Storytelling: a motivational proposal to engage students in meaningful reading experiences in second language acquisition

Abstract

This project aims to investigate and delve into storytelling and its scope in educational contexts as a motivational strategy to engage students in meaningful reading experiences while learning a second language through stories. Therefore, stories also have a key role in the project as sources of language and experience. With a view to providing significant reading experiences, it is indispensable that these are interactive, and learners are included in the reading process. The project presents a proposal design, implemented in a classroom, based on storytelling, and enhanced by the learners’ performance of a role-play of the chosen story. As a meaningful communication process, where students are able to contextualise, and comprehend through experience