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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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
2016-06-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-cb17455768df401da3cae86b002bd49e2022-12-21T21:35:29ZengUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de CaldasColombian Applied Linguistics Journal0123-46412248-70852016-06-01082542747977Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experienceAdriana Vecino0Universidad Industrial de SantanderStorytelling 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.http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/calj/article/view/10517storytelling, benefits, language skills, adult EFL learners. |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Vecino Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal storytelling, benefits, language skills, adult EFL learners. |
| title | Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience |
| title_full | Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience |
| title_short | Using storytelling with adult EFL learners: an enriching classroom experience |
| title_sort | using storytelling with adult efl learners an enriching classroom experience |
| topic | storytelling, benefits, language skills, adult EFL learners. |
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