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Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Learning through stories
Stories offer a whole imaginary world which is created by language.
You need knowledge about stories to be able to bring this world into the classroom
By the end of this presentation you will have an understanding of…: By the end of this presentation you will have an understanding of… How to build up a story
How stories differ in quality
What makes a story useful for foreign language learners
7.2 The discourse organisation of stories: 7.2 The discourse organisation of stories
Events happen at different points in time.
Their thematic structure changes over the timescale.
Prototypical features of stories: Prototypical features of stories An opening
Introduction of characters
Description of the setting
Introduction of a problem
A series of events
– that leads to –
The resolution of the problem
The closing
A moral
7.3 Language use in stories: 7.3 Language use in stories Parallelism
Rich vocabulary
Alliteration
Contrast
Metaphor
Intertextuality
Narrative/dialogue
7.4 Quality in stories: 7.4 Quality in stories A good story :
Have characters and a plot that engage
Have artwork that helps telling the story
Have a satisfying closure
7.5 Choosing stories to promote language learning: 7.5 Choosing stories to promote language learning ”Real” books or specially written ones?
Will the content engage the learners?
Are the values and the attitudes embodied in the story acceptable?
How is the discource organised?
What is the balance of dialogue and narrative?
How is language used?
What new language is used?
7.6 Ways of using a story: 7.6 Ways of using a story Evaluating the language learning opportunaties of the story
Language learning tasks using the story
Preparation activity
Core activity
Follow-up activity
7.7 Developing tasks around a story: 7.7 Developing tasks around a story Listening skills
Discourse skills
Focused reading skills practice
Summary: Summary In this presentation, we have looked more into how we can use a story when teaching children a second language.
We have also learned that it requiers a range of skills and knowledge from the teacher for this to be successful.