Storytelling: is effective to improve student ability in Speaking?
Having good English speaking is very essential especially for the students because it becomes the bridge for them to know the world. Now, the newest curriculum also stated that English as a language of global science, technology, and business should be taught communicatively at students of college or university. The students of college or university graduate are expected to be able to communicate English well. It means that speaking is the primary competence to develop. However, the students do not have good competence in speaking. In other words, it can be said that they have low competence in English speaking. Realizing the condition, the researcher thinks an appropriate way …show more content…
Additionally, in this technique ‘storytelling’ learner may share experience and learn from others' wisdom, beliefs, and values. Besides that, stories build blocks of knowledge and it is the foundation of memory and learning, lastly, stories connect people to the past, present and the future (Barzaq, 2009:6-7). Storytelling has been discussed and recommended by some experts, such as Abrahamson (1998) who argues that storytelling forms the very foundation of the teaching profession and storytelling can be used as a learning strategy for build a more personal learning environment and one that allows learners to make meaningful and genuine reflections as they link old knowledge with new knowledge (Heo, 2004). The purpose of storytelling itself is to provide a motivating and low anxiety context for language learning. Despite these benefits, some expert did not believe that storytelling can improve student speaking ability. The purpose of this essay is to argue, to argue that storytelling is an effective to improve student ability in speaking. Nowadays, the students need to increase their speaking ability, and they use are storytelling as an effective way to improve their ability in speaking. In this …show more content…
According to the woodhouse (2000), Storytelling requires visualization skills and may not suit everyone’s learning style and also can make Students require a safe environment and may feel uncomfortable to share their stories because the topics may challenge personal values and therefore be threatening. However, I disagree with it. Storytelling can affective to improve student’s ability in speaking. When the teacher gives an expert topic, it makes students to critical thinking and it will improve student’s imagination based on the topic. According to the Chomsky (1972) argues that the best thing for helping students acquire language would be exposed themselves to a variety of language input in the form of interesting and stimulating stories. This indicates that learners can try to learn and understand language from stories and it will influence students learning style. One of the strengths for beginners is that storytelling can make a students feel comfortable when they tell a
Having good English speaking is very essential especially for the students because it becomes the bridge for them to know the world. Now, the newest curriculum also stated that English as a language of global science, technology, and business should be taught communicatively at students of college or university. The students of college or university graduate are expected to be able to communicate English well. It means that speaking is the primary competence to develop. However, the students do not have good competence in speaking. In other words, it can be said that they have low competence in English speaking. Realizing the condition, the researcher thinks an appropriate way …show more content…
Additionally, in this technique ‘storytelling’ learner may share experience and learn from others' wisdom, beliefs, and values. Besides that, stories build blocks of knowledge and it is the foundation of memory and learning, lastly, stories connect people to the past, present and the future (Barzaq, 2009:6-7). Storytelling has been discussed and recommended by some experts, such as Abrahamson (1998) who argues that storytelling forms the very foundation of the teaching profession and storytelling can be used as a learning strategy for build a more personal learning environment and one that allows learners to make meaningful and genuine reflections as they link old knowledge with new knowledge (Heo, 2004). The purpose of storytelling itself is to provide a motivating and low anxiety context for language learning. Despite these benefits, some expert did not believe that storytelling can improve student speaking ability. The purpose of this essay is to argue, to argue that storytelling is an effective to improve student ability in speaking. Nowadays, the students need to increase their speaking ability, and they use are storytelling as an effective way to improve their ability in speaking. In this …show more content…
According to the woodhouse (2000), Storytelling requires visualization skills and may not suit everyone’s learning style and also can make Students require a safe environment and may feel uncomfortable to share their stories because the topics may challenge personal values and therefore be threatening. However, I disagree with it. Storytelling can affective to improve student’s ability in speaking. When the teacher gives an expert topic, it makes students to critical thinking and it will improve student’s imagination based on the topic. According to the Chomsky (1972) argues that the best thing for helping students acquire language would be exposed themselves to a variety of language input in the form of interesting and stimulating stories. This indicates that learners can try to learn and understand language from stories and it will influence students learning style. One of the strengths for beginners is that storytelling can make a students feel comfortable when they tell a