Tackling Homophobic Bullying through Poetry from the Foreign Language Class: A Didactic Proposal

  • Pedro Antonio Férez Mora Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura (Español, Inglés, Francés) Universidad de Murcia
  • Pilar Alderete Díez Department of Spanish National University of Ireland, Galway
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/DIDA.57128
Keywords: TFL, homophobic bullying, poetry, civic competence, otherness

Abstract

Otherness, of which the homosexual other is a component, is rarely included in syllabi. This paper will explore the negative implications of its omission, and the benefits of its inclusion in academic curricula, with special attention given to its use as a tool for the prevention of homophobic bullying. Luis Cernuda’s poem “If a Man Could Only Say” will be used to highlight the didactic potential of poetry towards accommodating homosexual otherness to the TFL class.

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Férez Mora P. A. y Alderete Díez P. (2017). Tackling Homophobic Bullying through Poetry from the Foreign Language Class: A Didactic Proposal. Didáctica. Lengua y Literatura, 29, 29-41. https://doi.org/10.5209/DIDA.57128
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Vol. 29 (2017)
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