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listeners. The storyteller can obtain the collaboration of the audience at several points during the story, by getting them to suggest an alternative
ending, by asking for a resume of the story up the moment, by getting the audience’s opinion etc.
5. Motivation
If the story is interesting enough and it is told in an appealing way, children will normally pay attention through to the end. Nowadays,
motivation, and in general anything to do with the factors which affect the emotions are considered crucial in all learning processes.
6. Stimulation and development of the imagination
The interactive nature of the story, the recreating of scenes, characters, and the ideas in the story mean that few other activities can encourage the
child’s creativity and invention in the way that storytelling give. Here is the Importance of Storytelling in the Classroom:
1. Preserves culture and language bringing cross cultural content into the classroom.
2. Teaches social and personal skills, values, creative, and critical thinking. 3. Expands memory and improves listening skills.
4. Exposes children to language vocabulary and structure. 5. Good for teaching conventions of writing and grammar.
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The statement above means that storytelling is very helpful in teaching English to Children. It offers so many advantages and can make students
understand the language easier. Here the children are invited to learn language in relaxing and amusing situation. Therefore, when they enter the class they will not
feel any pressure. In addition to the importance of storytelling in language teaching. Ellis and
Brewster 1991: 1-2 state: a Stories are motivating and fun and can help develop positives attitude
toward the foreign language and language learning. They can help develop positive attitudes toward the foreign language and language learning. They
concentrate a desire to continue learning. b Stories exercise the imagination. Children can become personally involved
in a story as they identify with the characters and try to interpret the narrative and illustrations. This imaginative experience helps develop their
own creative power. c Listening to stories in class is a shared social experience. Storytelling
provokes a shared response of laughter, sadness, excitement, which is not only enjoyable but can help build up the child’s confidence and encourage
social and emotional development. d Children enjoy listening to stories over and over again. This frequent
repetition allows certain language items to be acquired while others are
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being overtly reinforced. Many stories also contain natural repetition of key vocabulary and structures. For example, in The Elephant and the bad
Baby story, it helps to introduce kind of animal for children. Repetition also encourages participation in the narrative, thereby providing a type of
pattern practice in a meaningful context. e Listening to stories allows teacher to introduce or revise new vocabulary
and sentences structures by exposing the children to language in varied, memorable, and familiar context will enrich their thinking and gradually
enter their own speech. f Listening to stories develops the child’s listening and concentrating skills
via visual clues, for example pictures and illustrations.
D. The Nature of Paired Storytelling 1 Definition of Paired Storytelling
