Esta tese analisa duas revistas de variedades, a norte americana Readers Digest e a brasileira Seleções do Readers Digest, entre os anos de 1939 e 1971. Ambas as revistas tinham como fundamento editorial a seleção e a reprodução condensada de artigos publicados em outros periódicos impressos. As publicações compõem importantes fontes de pesquisa para a percepção de elementos transnacionais entre os dois países, isto é, aquilo que era escolhido como possível para ser reproduzido em cada uma das nações, fazendo circular temáticas de maneiras distintas, a depender principalmente de contextos locais. O objetivo da análise se concentra nas relações e representações de gênero que circulavam entre Estados Unidos e Brasil, com foco no modo como a mulher é apresentada e mobilizada em diferentes situações, atentando para a forma como os periódicos, ao levarem em consideração as perspectivas locais, foram capazes de dialogar e propor papéis determinados em distintos contextos sociais e políticos. A pesquisa procura também compreender a difusão de um discurso pautado na compreensão de uma classe média universal, atentanto-se para a forma como as revistas apresentaram temas como a família, o controle de natalidade e a participação política como elementos norteadores para se atingir tal propagação. Pretende, por fim, apontar a forma como grupos subalternizados e de contestação como, por exemplo, os movimentos pelos Direitos Civis e de mulheres, foram negativamente apresentados nas páginas dos periódicos, enquanto os mesmos reforçavam tipos considerados modelares de conduta por seus editores. / This thesis analyzes two variety magazines, the North American Reader\'s Digest and the Brazilian Seleções do Reader\'s Digest, among the years of 1939 and 1971. Both magazines were based on the selection and condensed reproduction of articles published in other printed periodicals. The publications make up important sources of research for the perception of transnational elements between the two countries, that is, what was chosen as possible to be reproduced in each of the nations, circulating themes in different ways, depending mainly on local contexts. The purpose of the analysis focuses on the gender relations and representations that circulated between the United States and Brazil, focusing on the way women are presented and mobilized in different situations, paying attention to the way in which the magazines, taking into account local perspectives, were able to dialogue and propose specific roles in different social and political contexts. The research also seeks to understand the diffusion of a discourse based on the understanding of a \"universal middle class\", considering the way these magazines presented topics for instance family, birth control and political participation as guiding elements to achieve such propagation. Finally, it intends to point out how subalternized groups and of contestation, such as the movements for Civil Rights and women, were negatively presented in the pages of the periodicals, while they reinforced types considered behavioral by their editors.

this thesis explores the writings of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and their potential for oral performance. Lindbergh's life and works are examined, theories of interpretation are explored, and a solo performance script is compiled from various writings of Anne Morrow Lingbergh. The script was rehearsed and presented so that its effectiveness in oral performance could be evaluated. Both the performer and the audience members attest to the appeal of Lindbergh's writings as literature to be performed orally.

The abstract of the dissertation « La théorie de la lecture chez Marcel Proust », submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for PhD to be awarded in June 2010. L’écriture en tant que forme de communication se prête à une analyse bipartite : (1) l’auteur dans son rapport au texte – le côté rhétorique ; (2) le lecteur dans son effort interprétatif face à ce même texte – le côté herméneutique. Face à la multitude de réflexions traitant les particularités génétiques et poétiques de la Recherche, il y a une pénurie de critiques qui, au lieu de privilégier une des parties susmentionnées, posent le regard sur les deux à la fois dans un but d’en observer des interactions. L’entre-croisement des stratégies d’écriture et des effets de lecture s’inscrit bien dans le cadre de la théorie de communication. Ma thèse se place dans la lignée tracée par Serge Doubrovsky, Michael Finn et Julia Kristeva qui se sont interrogés sur les façons dont la composante rhétorique d’un texte littéraire influence sa lecture. Le maintien de cette double perspective simultanée permet de suivre la construction du pont liant les pôles rhétorique et herméneutique. Je développe une approche apte à saisir les observations provenant du côté de production et de celui de réception et à en offrir une synthèse. Cette approche consiste en une hybridation entre la rhétorique, en tant qu’art de persuader, et la psychanalyse pour en arriver à l’herméneutique, ou à un produit de l’effort interprétatif. La psychanalyse justifie et délimite l’enquête sur les processus rhétoriques de la production de l’énoncé. De l’autre côté, l’impact de la rhétorique sur l’herméneutique se facilite par la subversion. Cette notion herméneutico-rhétorique emprunte à la théorie des horizons d’attente de Jauss et s’inspire de l’argumentum ad hominem de la rhétorique classique. J’utilise cette notion synthétique pour étudier l’implication du lecteur dans la diégèse et pour explorer la manière dont une telle implication intéressée influence l’interprétation. L’application de cette méthode de travail au texte de la Recherche se fait le long les trois axes. Le premier s’interroge sur la communication, cherchant à l’expliquer à partir des obstacles qui l’empêchent. Le résultat de ce parcours est l’observation que la communication se réalise lorsqu’un sujet communiquant devient aussi un objet. Le deuxième axe place les défis communicatifs dans le contexte des enjeux entre le particulier et le général – contexte du problème herméneutique. Sur le troisième axe se range la discussion de la prise de possession à laquelle est censée aboutir la résolution du problème herméneutique. J’explique que, par l’entremise de l’introjection et de l’incorporation, la quête de la possession devient névrotique et impossible à réaliser. Je conclus en remarquant que la communication efficace doit commencer par la problématisation du sujet et par sa transformation en objet.

The abstract of the dissertation « La théorie de la lecture chez Marcel Proust », submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for PhD to be awarded in June 2010. L’écriture en tant que forme de communication se prête à une analyse bipartite : (1) l’auteur dans son rapport au texte – le côté rhétorique ; (2) le lecteur dans son effort interprétatif face à ce même texte – le côté herméneutique. Face à la multitude de réflexions traitant les particularités génétiques et poétiques de la Recherche, il y a une pénurie de critiques qui, au lieu de privilégier une des parties susmentionnées, posent le regard sur les deux à la fois dans un but d’en observer des interactions. L’entre-croisement des stratégies d’écriture et des effets de lecture s’inscrit bien dans le cadre de la théorie de communication. Ma thèse se place dans la lignée tracée par Serge Doubrovsky, Michael Finn et Julia Kristeva qui se sont interrogés sur les façons dont la composante rhétorique d’un texte littéraire influence sa lecture. Le maintien de cette double perspective simultanée permet de suivre la construction du pont liant les pôles rhétorique et herméneutique. Je développe une approche apte à saisir les observations provenant du côté de production et de celui de réception et à en offrir une synthèse. Cette approche consiste en une hybridation entre la rhétorique, en tant qu’art de persuader, et la psychanalyse pour en arriver à l’herméneutique, ou à un produit de l’effort interprétatif. La psychanalyse justifie et délimite l’enquête sur les processus rhétoriques de la production de l’énoncé. De l’autre côté, l’impact de la rhétorique sur l’herméneutique se facilite par la subversion. Cette notion herméneutico-rhétorique emprunte à la théorie des horizons d’attente de Jauss et s’inspire de l’argumentum ad hominem de la rhétorique classique. J’utilise cette notion synthétique pour étudier l’implication du lecteur dans la diégèse et pour explorer la manière dont une telle implication intéressée influence l’interprétation. L’application de cette méthode de travail au texte de la Recherche se fait le long les trois axes. Le premier s’interroge sur la communication, cherchant à l’expliquer à partir des obstacles qui l’empêchent. Le résultat de ce parcours est l’observation que la communication se réalise lorsqu’un sujet communiquant devient aussi un objet. Le deuxième axe place les défis communicatifs dans le contexte des enjeux entre le particulier et le général – contexte du problème herméneutique. Sur le troisième axe se range la discussion de la prise de possession à laquelle est censée aboutir la résolution du problème herméneutique. J’explique que, par l’entremise de l’introjection et de l’incorporation, la quête de la possession devient névrotique et impossible à réaliser. Je conclus en remarquant que la communication efficace doit commencer par la problématisation du sujet et par sa transformation en objet.

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After an extensive survey of available literature in Readers Theatre and Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, the purpose for this thesis was to cut and convert The Merry Wives into the twentieth century idiom from the authorized version found in the 1623 folio.

The demographic landscape of the elementary classroom continues to grow more diverse. Due to this increasing diversity, it is important that all educators, no matter the level of experience, are prepared to support all students, especially those from unique or under represented backgrounds. One way to assist educators in meeting these needs is to provide them with educational resources and effective teaching strategies that are culturally and linguistically responsive. A possible resource and teaching strategy is the literacy tool, Reader's Theatre. Considering this, the two studies contained in this dissertation provide readers with a glimpse of how Reader's Theatre may be used as a valuable resource to foster culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms. A content analysis (Berelson, 1952; Northrop et al., 2019; White and Marsh, 2006) of 141 Reader's Theatre scripts contained in the Best Class Collection (Young, 2019) was conducted to assess the cultural and linguistic authenticity of those resources. A thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006) was carried out accessing preservice teachers' perceptions and understandings of Reader's Theatre as a culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategy gauging the value of combining the two teaching strategies. Overall, the findings from these two studies may serve as starting points for future research in respect to the value of implementing Reader's Theatre as a culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategy as discussions about culturally and linguistically responsive teaching remain prevalent in today's elementary school classrooms. / Doctor of Education / Students in today's elementary classrooms come from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and cultures. Due to this increasing diversity, teachers must be prepared to support these students in a variety of ways. One of the best ways to support these unique students is to use teaching strategies that are engaging and allow students to connect with what is being taught in the classroom. Reader's Theatre, normally used as a literacy strategy, could be used as a tool to address the different cultures and languages of students. In this dissertation, two research studies were conducted about the connection of Reader's Theatre and culturally and linguistically responsive teaching. The first study looked at a group of Reader's Theatre scripts to see if they were appropriate to use in the classroom to support students from multicultural backgrounds. In the second study, preservice teachers, or student teachers, were interviewed to get their thoughts as to any possible value using Reader's Theatre as a culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategy. The preservice teachers expressed that there is value in combining the two strategies, but only when teachers plan carefully and use Reader's Theatre in a meaningful way. As elementary classroom populations continue to grow in the number of students from diverse backgrounds, the information from these two studies can provide teachers with an idea of what may be possible to support all students in being successful.

The thesis aims to explore those current methods of teaching reading. The theoretical part describes the active learning, its influence on a class climate, the demands it puts on a teacher and the benefits it brings to the learners. Next, we define the concepts of reading comprehension and reading literacy and describe a range of methods and means that contribute to reading literacy development. The practical part analyses the conditions for reading literacy development at primary schools and gives examples of lessons which implement active learning methods into the reading literacy development process.

The thesis "The Launch and Growth of the Reader's Digest Phenomenon on the Czech Media Market" recounts the history of the Reader's Digest Association (RDA) and its Czech affiliated company, Reader's Digest Výběr s.r.o. The first part of the thesis presents a chronological overview of the RDA's development from its founding to the present day. The second part describes and characterizes the RDA's first and best known product, Reader's Digest magazine. The magazine also engages in thematic analysis, which determines the specific themes of its content. The thesis describes the RDA's activities in the international sphere, focusing primarily on its Czech affiliate, namely on both its production and the marketing methods used by this Czech company.

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo verificar os usos dos verbos no gênero textual carta do leitor através da análise das produções textuais de estrangeiros no Exame do Celpe-Bras. Nosso corpus é composto por redações de estudantes de língua portuguesa, realizadas a partir de duas tarefas do Celpe-Bras que exigiam a redação de uma carta do leitor. As tarefas foram aplicadas a alunos de língua portuguesa para estrangeiros em São Paulo. Partimos, para a análise, do pressuposto de que o verbo desempenha um papel fundamental na construção discursiva do texto (Travaglia, 1991 e Castilho, 2012) e recorremos a metodologia de Vargas (2011) que demonstra por meio da análise textual como o uso do verbo participa da produção do sentido. Também desenvolvemos reflexões sobre a relação entre argumentação e modo (indicativo ou subjuntivo), tempo (pretérito, presente e futuro) e aspecto (perfectivo ou imperfectivo) do verbo. / This thesis aims to determine the uses of verbs in the genre Reader´s letter through the analysis of textual productions of foreigners in the Brazilian Official Examination of the Proficiency of Portuguese Language for foreigners (CELPE-Bras). Our corpus consists of the redactions of the students of Portuguese Language, made from two tasks of CELPE- Celpe that required the writing of a reader`s letter. The tasks were applied to students of Portuguese as a Foreign Language in São Paulo. We go to the analysis with the hypothesis that the verb plays a key role in the discursive construction of the text (Travaglia, 1991 and Castilho, 2012), and we used the methodology of Vargas (2011) that demonstrates that by textual analysis how the use of verb participates in the production of the sense. We also developed reflections on the relationship between argumentation and the verbal categories like mode (indicative or subjunctive), time (past, present or future), and aspect (perfective vs. imperfective).