Abstract
Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of sharing important events in human´s lives. It has been claimed that stories are one of the most powerful tools for language learning. Children enjoy listening to same stories again and again; therefore, they can acquire a lot of vocabulary and sentence structures. Present study examines the effect of storytelling on longer vocabulary retention. Data were collected over five weeks and the case study focuses on children´s vocabulary retention over a period of time. The study also focuses on the importance of supplementary materials and activities that should be connected to the storytelling. The paper points out the importance of the storyteller´s preparation.
Highlights
Stories are one of the oldest forms of human communication
The present study focuses on the narrative technique storytelling and its ability to present new vocabulary, and sentence and grammatical structures to young learners and its effect on vocabulary retention
The findings show that stories support childrens motivation to stay focused; it represents a source of curiosity for them
Summary
Stories are one of the oldest forms of human communication. Stories have been used for different purposes as education or entertainment. Stories have been used as an effective and powerful tool in EFL. Stories are used to develop language skills, regardless the learners age. They represent an experience, which is important tool for teaching young learners. Stories offer children the ability to know what to expect from the stories. Repetition, which is present in the stories, enables children to learn new phrases, vocabulary; they can predict what will happen
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