48 Story telling provides language development and increases children’s interest
in ways of using language and a person who tells stories is known as story teller.
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So story telling means one of the good technique which is used by the teacher in the classroom which it can developing speaking ability and acquiring a wide
vocabulary to the students.
2. Story Telling Techniques
The word “technique”, E. M. Anthony said:” is a teacher’s activity in class, in presenting the materials to the students.”
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In this case telling the story. It may be told by a teacher to the class. It is essential for himher to have a
wide acquaintance with various types of stories. Heshe should select the ones which have a strong appeal to the Senior High School’s students. Heshe can use four ways
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Reading story as the author wrote it, by showing the pictures in the book. 9
Telling story in hisher own words, by showing the pictures in the book. 9
Telling story using media, like flannel board, pictures or puppets. 9
Telling story traditionally, dramatizing the actions.
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Noah Webster, op. cit. p. 1823
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Harold B. Allen, Teaching English as a Second Language: a Book of readings.USA: McGraw Hill Inc., 1965 p. 96 Rephrased by the writer
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Hellen Heffeman and Vivian Edmeston Todd, The Kindergarten Teacher. Boston, D.C. Heath and Company, 1969, p. 242.
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the students. If the teacher thinks it is necessary, he can do this twice or three times. When the story is finished, heshe can check by giving the questions to the students.
After that the teacher can ask the students to retell it by using their own language in front of the class one by one. for the details, it can be seen in the Appendix page
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3. Use and Purpose of Story Telling
To make the story more interestesting to the students,as a story teller, we need to know the use and purpose of story telling from some experts as follows:
What children can get from story telling is to become familiar with the culture of the race they learn and some of the values that are permanent in the society,
develop an appreciation of literature, improve their vocabulary.
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furthermore, if the story itself is interesting for the students, it can give an enjoyment and increase their
knowledge, import ethical values, develop an appreciation of myths and others, and help to develop the sense of humor, and broaden their interest and the story telling
itself can offer opportunities to develop skills in the language arts, help to develop desirable language skills as recalling events in proper sequences, uses descriptive
words and phrase composes sentence,……………., learns to keep in mind sequences of ideas and help children to be a good listener.
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See appendix p.33
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Dollman Martha, Teaching the Language Arts in the Elementary School IOWA WMC Brown: Company Publishers, Inc, .1966, p.46.
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Hammond Sarah, Leeper, et, al., Good School for Young Children New York : MacMillan Company. 1987, p.196.
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C. The Stories 1. Kinds of Stories
