INVESTIGATING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF STUDYING POETRY

The present paper aims at identifying philology undergraduates’ perceptions of the courses and seminars during which they study poetry as part of their literature classes. By means of a questionnaire, whose data are both quantitatively and qualitatively interpreted, the study tries to answer questions such as: to what extent do students appreciate the study of poetry, do they consider the study of poetry useful for their own development and for their future career and if their teachers apply active learning strategies during their poetry classes.