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Storytelling is an effective pedagogical tool that enhances language acquisition and enriches classroom experiences by fostering creativity, critical thinking, and student engagement. It serves as a traditional method for conveying culture and knowledge, helping students expand their vocabulary and develop essential language skills. This research aims to examine the impact of storytelling on student engagement, motivation, and cultural awareness in English Language Learning.

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TCC - Introduction 2

Storytelling is an effective pedagogical tool that enhances language acquisition and enriches classroom experiences by fostering creativity, critical thinking, and student engagement. It serves as a traditional method for conveying culture and knowledge, helping students expand their vocabulary and develop essential language skills. This research aims to examine the impact of storytelling on student engagement, motivation, and cultural awareness in English Language Learning.

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Storytelling as a pedagogical tool

in English Language Learning

Introduction

Storytelling is a powerful pedagogical tool that not only enhances language acquisition
but also enriches the overall classroom experience. It fosters creativity, stimulates critical
thinking, and boosts student engagement. By integrating storytelling into lessons, teachers
can craft immersive, dynamic, and meaningful learning environments that inspire students,
motivate them to actively participate, and encourage a deeper connection with language
learning.
Stories are important because they convey culture and knowledge, holding the power to
transcend time. In the past, stories played a crucial role in capturing the community’s
attention and preserving collective memory. Storytelling is a traditional method of sharing the
culture and values of a community, and it continues to be a valuable teaching tool today.
This concept of storytelling is not new; it is a tradition that has been passed down for
centuries as a way for people to exchange knowledge, inspire others, and spark imagination.
These types of stories have the power to immerse listeners, drawing them deeply into the
narrative. In this way, storytelling plays a central role in social movements, building agency,
shaping identity and motivating action (Ganz,2001).
Stories are fun, authentic, motivational, and a highly engaging way to foster creativity and
imagination. When used as a pedagogical tool in the classroom, teachers can introduce new
topics, engage students, illustrate concepts, and enrich any subject. Beyond that, stories help
students expand their vocabulary, understand narrative structure, and develop their public
speaking skills. They also encourage critical thinking, increase engagement, and enhance
English language skills, while provoking enthusiasm for reading and exploring diverse texts.
Finkel (2000) suggests that storytelling is an effective pedagogical approach because of its
concreteness, specificity, and narrative organization.
It is an excellent method to capture students' attention and present challenging or dull
content in a more accessible and enjoyable format—and English is no exception. Teachers
can work with a variety of materials, such as books, magazines, newspapers, comics, videos,
pictures, the internet, movies, ghost stories, online storytelling, and animations.
In the context of English classes, storytelling is a powerful pedagogical tool that enhances
student engagement, comprehension, and retention. However, the extent to which teachers are
equipped to effectively implement different types and approaches to storytelling in the
classroom remains an open question. This research seeks to examine the impact of
storytelling as a pedagogical tool in English Language Learning (ELL), focusing on how it
enhances student engagement and motivation. Furthermore, to explore how storytelling
contributes to students' cultural awareness, creativity, and active participation, while also
evaluating its influence on language acquisition, including vocabulary, grammar, as well as
listening, speaking, and writing skills.

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