Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language

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1. Verfasser: Nohora Inés Porras González
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Veröffentlicht: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2010
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contents Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language Nohora Inés Porras González Educación story reading teaching children Storytelling 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. 2010 artículo científico 1657-0790 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169216302007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1692 Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.12
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publishDate 2010
publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia
spellingShingle Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language
Nohora Inés Porras González
Educación
story
reading
teaching
children
Storytelling
Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language Nohora Inés Porras González Educación story reading teaching children Storytelling 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. 2010 artículo científico 1657-0790 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169216302007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1692 Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.12
title Teaching English through Stories: A Meaningful and Fun Way for Children to Learn the Language
topic Educación
story
reading
teaching
children
Storytelling
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169216302007