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Storytelling with Low-level Learners: Developing Narrative Tasks

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Teachers Exploring Tasks in English Language Teaching

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I teach low level learners aged 18–19 in a Japanese university. Here I describe a teaching project where I used narrative tasks with these students, including the problems that arose and ways that I resolved them. I also consider the potential of such tasks for developing general conversational narrative skills.

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Kiernan, P. (2005). Storytelling with Low-level Learners: Developing Narrative Tasks. In: Edwards, C., Willis, J. (eds) Teachers Exploring Tasks in English Language Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522961_6

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