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Connecting Language And Culture Through Storytelling: A Materials Development Project, Sarah M. Anderson
Connecting Language And Culture Through Storytelling: A Materials Development Project, Sarah M. Anderson
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This materials development project presents a Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS) unit created around an authentic Mexican legend. The author wrote and taught ten mini-stories in preparation for using the legend as the main story of the unit.
The author first discusses the theory behind the TPRS approach and its effectiveness in regards to language teaching and learning. An overview of how the TPRS process works, including examples specific to the author’s teaching context, is also described.
The paper then presents the rationale and design of the project itself. The author incorporated an authentic legend with the intention of connecting …