Stories are a wonderful way of helping students to learn and acquire language. This book is packed full of fun activities using different narrative genres such as soap opera, urban myth and newspaper reporting, as well as advice on how to use stories in the classroom. The material is particularly suitable for teachers of adults and young adults. The book will help teachers to teach students the conventions of different narrative genres, enable students to work with stories to achieve language-learning objectives, and build a sense of community in the classroom.
By:
Ruth Wajnryb
Series edited by:
Penny Ur
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 409g
ISBN: 9780521001601
ISBN 10: 0521001609
Series: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
Publication Date: 16 June 2003
Audience:
ELT/ESL
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Language: Cambodian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; Activities;Section A: activities 1-14 Learning about text as narrative genre:1 Sorting and sequencing; 2 Musical orientation; 3 Complications and resolutions; 4 Choose your own adventure narrative; 5 Starting at the end; 6 Getting the point of a story; 7 Point of view; 8 Shaping facts to fit purpose; 9 Troubles talk; 10 Travel tales; 11 Tall stories; 12 In a nutshell; 13 Rumour as narrative; 14 Limericks.Section B: activities 15-28 Language learning through narrative lessons: 15 Text repair; 16 Read, ask and tell; 17 Again and again; 18 Recorded anecdotes; 19 Arguing a case; 20 Describing the circumstances of a past event; 21 Complaints in the context of a recount; 22 Perfect match; 23 Sound contrast; 24 Schwa map; 25 Milking a mystery; 26 Finish my sentences; 27 From short story to drama; 28 Rewriting song lyrics. Section C: activities 29-42 Building a 'storied' class: 29 Story-telling as a social act; 30 Every name has a story (1); 31 Every name has a story (2); 32 The landmarks of your life; 33 Your language biography; 34 Liar, liar, pants on fire; 35 That's incredible!; 37 Pet hates; 38 Culture bump; 39 Write my story; 40 Parables; 41 Mystery pebbles; 42 Here comes the bride. Story bank; References.
Reviews for Stories (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers)
"""...thoughtful, well-organized, and inspiring."" Canadian Modern Language Review"
