Jan 16, 2015
PICTURE STORIES IN THE CLASSROOM
LILIAN CECILIA ZAMBRANOEDGAR ALIRIO INSUASTY
UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS-UNIVERSIDADSURCOLOMBIANA
LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES
OUTLINE1. Introduction2. Advantages and disadvantages of using
picture stories3. Finding picture stories4. What to do with a picture story5. Practical tasks to use picture stories in
different teaching settings6. Conclusions
INTRODUCTION
“A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS”
ADVANTAGES OF USING PICTURE STORIESThey are enjoyableThey are discourse-basedThey are challengingThey trigger learners’ imagination and
creativityThey provide opportunities for skill
integrationThey are a key resourceThey appeal not only to visual but also
kinesthetic learners They are not based on levelThey add pace to the class
CAVEATS OF USING PICTURE STORIES
The limited use teachers may make of picture stories by only focusing on narrative speaking or writing
On their own, pictures are a limited source of textual input.
FINDING PICTURE STORIES
Digital photosInternetMagazines and newspapersDrawingPocket picturesCommercial setsEnglish textbooksLearners
What to do with
picture stories ?
Telling stories out loud to others
Making notes and reacting to the story
Speculating and predicting the outcome
Re-arraging the picture sequence
Re-creating the pictures
Using pictures as prompts for presentations about any subject
Acting out the picture story
PRACTICAL TASKS
TO USE
PICTURE STORIES
1. PICTURE STORIES FOR CHILDREN
“THE FARMER AND THE BEET”
2. PICTURE STORIES FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS
“A SPY STORY”
3. PICTURE STORIES FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS3.1. BETTY LOU3.2. THE BOY ON THE CHAIR3.3. MIDNIGHT3.4. THE BABY SITTER3.5. LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT
BETTY LOU
THE BOY ON THE CHAIR
THE BABY SITTER
LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT
MIDNIGHT
CONCLUSIONS
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ELT. http://brasyl.co.uk/e-esh/members/teachers/pdf/tc_art_funwithpictures.pdf
Yorkey, Richard. 1979. Springboards: Interacting in English. Addison-Wesley Publishing House