Once upon a time: Storytelling to learn English
English is a universal language spoken around the world today. However, it is an exceedingly difficult language for those whose primary language is not English. For speakers of other languages, without the opportunity to practice the language in a safe and comfortable way, English language acquisition can be a trial.
Storytelling is an excellent approach to language development. The many storytelling techniques for learning a story, such as acting it out, repeated phrases, telling it to others, becoming a character, and so much more, are engaging, effective, and give just enough challenge for actual learning to take place.
Stories can teach language. Join a professional storyteller to find out how stories can teach, develop, and provide practice for English language learning. We will learn several storytelling genres, traditional, personal, and extended stories. FInd out how to use the stories of your childhood with your own personal stories and how to expand them to an audience. We’ll use many storytelling techniques to practice, improve, and create with English language skills. The storytelling craft has many ways to tell stories that are helpful in learning a language, such as retelling, pair/share, changing the ending, or telling from a character’s viewpoint.
This is a great class whether you are an English language learner hoping to gain more experience with English, or a teacher in English language development hoping to discover more ways to reach your students. It is an ideal class whatever your level of English language acquisition, from beginners and intermediate to advanced. Join our circle of teachers and learners in a safe and relaxed environment for having fun with English language learning.
In this workshop you will:
- Learn techniques for improving English language skills.
- Practice English language development.
- Learn English or learn to teach English in a fun, informal, comprehensive and effective way.
Why this works:
People are wired for listening to stories. It is a survival skill learned when the community gathered around the fire at night to convey important information, such as, saber tooth tiger in the north woods! If you listened to the story, you were less likely to be eaten!
Scientists have studied this phenomenon in the brain where the brain activity patterns of a storyteller and a listener are identical. It is called neural coupling, and it means that listeners of stories are listening deeply and are receptive to the content of the story.
Stories can open doors to learning and perceiving for this reason. Storytelling is a tried and true educational method, used since the beginning of humanity to convey what’s important to learning communities.
Join in and practice English with stories!
Fees
Local (Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz counties)
$250 one performance
S.F.Bay Area, Santa Clara, Central, and Coast counties
$300 one performance, may include overnight expenses
Out of Town, more than 125 miles away from Monterey, CA (Travel expenses to be determined.)
$350 for one performance plus travel and overnight expenses
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Bowen Lyam Lee 