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The Method of Physical Actions\, proposed b y Stanislavski in the last years of his career and further developed by Jer zy Grotowski\, provides tools to help actors achieve organicity and veracit y in their performances. These tools aim to “teach not just my mind\, but t he whole of my being\,” as Thomas Richards mentions in At Work with Grotows ki on Physical Actions (3). In Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and the st udy of Golden Age texts\, implementing this method in the classroom becomes a dynamic source for learners to connect with language and the character’s fictional world from their personal experience while creating connections between their contemporary world and the author’s. In this speech\, I will explain how I have implemented Stanislavski’s method in the teaching of Ana Caro’s Valor\, agravio\, y mujer\, and Maria de Zayas’ La fuerza del amor and La más infame venganza as part of my thesis project in the creation of a new teaching model. I will also give an overview of how implementing phys ical movement to study the student/character’s impulses and inner voice has taken the learner to break stereotypical conceptions of the characters and has raised discussions about gender\, race\, and other sociocultural topic s.
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About the FHIS Research Seminar: Hosted by the Department of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)\, the Research Seminar is an opportunity to explore current research and idea s related to the languages\, literatures and cultures of the Romance langua ge-speaking world\, with presentations from faculty members\, graduate stud ents\, and/or guest speakers. All are welcome.
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If yo u have questions\, please contact Dr. Katharina Piechocki (katharina.piechocki@ubc.ca).