STORY T E L L IN G

DEFINITION
• STORYTELLING IS A KIND OF TEACHING METHOD WHICH CAN HELP THE YOUNG LEARNERS TO
KNOWLEDGE, LITERACY, IMAGINATION, CREATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING. THEREFORE, STORYTELLING
WOULD BE VERY USEFULL TO TEACH FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR YOUNG YOUNG LEARNERS (REBECCA
ISBELL, 2002)

• ACCORDING TO ISBELL, STORYTELLING PROMOTES EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN ORAL AND

WRITTEN FORM AND PRESENT NEW VOCABULARY AND COMPLECT LANGUAGE IN THE POWERFUL FORM
THAT INSPIRES CHILDREN TO EMULATE THE MODEL THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE GOALS

• PRACTICE LISTENING SKILLS

• ENCOURAGE USE OF IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY
• ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
STORYTELLING PRINCIPLES

• TEACHER
• STUDENTS
• STORY
• TOOLS ( BOOK, STICK PUPPETS, DOLLS, ETC)
TYPES OF STORYTELLING
• 1. OFFERCOMING THE MONSTER
• 2. RAGS TO RICHES
• 3. THE QUEST
• 4. VOYAGE AND RETURN
• 5. COMEDY
• 6. TRAGEDY
• 7. REBIRTH
THE ADVANTAGES USE STORYTELLING

• 1. GROW AND DEVELOP CHILDREN IMAGINATION

• 2. INSTILL MORAL VALUES EARLY ON
• 3. DEVELOPING INTELLECTUAL IN CHILDREN
• 4. TRAIN THE ABILITY TO CATCH AND CONCENTRATE ON CHILDREN
• 5. CULTIVATING A PATRIOTIC SOUL
DISADVANTAGES USE STORYTELLING
• 1. DIFFICULT TO USE A MEDIA
• 2. DIFFICULT TO COMPOSE A STORY
• 3. MAKE A PASSIVE CHILDREN
• 4. THE STUDENT ARE NOT ACTIVE
• 5. THE STUDENT CANNOT RETELL STORIES AGAIN
 CONCLUSION

• STORYTELLING IS AN INEXPENSIVE TOOL BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW INTEREST IN LEARNING
ENGLISH IN CHILDREN. OCCURS BETWEEN TEACHER AND CHILD MORE IMPORTANT AND NATURAL.
VOCABULARY AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE PATTERNS THAT ARE INSIDE STORIES CAN BE EXPLOITED TO
BE SOLVED IN A WAY FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE DISCUSS THROUGH A CLEAR
CONTEXT. NEVERTHELESS, THE UNIQUENESS AND WONDERS ARE IS THE SOUL OF A STORY NOT TO BE
TARNISHED BY THE EXPLOITATION OF PATTERN EXPLANATIONS EXCESSIVE SENTENCES SO THAT
CHILDREN STILL HAVE THE BROADEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPRECIATING A STORY AND IMPROVING
ITSELF THAT LIFTS A STORY AND STORYTELLER INTO THE CLASS.
REFFERENCES

SUYANTO, KASIHANI K.E. 2015. ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. JAKARTA : BUMI AKSARA.