Manifestaciones artísticas a partir de la lectura de textos literarios en inglés como lengua extranjera mediante la teoría de respuesta del lector

Abstract

This paper’s purpose is to share the results from a study about reading processes of pre-service English language teachers based on Rosenblatt’s Reader-response Theory. The study collected data basically through observation. The theoretical considerations stated by Louise Rosenblatt (1938), John Dewey (1923) and Mijail Bajtín (1979) were considered for both the theoretical and practical activities of the study. Among the main findings that resulted from the study there were a definition of what an artistic reading response was and spontaneity as a determining factor of understanding.