The document discusses the use of stories and storytelling in language teaching for adult learners. It provides examples of digital tools that can be used to create, tell, and share stories, such as Animoto, Voicethread, and Voki. Telling and creating stories can help adult learners improve their language skills, cultural awareness, confidence, and other abilities while making the learning process more meaningful, motivating, and creative.

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3. … language
… values
… knowledge
… cultural identity
… cultural awareness
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4. … cognitive abilities
… oracy and literacy
… numeracy
… ability to concentrate
… auditory ability
… multiple intelligences
… critical thinking
… creative thinking
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Purposeful & meaningful
Challenging but doable
Stimulating & creative
Something students can take pride in
Something which shows the good results of you
being a great teacher!
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8. • Purposeful & meaningful
• Challenging but doable
• Stimulating & creative
• Something students can take pride in
• Something which showcases their
acquisition process

9. •Creaza
•Animoto
•Voicethread
•Goanimate
•Storybird
http://marisaconstant
inides.edublogs.org/2
010/10/27/animated-
stories/
(a useful blog post)
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10. Animoto
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•Animoto

11. A Collaborative Story
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12. Comics
makebeliefscomix

13. Voki talking avatars

14. ToonDoo

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19. No longer possible to do

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But storytelling…
• satisfies the adult learner’s need for
meaningful and motivating controlled
practice
• more concrete evidence of progress
• Digital homework – adults are more likely
to be motivated to do

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Stories ….
• can be rehearsed without being boring or
meaningless
• Can be the basis for great presentation skills
• Can improve report writing
• can help the adult user establish and maintain
better personal and business relationships with
other L2 users.

22. 1. Watch the related video by following
this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvkC4t2d9Ok
2. Write a short report after watching the news
programme
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23. Newspaper made with www.fodey.com
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Ss’ news report

24. Read the rest of the article here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/18/serene-branson-speaks-abo_n_824939.html
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ONLY then Ss read
original text

25. Some Voice tools
Oral stories

26. http://www.voxopop.com/topic/d70816cd-aa72-424c-9324-462ac9f70000#.VQ3AkpOUc5A
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Ss record an episode in a
story or awhole story

27. Voicethread
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Visit my blogpost to hear a voicethread example

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Humour & Creativity
It cannot be all
serious!!!

29. • Present language
• Interpret and dramatize a reading
• Create own story – speaking & writing
• Lead-in to reading or listening
• Natural part of TBL
• Creativity and critical thinking
• Holistic learning
Why use stories – some Aims
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30. Stories can be memories of travel, anecdotes,
adventures, funny incidents
Animoto is a great tool for this

31. Stories help adults with …
… language
… cultural awareness
… social awareness
… motivation
… oral & written fluency
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32. Stories help adults develop…
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… confidence
… social relationships
… ability to sustain talk or writing
… ability to concentrate
… auditory ability
… multiple intelligences
… critical thinking
… creative thinking

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35. Read this blog post here and a blogpost
on animating stories here

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