Enhancing EFL Learners' Competence through Short Stories: A Study in Four Colleges
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| Title: | Enhancing EFL Learners' Competence through Short Stories: A Study in Four Colleges |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Adam, Mohammed Marajan Awad |
| Source: | Advances in Language and Literary Studies. Jan 2013 4(1):154-160. |
| Availability: | Australian International Academic Centre PTY, LTD. 11 Souter Crescent, Footscray VIC, Australia 3011. Tel: +61-3-9028-6880; e-mail: editor.alls@aiac.org.au; Web site: http://journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/alls/index |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Curriculum, Language Teachers, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Saudi Arabia |
| ISSN: | 2203-4714 |
| Abstract: | In the current dynamics of world communication, the ability to use English functionally is increasing exponentially given the conception of the world as a global village. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, however, the EFL teaching community has much to desire as far as the learners' English proficiency go. Literature forms a very minuscule component in the curriculum whereas story telling as pedagogy in EFL learning is proven to be effective in various other EFL environments. This paper is an empirical study of the usefulness of this method in KSA with the aim to encourage its adoption by the teaching community. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 21 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1129745 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In the current dynamics of world communication, the ability to use English functionally is increasing exponentially given the conception of the world as a global village. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, however, the EFL teaching community has much to desire as far as the learners' English proficiency go. Literature forms a very minuscule component in the curriculum whereas story telling as pedagogy in EFL learning is proven to be effective in various other EFL environments. This paper is an empirical study of the usefulness of this method in KSA with the aim to encourage its adoption by the teaching community. |
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| ISSN: | 2203-4714 |
