Using Stories in TEYL

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USING STORIES IN TEACHINGENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS


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Teaching English to children has become verim!ortant in recent ears d"e to theintrod"ction o# !rimar English Lang"ageTeaching $ELT% both &orld&ide and in T"r'e(

The cr"cial )"estions here are*

Ho& to teach English to o"ng learners moree+ectivel,

-hat techni)"es sho"ld be "sed #or teachinga #oreign lang"age to children,

.isc"ssions abo"t Teaching English #or Yo"ngLearners is interesting beca"se o# man reasons(


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One o# them is the children/s characteristics( It is verdi+erent &hen &e teach to ad"lts or teenagers(

According to 0re&ster1 Ellis and Girard

$2332%1 o"ng learners are di+erent #romolder learners beca"se children have a lot o#!hsical energ and need to be !hsicallactive(

The are emotionall e4citable and have a

&ide range o# emotional needs(

The get bored easil(

The learn more slo&l and #orget things more

)"ic'l than ad"lts do(


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In short1 Children are

ACTI5E

CREATI5E EAGER TO LEARN

CURIOUS

ENERGETIC

EASILY 6RUSTRATE.7 0ORE.


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There#ore1 the need

ATTENTION

ACTI5ITIES SONGS

GA8ES

REIN6ORCE8ENT

8O5E8ENT

ATTRACTI5E CLASSROO8 8ATERIALS


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Teachers sho"ld ta'e into considerationthese !ec"liarities since it is necessar to

ada!t teaching strategies and stlesaccording to age characteristics(

Activities designed #or o"ng learners sho"ldcorres!ond to those !ec"liar characteristics(


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-hen teaching a #oreign lang"age to o"nglearners is o# concern1 it is also necessar toconsider the !ec"liarities o# their second9lang"age ac)"isition(


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8et : Loren; $=% state that the mostrelevant !oint in children/s second lang"ageac)"isition is

the necessit o# Com!rehensible In!"t(

According to man researchers1 moree+ective lang"age ac)"isition occ"rs &henthe in!"t is meaning#"l1 interesting andcom!rehensible( $?rashen1 2332@ doren'o :Baradis1 233@ 8"Do;1 23


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Using stories is one o# the &as o# !rovidingchildren &ith both com!rehensible andinteresting in!"t(

The are even considered one o# the mostecient and motivating &as #or teaching a#oreign lang"age to o"ng learners(

The allo& the teacher to "se an ac)"isition9based methodolog b lang"age in!"t thatis slightl above the level the are e4!ected

to !rod"ce(


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Stim"lating

Traditional

Oral1 original

Rela4ing1 rhthmical

Interesting1 imaginativeEd"cational1 eas to ada!t

Social


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Ho&ever1 NOT ANY STORY is SUITA0LE to o"nglearners(


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Lo"'ia $233% mentions certaincharacteristics o# stories #or o"ng learners(I# o" &ant o"r learners to benet #rom astor1 it sho"ld !ossess some characteristics(

A!!ro!riate lang"age level

A!!ro!riate vocab"lar

A!!ro!riate str"ct"res

Content Interesting and #"n

8otivating and memorable

Engo"raging !artici!ation


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5is"als

Attractive

Botential to &or' &ith

8otivation

.evelo!ing imagination

Aro"sing c"riosit

.ra&ing on !ersonal e4!erience


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Lang"age learning !otential

S'ills develo!ment

Enabling lang"age !ractice1 reccling1!rediction

Botential in terms o# learning other s"bects(

S"ch characteristics hel! o" select storboo's(


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I8AGINE YOU ARE ASTORYTELLER J


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Telling a stor can ca!tivate an a"dience &ith

Right techni)"es

A little !ractice

Remember to

8a! the !lot as a memor techni)"e

Use stor s'eletons to hel! o"rememberthe 'e events

Tell o"rsel# the stor in o"r o&n &ords

Create o"r o&n version o# the stor$ada!t and im!rovise%

Retell it as man times as it #eels li'e astor(


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-hen o" im!rovise 7 !ractice in advance*

It &ill be easier to res!ond to the st"detsYo" &ill be able to 'ee! ee contact &ith

the learners

Yo" &ill be able to move aro"nd the

classroom and "se o"r bod and actmore(


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Some Techni)"es to be "sed &hen o" tell astor


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-hen o" mime conversations*


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-hen o" im!rovise 7 !ractice in advance*

It &ill be easier to res!ond to the st"detsYo" &ill be able to 'ee! ee contact &ith

the learners

Yo" &ill be able to move aro"nd theclassroom and "se o"r bod and actmore(


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The 5er H"ngr Cater!illar is an am"singstor abo"t gro&th and change( A ver tinand h"ngr cater!illar gro&s #rom a small

egg to a bea"ti#"l b"tterK(

It is a re!eating stor #eat"ring co"nting andse)"encing1 told in the sim!le !ast narrative(

This stor has become a modern classic o#children/s literat"re and the ver h"ngrcater!illar is the most #amo"s o# Eric Carle/s

characters(


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Linguistic objectives

Skills covered

Listening* #or general "nderstanding ands!ecic in#ormation(

S!ea'ing* re!etition o# 'e vocab"lar and!hrases@ as'ing and ans&ering )"estions@singing a song@ saing an action rhme(

Reading* recognition o# 'e vocab"lar and!hrases@ reading instr"ctions #or the games(

-riting* vocab"lar sets@ labelling diagrams@sim!le sentences@ com!leting charts@ #ood

diar(


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Functions/structures

As'ing #or and giving in#ormation abo"t)"antit* Ho& man are there,7There are

As'ing abo"t and e4!ressing li'es anddisli'es "sing .o o" li'e,7Yes1 I do(7No1 Idon/t(


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Vocabulary

.as o# the &ee'1 n"mbers1 #r"it1 colo"rs1#ood(

Li#e ccle o# the b"tterK* egg1 cater!illar1cocoon1 b"tterK((

Cross-curricular links

8aths* n"mbers and )"antit1 com!leting acalendar(

Art and design* ma'ing models1 colo"ring(


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