Stories : Narrative Activities for the Language Classroom /
Ruth Wajnryb.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge handbooks for language teachers .
- Cambridge handbooks for language teachers. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
''Stories are a wonderful way of helping students learn and acquire language. This book is for teachers who want to use stories in class but need a place to start. Stories is packed full of fun activities using different genres: soap opera, urban myth and newspaper reporting as well as advice on using stories in the classroom. Stories contains an introduction to using stories and narrative in the classroom, 32 activities with suggested variations, and a story bank for teachers to use with the activities. There is also a list of further resources and useful websites included. The book has three main goals: to teach students the conventions of different narrative genres to enable students to work with stories to achieve language-learning objectives to help build a sense of community in the classroom.'' (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Thanks and acknowledgements Introduction Stories and 'storied lessons' Why use stories in the language classroom? A framework connecting experience, story and narrative Narrative texts as conventional choices The social nature of narrative Goals of the book Organization of the book Activities Section A: activities 1-14 Learning about text as narrative genre 1. Sorting and sequencing 2. Musical orientation 3. Complications and resolutions 4. Choose your own adventure narrative 5. Starting at the end 6. Getting the point of a story 7. Point of view 8. Shaping facts to fit purpose 9. Troubles talk 10. Travel tales 11. Tall stories 12. In a nutshell 13. Rumour as narrative 14. Limericks Section B: activities 15-28 Language learning through narrative lessons 15. Text repair 16. Read, ask, and tell 17. Again and again 18. Recorded anecdotes 19. Arguing a case 2. Describing the circumstances of a past event 21. Complaints in the context of a recount 22. Perfect match 23. Sound contrast 24. Schwa map 25. Milking a mystery 26. Finish my sentences 27. From short story to drama 28. Rewriting song lyrics Section C: activities 29-42 Building a 'storied' class 29. Story-telling as a social act 30. Every name tells a story (1) 31. Every name tells a story (2) 32. Landmarks of your life 33. Your language biography 34. Liar, liar, pants on fire 35. That's incredible! 36. Wearing a story 37. Pet hates 38. Culture bump 39. Write my story 40. Parables 41. Mystery pebbles 42. Here comes the bride Story bank References 1. General references and sources 2. Annotated resources 3. The Internet Index
0521001609 (pbk)
2002041551
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. Narration (Rhetoric). Storytelling.