Del arte dramático al arte poético: Técnicas para la lectura en inglés

the differences between poetry and prose require distinct analytical approaches. this work compares the effectiveness of traditional or classic teaching techniques with the use of dramatization to improve reading comprehension of poetry among students of english as a foreign language. the current study is of the pre-experimental type, in which we determined the effectiveness of the aforementioned techniques in the comprehension of poetic texts in english by sixteen students of english literature at the national experimental university ？francisco de miranda？ in falcon state, venezuela. data was collected through an initial diagnostic test followed by the application of the techniques before giving two post-tests. the results indicate that on comparing the levels of reading comprehension through the statistical test ？t？ of student, a significant difference emerged (.000 less than 0.05) in favor of the dramatization technique with regard its effectiveness in comparison with the level of comprehension registered in the diagnostic test. on the other hand, the use of more traditional methods did not produce any significant statistical variation (.144 greater than 0.05). to achieve significant, cooperative and enjoyable learning, we thus recommend the use of dramatization in the classroom so that students may effectively comprehend poetic texts.