Storytelling is a powerful pedagogical tool, including for development of oral language in classroom. Speakers at the advanced proficiency level can demonstrate solid and sustained ability in providing lengthy narrations and detailed descriptions in all time-frames and with strong control of aspect. They can participate actively in most informal and some formal settings on topics of personal and public interest. Most learners of English, however, often experience increased errors, diminished fluency, hesitation, and silence, when they perform narration and description tasks. This book is planned for novice and intermediate speakers of English to practice full stories, cohesive oral paragraphs, and timeframe consistency in group works.
Storytelling Practice for English Language Learners