Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language
This article presents the results of a study on utilizing stories for teaching English as a foreign language to children in first, second and third grades. It was carried out in a Colombian public elementary school in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The proposal was initiated by a group of student-teachers a...
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2010-04-01
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| description | This article presents the results of a study on utilizing stories for teaching English as a foreign language to children in first, second and third grades. It was carried out in a Colombian public elementary school in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The proposal was initiated by a group of student-teachers at Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Seccional Bucaramanga. During the research process the student-teachers were required to plan the course syllabus, create their own stories according to the children's interests and likes, plan the lessons, and collect and analyze data. Although the student-teachers worked in different grade levels, the results of the study present similarities such as the children's motivation when the stories were told or read, increased participation in the different activities, comprehension of the stories, and acquisition of the new vocabulary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17e3a91e3e4e4a379c2500d13bc499602025-08-20T02:02:26ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902010-04-0112195106Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the LanguageNohora Inés Porras González0Universidad Cooperativa de ColombiaThis article presents the results of a study on utilizing stories for teaching English as a foreign language to children in first, second and third grades. It was carried out in a Colombian public elementary school in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The proposal was initiated by a group of student-teachers at Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Seccional Bucaramanga. During the research process the student-teachers were required to plan the course syllabus, create their own stories according to the children's interests and likes, plan the lessons, and collect and analyze data. Although the student-teachers worked in different grade levels, the results of the study present similarities such as the children's motivation when the stories were told or read, increased participation in the different activities, comprehension of the stories, and acquisition of the new vocabulary.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/13855Storytellingstoryreadingteachingchildren |
| spellingShingle | Nohora Inés Porras González Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development Storytelling story reading teaching children |
| title | Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language |
| title_full | Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language |
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| title_short | Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language |
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