Storytelling as a tool to teach english to children in the second level of basic education in ´´Yanuncay´´ school

Abstract

This research paper focuses on the use of storytelling and some strategies to get the children´s attention in an English class. The effects of storytelling in the development of listening and speaking skills in children of second level in Yanuncay Elementary School have been examined. A booklet has been designed with some specific stories and activities to give the opportunity for feedback in the development of listening and speaking skills to be applied in class. Moreover, some theoretical aspects of storytelling from authors that support this research have been analyzed. Also, this study has been based on quantitative and qualitative methods, by applying surveys and interviews to teachers and students of the Yanuncay Elementary School. This research has been developed in three chapters. The first chapter deals with the actual situation in the English classes in the Yanuncay School, the problems involved in teaching English in that institution, and the use of storytelling as a possible methodology for stimulating children to learn English. The second chapter presents theories of experts who have used storytelling with positive results in the classroom. The third chapter shows the application of surveys and one interview in order to study the results and draw conclusions with respect to the importance of using storytelling as a methodology to improve the listening and speaking skills