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LingQ - The future of language learning Story-telling Interview with Fitch O'Connell | EslbrainEslbrain I love it when different aspects of my work come together, and various strands of influence and inspiration meet in one multi-conceptual project. This is what it feels for me to be interviewing Fitch O’Connell as part of my contribution to the English Language Teacher-Training MOOC on WizIQ. My topic is ‘The Psychology OF Story-telling in ELT’. I was preparing the finishing touches on my presentation when I saw Fitch O’Connell posting about his new book on facebook. Inspiration just walloped me on the head there & then, and I knew that it would be magical for us to learn more about Fitch’s insights, story-telling work, experiences and outlook on life. The more I work to create, search and discover the heart of teaching and learning, the clearer it is to me that we must meet the minds of trail blazers who have paved the way before us. I will post my pre-class question at the end of the interview. Fitch in story-telling mode There are two distinct ways I can answer that. by

Real English is a Registered Trademark of The Marzio School. The Best NEW ESL EFL Videos and ESL EFL Lessons. Story -Telling Interview with Andre Klein | EslbrainEslbrain Here is a wonderful look at story-telling from Andre Klein. This interview was set up as a supplementary backdrop to my upcoming ELT-T MOOC webinar, ‘The psychology of story-telling in ELT’. Please read, enjoy, and answer my post-class question which I’ll post at the end of the article. Image credit: Joe Ormonde Sheosamh “If you don’t know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you don’t know the stories you may be lost in life. —Siberian Elder” Danger and disclaimer The wisdom and beauty of Andre Klein’s words will have you tossing coursebooks out of your school windows. It may make you feel like a carefully sculpted character in a two-dimensional reality screaming to crack the marble and breathe anarchy into the status quo. Most of all, though, you will just be carried away by these words and thoughts, as I was. Stories are natural expressions of the human spirit. Ever since then I have been reading his books, and we have been collaborating in one way or another. by

KanTalk - Community for Language Learners Interactive Storytelling for English Exams | EslbrainEslbrain How much can we actually teach students for exams without being exam-oriented? Wherever we go in professional development the reality of teaching to the test always crops up as something to avoid or get around somehow. Yet, we want our students to achieve high standards and we want them to have qualifications. For me, it’s a matter of teaching BEYOND the test. ********************************************************** Exposing them to real English before they ever see exam-type structures, whilst getting them used to such structures in fun, stress-free environments is a great way to raise competency well before exam deadlines loom ahead. This is a topic I wish to expand upon and develop through my blog in upcoming features. Here is the recording of my presentation: Here is the powerpoint to go with the presentation: The Art of questioning: One thing I wanted to develop further was the art of questioning. I love this quote about ‘minds-on’ learning by Neil Stephenson at www.teachinquiry.com by

Your Brain On Storytelling: Foreign Language Learning Through Stories “The universe is made of stories, not atoms,” the poet Muriel Rukeyser once stated. Human beings are storytelling creatures. We use stories to make sense of both ancient history and daily experience. While stories are often specific to a certain culture or language, the power of storytelling is universal. The art of storytelling is much older than formalized language. Even 40,000 years ago human beings told their stories in the form of cave paintings, portraying their own experience to themselves and transmitting it through the ages. Precisely because the principle of storytelling is so much older than language and much more ingrained in our being, we can use it as a pleasant and effective boost for language learning. 1. Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. In the 1980s and 1990s, scientists at the University of Parma Italy made an interesting discovery by monitoring the brain activity of monkeys. Storytelling Changes Our Brain 3. img: CC by K.

Storytelling Around the world - Official WizIQ Teach Blog 11 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Google+ 11 LinkedIn 0 inShare0 11 Flares × Harrogate Online & more “The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story.” -Anthony de Mello Image credits:Joe Ormonde Perhaps, also, the story serves as a bridge to understanding. David Heathfield’s story at Harrogate features a bridge. Featuring David Heathfield (live streaming Harrogate) with Rakesh Bhanot, (Harrogate) and Nick Michelioudakis (Tesol Athens) If I were to sum up my eclectic interests under one fundamental truth for life, living, teaching and learning, I would choose the art of storytelling as our ultimate tool for self-expression and creative living as human beings from all walks of life. As an online teacher, I spend most of my time engaged with digital media, and therefore digital storytelling. The topics that struck me first were: 1) Student Storytelling: retelling a tale using mental imagery by David Heathfield 2)The open Mike Evening by Rakesh Bhanot and David Heathfield David