STORYTELLING IN TEACHING LITERACY: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
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Literacy has become a crucial position in education, especially in Indonesia. It is used as one of ways to develop education through developing the culture of reading, writing, and counting. The study aims to find out benefits and challenges of implementing storytelling in teaching literacy. The study employed a qualitative descriptive research design. The data were obtained from students’ interview and observation. The findings found some benefits in implementing teaching program which include using two languages as the medium of interaction, providing suitable learning materials and various media, using of dramatization to show a character’s expression, asking moral value of the story as an evaluation instrument, developing students’ literacy ability, arousing students’ imagination, enriching students’ vocabulary, and developing students’ reading awareness and interest. Meanwhile, some challenges found in implementing teaching program are students’ proficiency and length of texts. Based on those findings, it is suggested to provide more times to truly explore students’ literacy ability and their preference in story.
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Satriani, I. (2019). STORYTELLING IN TEACHING LITERACY: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES. English Review: Journal of English Education, 8(1), 113-120. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v8i1.1924
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McDrury, J., & Alterio, M. (2003). Learning through storytelling in higher education: Using reflection and experience to improve learning. London: Kogan Page Limited.
McGrath, S. K. (2000). The art of storytelling: A collegiate connection to professional development schools. Journal of Education, 121(1), 184.
Metcalfe, J., Simpson, D., Todd, I., & Toyn, M. (2013). Thinking through new literacies for primary and early years. Victoria: SAGE Publication.
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Paul, D. (2003). Teaching English to children in Asia. Quarry Bay: Longman Asia ELT.
Peck, J. (1989). Using storytelling to promote language and literacy development. The Reading Teacher, 43(2), 138-141.
Pinter, A. (2006). Teaching young language learners. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Rahmawati, I. N. (2014). Teaching speaking through storytelling. (Thesis). School of Postgraduate studies, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung.
Rusdi. (2006). The advantages of storytelling in teaching English. Jurnal Bahasa dan Seni, 7(1), 65-69.
Scott, W. A., & Ytreberg, L. H. (1990). Teaching English to children. NY: Longman Inc.
Sherman, J. (2008). Storytelling: An encyclopedia of mythology and folklore. New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
Slattery, M., & Willis, J. (2001). English for primary teachers: A handbook of activities and classroom language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Taylor, E. K. (2000). Using folktales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Tooze, R. (1959). Storytelling. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Wajnryb, R. (2003). Stories: Narratives activities in the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wallace, C. (1992). Reading. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Walsh, B. A., & Blewitt, P. (2006). The effect of questioning style during storybook reading on novel vocabulary acquisition of preschoolers. Early Childhood Education Journal, 33(4), 273-278.
Widiastika, W. (2011). The use of big storybook in improving students’ vocabulary mastery. (Thesis). Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung.
Wright, A. (2008). Storytelling with children. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Yin, R. K. (1994). Case study research design and methods (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Zaro, J. J., & Salaberri, S. (1995). Storytelling. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers.