LESSON 3

Communication for Teachers: Storytelling

WHAT TO EXPECT?

● Describe pictures within a given time frame.

● Tell a story effectively.

PRE-DISCUSSION
What makes the students enjoy the class? What do the teachers exhibit in
conducting their lesson?
LESSON OUTLINE

As future teachers, it is essential that you hone your craft in leadership and
teaching. You need to be able to use the language when you explain, describe, retell,
interpret, plan, and give instructions and feedback. You need a good commando the
language when you attempt to develop the social language of your students for them to
communicate effectively in various activities like listening to stories, sharing information,
following directions, solving a problem in a conversation, and the like.
One of the responsibilities of teachers is stimulating their students' imaginations
and understanding of the world. One approach that is commonly used is according to
Aiex (1988), play significant roles in students' growth and through these, they would
learn to appreciate literature.
Storytelling is a powerful way of communicating and conveying emotion by
improvisation or embellishment. It is the art of using language, voice, movements, and
gestures in order to reveal images and elements of the story to an audience. used by
teachers, parents, and professionals to elaborate or convey messages, to entertain, to
educate, and to preserve culture.
Reasons why storytelling is recommended as a strategy for teaching:
1. Cooter (1991) and Bla (1998) forwarded that the excitement and drama of
storytelling provides a context that holds students' attention. Stories are used
to motivate, create immense interests, attract listeners, and promote
communication. 
2. Stories are an enormous language treasure. Storytelling is one of the oldest
art of telling morals and thousands of these stories have been created and
passed down. Many old stories are regarded as the models of language and
treasures of the culture, from which learners at various language levels and
age groups can find suitable stories to read and tell.
 3. Storytelling provides a lively atmosphere and a real life environment that
encourages the students to participate. When they listen to stories, they
easily can plunge into the plots and scenes and identify themselves among
the characters.
 SUMMARY
Storytelling is the original form of teaching. There are still societies in which it is
the only form of teaching. Though attempts have been made to imitate or update it, like
the electronic storytelling of television, live oral storytelling will never go out of fashion.
A simple narrative will always be the cornerstone of the art of teaching. Colloquial or
literary, unaffected or flowery–the full range of language is present in stories.