Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience
Storytelling has obvious benefits in the development of speaking and listening skills, vocabulary and memory abilities. It also nurtures reading and writing skills and offers learners opportunities to increase their confidence. Given the great value in employing storytelling as a support when learni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/calj/article/view/10517 |
| Summary: | Storytelling has obvious benefits in the development of speaking and listening skills, vocabulary and
memory abilities. It also nurtures reading and writing skills and offers learners opportunities to increase their
confidence. Given the great value in employing storytelling as a support when learning a foreign language,
I decided to use this technique with one of my adult EFL classrooms and observe the benefits and possible
constraints. This paper presents the theoretical foundations that underlie my pedagogical innovation as well
as the results obtained from its implementation. In addition, valuable reflections invite teachers to integrate
storytelling into their English lessons and explore their use with adult learners. |
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| ISSN: | 0123-4641 2248-7085 |