Abstract
Stories are narratives of a series of events of the past, or of imaginary future and they have been a part of human culture since humans existed. The effect of stories in language and literacy skills is well established in the literature (Egan, 1986; Nelson, 1989; Morrow 2001; Raines & Isbell 1994; Isbell, 2002). This is so true about young children. When young children are recited stories, they not only listen to them, but also actively participate in building language skills during the process (Isbell, 2002). Through the use of storytelling, children can be helped to build vocabulary, use more complex sentences and expressive language, improve comprehension (Isbell, 2002). This study therefore, analyses the effectiveness of storytelling technique for enhancing comprehensionskill in teaching Bahasa Malaysia for primary Tamil school in Johor Bahru District. The specific purposes of the study are:a) To analyze the Bahasa Malaysia comprehension skills of students in primary Tamil schools in Johor Bahru District; b) To analyze the role of storytelling technique in enhancing the Bahasa Malaysia comprehension skills of students in primary Tamil schools in Johor Bahru District.
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