This Is My Story (e-Book) : Biographical and Autobiographical Narratives in English Language Teaching / Michael C. Prusse and Nikola Mayer, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prusse, Michael C., editor.

Mayer, Nikola, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching.

English language.

English language--Ability testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (567 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berne, Switzerland : hep Verlag AG, [2024]

Summary:

This book explores the intersection of storytelling and education, particularly in the context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. It delves into various narrative forms, including biographical films, graphic novels, and digital storytelling, to enhance film literacy and narrative competence. The text examines the role of storytelling in understanding identity and self, using examples from scientific biographies and graphic memoirs. It also addresses educational strategies, such as task-based language teaching and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), to engage students effectively. The book is intended for educators and researchers in language education, offering insights into the use of narratives to foster critical thinking and creativity. Generated by AI.

Contents:

[Cover]

[Impressum]

[Inhaltsverzeichnis]

Foreword

Introduction: “It’s Not Like Your Story, It’s My Story!”

Meeting the Bard: Shakespeare, Time Travel and the EFL Classroom

The Dark Horse: Exploring the Dimensions of Fictionality and Factuality in Biographical Films for the Development of Film Literacy

Reconceptualising Narrative Competences in English Language Education: Narrative Design and Digital Storytelling

Experiments in Self-Narration: Women’s Scientific Autobiographies for the ELT Classroom

Biographies of Migrants and Refugees: The Quandaries of Appropriation and Representation

“I Remember …” – Working with Graphic Memoirs in the Secondary EFL Classroom

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Search for Identity and Self in Graphic Novels

“Little People, Big Dreams” for Little People with Big Dreams

What the Snail Learned about Itself: Switching Perspectives with the Help of Picturebooks in the Primary EFL Classroom

Lies and Betrayal: A Report from the Field

Index

Contributors

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ISBN:

9783035526479

3035526478

OCLC:

1430660121