio abanico de emociones, rebasando las categorías básicas de miedo, ira, tristeza y alegría establecidas en la literatura (Ekman, 1992, y Goleman, 1995); confirman la pertinencia del arte como herramienta para el autoconocimiento y la introspección. La metodología empleada sigue un paradigma cualitativo de análisis interpretativo de narrativas, apoyado en las bases epistemológicas de la hermenéutica y la fenomenología. Se persigue la descripción y comprensión interpretativa de la conducta humana en el propio marco de referencia del individuo. El análisis interpretacional, sociolingüístico y semiológico de los discursos han guiado la búsqueda de significados latentes y estructuras lingüísticas simbólicas con relación a las emociones vividas, sentidas o sugeridas por los participantes.

The characteristics of our society, highly technical, bring with them the need for citizens to be able to respond to different situations of their day to day using mathematical knowledge, from an early age. The forced change to an online education given during 2020 and caused by the SARS-Cov2 virus has reflected this need, which can be compensated with an adequate use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the processes teaching-learning by teachers and students. The following article aims to offer a proposal to work in Infantil Education with mathematical content based on the use of ICT and based on the reading of the story by Jérôme Ruillier, Por cuatro esquinitas de nada, from an online work environment., Las características propias de nuestra sociedad, altamente tecnificada, traen consigo la necesidad de que los ciudadanos sean capaces de responder ante diferentes situaciones de su día a día utilizando conocimientos de tipo matemático, desde edades tempranas. El cambio forzoso a una educación on-line dado durante el año 2020 y provocado por el virus SARS-Cov2 ha reflejado esta necesidad, que puede verse compensada con un adecuado uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje por parte del profesorado y del alumnado. En el siguiente artículo se pretende ofrecer una propuesta para trabajar en Educación Infantil contenidos matemáticos a partir del uso de las TIC y teniendo como base la lectura del cuento de Jérôme Ruillier, Por cuatro esquinitas de nada, desde un entorno de trabajo on-line.

This article studies the concept of “cosmos” in the work Las fuerzas extrañas by the Argentine writer Leopoldo Lugones and in the trilogy of short stories entitled The Call of Cthulhu by the American writer Howard P. Lovecraft. The objective is to analyze the metaphorical treatment used in both works to designate the idea of vital order and hopelessness. By comparing both works, it will be noted that the narration of strange and marvelous events operates as a cosmic warning, in the case of Lugones, not to alter the order of natural forces at the risk of unleashing fatal events, or, in the case of Lovecraft, to unleash the evil inherent in human nature, through the invocation of hidden marine forces., Se estudia el concepto de ‘cosmos’ en la colección Las fuerzas extrañas, del escritor argentino Leopoldo Lugones, y en la trilogía de cuentos The Call of Cthulhu, del estadounidense Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Se analiza el tratamiento metafórico que en ambas obras se emplea para designar la idea de orden vital y desesperanza. Mediante la comparación de los textos, se advierte que la narración de sucesos extraños y maravillosos opera como advertencia cósmica para, en el caso de Lugones, no alterar el orden de las fuerzas naturales a riesgo de desatar eventos fatales, y en el caso de Lovecraft, desatar la maldad inherente a la naturaleza humana mediante la invocación de fuerzas marinas ocultas.

Se propone la renuncia como una resistencia ante el mundo hegemónico en “Era Mercurio” (1965), relato de Elena Garro. A este acto recurre Javier, el protagonista y narrador del cuento, a partir de dos irrupciones: el titular de un periódico que anuncia la abdicación de Carlos A. Madrazo, y la presencia de Mercurio, un personaje sobrenatural. Ambas constituyen también intertextualidades referentes a la política mexicana y al mundo grecolatino. Tales invasiones suceden una tras otra para oponerse a Ema (la prometida de Javier), que representa la realidad y una falsa belleza, y a los valores (contratos) sociales del Distrito Federal, en este caso, el matrimonio., In “Era Mercurio”, I propose the act of renunciation as a resistance to the hegemonic world. This is an appropriation of Javier, the protagonist and narrator, from two irruptions: the diary about the abdication of Carlos A. Madrazo and Mercurio, a supernatural character. These are also intertextualities of the culture represented in the story (1965) and greco-roman culture. Such invasions happen one after the other to oppose Ema (his fiancée), who represents reality and a false beauty, and the social values (contracts) of Mexico City, in this case marriage.

Starting from theoretical principles related, essentially, to the problems literary fiction/state fiction and narrative truth, we try to follow the trace of certain details present in the story "The crazy woman and the story of the crime” (1975), by the Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia, and examine the functionality from each of them. The fundamental purpose is to unravel the stories manifest and hidden by the author in said story. It is proposed that the literatura It is an effective means to give voice to the silenced and expose what is not it can be said due to state repression. Finally, an attempt is made to promote a approach to the work of Piglia through the formal and structural analysis of the text., A partir de principios teóricos relacionados, esencialmente, con las problemáticas ficción literaria/ficción estatal y verdad narrativa, se intenta seguir el rastro de determinados pormenores presentes en el cuento “La loca y el relato del crimen” (1975), del escritor argentino Ricardo Piglia, y examinar la funcionalidad de cada uno de ellos. El propósito fundamental es lograr desentrañar las historias manifiestas y ocultas por el autor en dicho relato. Se propone que la literatura resulta un medio eficaz para dar voz a los silenciados y exponer aquello que no puede ser dicho debido a la represión estatal. Finalmente, se intenta promover un acercamiento a la obra de Piglia mediante el análisis formal y estructural del texto.

Some stories by Guadalupe Dueñas are addressed that denote a rejection of certain human qualities, such as adulthood —from the child's perspective, or vice versa—, obesity, physical disability and race, aspects that lead to the abject from the perspective of narrators or protagonists. Likewise, the aversion to poverty is highlighted from the perspective of characters from a wealthy class, as well as the contempt and fear that dirt or certain customs of the less favored produce in them. It is also observed how in most cases these disparities lead to situations of cruelty, violence and even death. The study is based on the theories of Julia Kristeva, Mikhail Bakhtin and Paul Ricoeur regarding otherness and abjection., Se abordan algunos cuentos de Guadalupe Dueñas que denotan un rechazo de ciertas cualidades humanas, tales como la adultez —desde la perspectiva infantil, o viceversa—, la obesidad, la minusvalía física y la raza, aspectos que derivan en lo abyecto desde la visión de los narradores o los protagonistas. Asimismo, se destaca la aversión hasta la pobreza desde la mirada de personajes provenientes de una clase acomodada, así como el menosprecio y el temor que producen en ellos la suciedad o determinadas costumbres de los menos favorecidos. Se observa, igualmente, cómo en la mayoría de los casos estas disparidades derivan en situaciones de crueldad, violencia e, incluso, muerte. El estudio se apoya en las teorías de Julia Kristeva, Mijail Bajtín y Paul Ricoeur en torno a la otredad y la abyección.